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Dr. Manuel Meyer

Partner
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG

Biography

Dr. Manuel Meyer joined Baker McKenzie Zurich in 2005 as a law clerk and has worked as a lawyer since 2008. Manuel is a member of the Global Reorganizations Practice Group and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. He is a German and French native speaker with an excellent command of English.

Practice Focus

Manuel is active in M&A, private equity (including venture capital) and corporate restructuring, with a focus on cross-border transactions. He was awarded the Client Choice Award for M&A Switzerland 2017 for his dedicated work. (Clients say Manuel is: "a fierce negotiator; his knowledge is not limited to mergers and acquisitions, he has equal expertise in all fields of law" and "is fast, reliable and always delivers top-quality advice, which is a rare combination").

Manuel is also a lecturer at the Lucerne School of Business and Economics and is the author of various articles and commentaries in his field.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Sumitomo Rubber Industries on the sale of Lonstroff AG to NCM Investment Fund V Coéperatief U.A.
  • Assisted Atos in its spin-off of its Tech Foundations and Evidiean entities.
  • Advised Menétrey on the acquisition of Nova Concept Piscines et Jardins AG.
  • Advised sell-side on the sale of SpotMe Holding AG to Swiss Post. 
  • Advised Simuland AG on its EUR 10 million investment from SHS Capital.
  • Advised Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. on its acquisition of AMF Medical SA.
  • Advised Roth Gruppe on its acquisition of Belfor Brandschutz.
  • Advised Roth Gruppe on its acquisition of Lambda AG.
  • Advised a multinational pharmaceutical group entering Switzerland. 
  • Assisted a multinational retail group in its global spin-off. 
  • Advised Movenpick Holding AG on the sale of its hotel portfolio to Accor.
  • Advised several IT start-ups on financing and corporate matters.
  • Advised REWE Group on the acquisition of Kuoni's tour operating business.
  • Advised a pharmaceutical group entering Switzerland on corporate matters.
  • Advised and represented an overseas company in acquiring a mid-sized IT company.
  • Counseled listed multinational companies on the worldwide integration of a newly acquired group of companies.
  • Advised several multinationals on the reorganization of their global group structure.
  • Represented and advised a Swiss private bank in a merger control filing proceeding on its acquisition of another Swiss private bank.
  • Advised an international company on its relocation to Switzerland.
  • Advised an international private equity fund in a merger control filing proceeding on the acquisition of an international food producer.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • French Swiss Chamber of Commerce

Admissions

  • Switzerland (2008)

Education

  • University of Fribourg (PhD, Law) (2015)
  • University of Fribourg (LLM) (2005)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Publications

  • Author, "Kommentar zu Art. 678-682 OR," in Peter Nobel and Christoph Müller (ed.), Berner Kommentar, Das Aktienrecht, Kommentar der ersten Stunde, Bern 2023.
  • Co-author, "Kommentar zu Art. 626-649, Art. 776-780 und Art. 832-838a OR," in Rolf Watter and Hand-Ueli Vogt (ed), Basler Kommentar Obligationenrecht II, 6 Ed., Basel 2023.
  • Author, "Kommentar zu Art. 697i-697m und 790a OR," in: Jolanta Kren Krostkiewicz, Stephan Wolf, Marc Amstutz and Roland Fankhauser (ed.), Orell Füssli Kommentar (OFK), Swiss Code of Obligations, 4. Ed., Zurich 2022.
  • Co-author, "Kapitel 4: Kapitalerhöhung," in: Fabiana Theus Simoni, Isabel Hauser and Harald Bärtschi (ed.), Handbuch Schweizer Genossenschaftsrecht, Basel 2022.
  • Co-author, "Teil VII: Umstrukturierungstatbestände, Kapitel 2: Ausserhalb FusG," in: Willi Fischer, Helke Drenkckhan, Michael Gwelessiani and Fabiana Theus Simoni (ed.), Handbuch Schweizer Aktienrecht, 2. Ed., Basel 2022.
  • Co-author, "Teil IX: Umstrukturierungen ausserhalb des Fusionsgesetzes," in: Fabiana Theus Simoni, Isabel Hauser and Harald Bärtschi (ed.), Handbuch Schweizer GmbH-Recht, Basel 2019.