Matthias Courvoisier

Matthias Courvoisier is a partner and Co-Head of Capital Markets in Pestalozzi's Corporate / M&A Group in Zurich. He specializes in equity and debt capital markets transactions, public takeovers, corporate governance matters and domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. He advises listed and privately held companies, financial institutions, shareholders, investors and entrepreneurs on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters.

Matthias has extensive experience in public and private capital market transactions, including initial public offerings, capital increases, rights offerings, accelerated bookbuildings, convertible bonds, straight bonds and liability management transactions. He regularly advises on public takeover offers, take-private transactions, de-listings and complex corporate reorganisations. In addition, he represents clients in public and private M&A transactions across a variety of industries, including life sciences, technology, industrials, financial services and real estate.

Matthias is consistently ranked Band 1 for Capital Markets by Chambers and recognised as a Leading Partner by The Legal 500. Clients praise his commercial judgement, technical excellence, innovative thinking and pragmatic approach. He is a recognised thought leader in Swiss capital markets law, co-editor of a leading commentary on the Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange, a member of the Editorial Board of CapLaw, and a frequent speaker on capital markets, public M&A and corporate governance matters. He served as a member of the committee entrusted with drafting the standards for auditing public takeover offers and participated in the development of the SIX Swiss Exchange rules governing the listing of SPACs.

He graduated from the University of Zurich, obtained a doctorate in law with the highest distinction (summa cum laude), and earned a Master in Finance from London Business School with distinction. He was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 2000.