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Dr. Benedikt L. Rutscheidt

Associate
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG

Biography

Dr. Benedikt Rutscheidt is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Zurich office and a member of the Firm's M&A Practice Group. Benedikt joined the Firm as a trainee lawyer in 2017 and rejoined as an associate in 2022. Prior to this return, he worked as a research assistant in the fields of corporate and accounting law at the University of St. Gallen. He graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a master's degree in law and economics and obtained a doctoral degree in law.

Practice Focus

Benedikt advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of civil law in the areas of corporate transactions and finance, with a special focus on corporate, commercial accounting/financial reporting and contract law. He is admitted to practice in Switzerland.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised BX-listed Ultima Capital on contribution in kind of CHF 530 million real estate assets against issuance of new shares, including a complex restructuring of the capital and shareholder structure.

  • Advised SIX-listed R&S Group on its acquisition of Kyte Powertech.

  • Advised Numab Therapeutics AG on its USD 1.25 billion sale of its atopic dermatitis spin-off to Johnson & Johnson.

  • Advised R&S Group Holding AG, a leading provider of electrical infrastructure components, on its acquisition of Kyte Powertech Limited, an Ireland-based manufacturer of distribution transformers.

  • Advised US-based CTS Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of sensors, actuators and electronic components, on the acquisition of Swiss-based maglab AG.

  • Advised Dätwyler, a leading provider of high-quality, system-critical elastomer components, on the acquisition of the Swiss start-up CTsystems AG.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Member, Zurich Bar Association
  • Member, Swiss Bar Association

Admissions

  • Switzerland (2020)

Education

  • University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur./PhD HSG) (2023)
  • University of California at Santa Barbara (student exchange program) (2017)
  • University of St. Gallen (MA HSG in law and economics) (2017)
  • University of St. Gallen (BA HSG in law and economics) (2015)

Languages

  • English
  • German

Publications

Co-author, "Gesellschaftsrecht," Wirtschaftsrecht 2024, 2024, 1-17

Author, "Die Weitergabe von Finanzdaten durch den Verwaltungsrat an das Aktionariat," RR-VR 3/2023, 10

Co-author, "Gesellschaftsrecht," Wirtschaftsrecht 2023, 2023, 1-16

Author, "Die Kapitalausstattung der Aktiengesellschaft im Kompetenzgefüge ihrer Organe," EIZ Publishing, 2023

Coauthor, "Die Finanzverantwortung des Verwaltungsrats in Sanierungssituationen," EF, 2020, 310 ff

Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.