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Stephan Erni

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
French
Biography

Stephan Erni regularly advises clients on domestic and international transactions and on corporate and commercial matters. He specializes in real estate transactions, domestic and international M&A transactions, including public tender offers. One of the main focuses of his practice is advising private equity firms in auction processes, both buy-side and sell-side. During his practice for one of the major law firms in New York (2005/2006), he gained experience in the relevant areas in the U.S. too.

Practice areas
  • Corporate and M&A

  • Real Estate
  • Private Equity
  • Public Tender Offers
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial and Contracts
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Pharma and Life Sciences
  • Real Estate
  • Tourism
  • Industrial
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
Association memberships
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Lecture on "P2P-Transactions by Private Equity Firms" at the 8. Schweizer Private Equity & Corporate Finance Kongress dated December 9, 2008
  • Speaker at the "M&A Workshops for Practitioners" in 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2007 in Lucerne
Academic qualifications
  • 1999 Universities of Zurich and Fribourg (lic. iur.)

  • 2005 University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
  • 2012 Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
Address:
Zurich
Tel:+41 58 450 8000 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.lenzstaehelin.com/en/