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Contact partner: Markus Guggenbühl
Quick facts
Languages

German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Firm overview

VISCHER is one of the leading independent Swiss business law firms with offices located in Zürich, Basel and Geneva, the three largest and most important economic centers in Switzerland.

The firm's practice covers all areas of business law with particular emphasis on Corporate/M&A, Litigation and Arbitration, Banking and Finance, IP/IT (including Media and Entertainment), Taxation, and Private Clients, all of which are served by specialised practice groups. Additional sector specific groups (ranging from Aviation to Telecom) ensure that client needs are served by attorneys having the relevant industry background. In addition, the Basel office provides full notarial services.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A, Private equity
  • Project development
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Key practice contacts and recent transactional highlights

Banking and finance:
Dr. Adrian Dörig
adoerig@vischer.com

Capital markets:
Dr. Adrian Dörig
adoerig@vischer.com

Corporate and M&A:
contact partners-Zurich/Basel:
Dr. Jürg Luginbühl
jluginbuhl@vischer.com
Gian-Andrea Caprez
gcaprez@vischer.com

contact partner-Geneva:
Damien Conus
dconus@vischer.com

Restructuring and insolvency:
Dr. Benedict F. Christ
bfchrist@vischer.com

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Sector expertise
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Transport
Other office

Basel office
Aeschenvorstadt 4
PO Box
4010 Basel
Tel: +41 58 211 3300
www.vischer.com

Geneva office
Rue du Cloître 4
PO Box
1204 Geneva
Tel: +41 58 211 3500
www.vischer.com

Address:
Schützengasse 1
8021 Zurich
Tel:+41 58 211 3400 Web Address:https://www.vischer.com/en/
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 3
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bratschi
6 practice areas
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FBT Attorneys-at-law
3 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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burckhardt Ltd
4 practice areas
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Buis Bürgi
2 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Homburger
8 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Notable

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Lindemann Law
1 practice area
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 4
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Notable

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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FBT Attorneys-at-law
3 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Barandun
3 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Künzi Hess MacNab
3 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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Notable

373 Avocats & Associés
1 practice area
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Advestra
7 practice areas
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Nobel & Partner
1 practice area
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M&A
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bratschi
6 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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id est avocats
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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burckhardt Ltd
4 practice areas
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Notable

BMG Avocats
2 practice areas
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Barandun
3 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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Goldblum and Partners
5 practice areas
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Kasser Schlosser Avocats
1 practice area
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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Bratschi
6 practice areas
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Goldblum and Partners
5 practice areas
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Holenstein Brusa
1 practice area
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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Staiger Schwald & Partner
6 practice areas
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Transliq
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The Swiss firm VISCHER draws on the over 160-year legacy of its constituent firms, Gloor & Christ and Pestalozzi Haegi & Partner. Today, the firm boasts three offices in the crucial Swiss markets of Zurich, Basel and Geneva and is active across challenging mandates in the financial and corporate space. The firm has a specialized focus in tax and regulatory matters and commercial corporate transactions in Switzerland and globally.

 

Highlights

The firm assisted Danstar Ferment AG on the acquisition of all shares in Evola AG from the SIX Exchange listed firm Evola Holding SA. The transaction involves the delisting of Evola Holding SA from Swiss Exchange.

 

In debt capital markets, the firm advised on the development of the first global depositary receipts (GDRs) listed on the Six Swiss Exchange by Fangda Carbon New Material Co, Ltd, an integrated carbon material producer originated from China. This transaction offers an innovative development into the newly implemented debt instrument that widens market opportunity and expansion for global businesses and financial service institutions.

 

Key Clients

RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA, Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd., Lallemand, Inc./Danstar Ferment AG, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (liquidator of, Lehman Brothers in Switzerland), Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited

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Deal Highlights
2 results2 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Ardian SA - M&A
2022-02-10
VISCHER
Switzerland
M&A
Ardian SA
Seller
Oculis SA - M&A
2022-10-17
VISCHER
Switzerland
M&A
Matthias Staehelin, Vincent Reardon
Oculis SA
Target
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