Ulysses von Salis

Ulysses von Salis specializes in private equity, financing and M&A transactions, with a particular focus on large companies and financial institutions. He regularly advises investors, managers and target companies on private equity transactions. Furthermore, he acts on behalf of Swiss and foreign corporations and financial institutions with regard to mergers and acquisitions, securitizations, financings and reorganisations.

• Advised Capvis Equity V LP, one of the leading private equity companies in Europe, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Variosystems AG, Switzerland.
• Advised Orior AG, the listed Swiss food company, on its public takeover of Thurella AG, Switzerland.
• Advised Capvis Equity II LP on the sale of its portfolio company Lista Holding AG to the Chinese GreatStar Group.
• Advised PARAGON PARTNERS GmbH on the financing of the acquisition of Asic Robotics AG and its subsidiaries.
• Advised Actelion in the USD 30 billion public tender offer by Johnson & Johnson and the concurrend demerger and and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange of Idorsia Ltd.

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• M&A
• Private equity

• Banking
• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Investment management
• Pharma and life sciences

• Switzerland
• California Bar

• Swiss Bar Association
• SECA Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association

• LL.M., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts/USA (2000)
• Admitted to the Bar, Rechtsanwalt (1997)
• PhD, summa cum laude, distinguished with Walther Hug-Preis 1997, University of Zurich (1996)