Jean-Baptiste Lhôte

Jean-Baptiste Lhôte is a counsel and member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate/M&A and Financial Services Groups in Geneva.

His practice focuses on corporate law, M&A, joint-ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as general contract and commercial law. He also covers all types of domestic and cross-border banking transactions. As part of his practice, he is involved in debt and corporate restructurings as well as in insolvency work. Jean-Baptiste Lhôte further regularly advises private clients and non-profit organizations.

• Pestalozzi advises a majority group of bondholders in connection with Idorsia AG's restructuring
• Pestalozzi advises the sellers in the sale of Actando SA
• Pestalozzi advises Banque Degroof Petercam SA (Belgium) in connection with the sale of its Swiss subsidiary

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• M&A
• Private equity
• Restructuring and insolvency

• lic. iur. University of Geneva, 2005
• Master of Advanced Studies (LL.M) in Business Law, University of Geneva, 2007
• Diploma for graduates in Management, University of London – LSE, 2014

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
• Geneva Bar Association (ODA)

• Switzerland, 2010