Switzerland: M&A/Private Equity

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The Swiss M&A market showed meaningful momentum in 2025, with deal activity and volume advancing beyond 2024 – yet tariff shocks and geopolitical uncertainties led to the year still landing slightly below expectations...

In decision 9C_606/2025 of 24 February 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that interest expenses on acquisition debt transferred to a target company through a downstream merger are not deductible where they lack a direct nexus to the target’s own business activity.

Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Switzerland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

For decades, Switzerland has been known as one of the most open and predictable jurisdictions for foreign investment.

Sooner or later, start-up founders have to face the fact that investors demand not only a proportional share in the company's equity in return for their financing...

On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament adopted the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (the "Legal Entities Transparency Act", "LETA").

The STEF Group, the French listed specialist in the logistics and transport of food products, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Christian Cavegn AG by its Swiss subsidiary STEF Suisse SA. 

After a sharp downturn in 2023, both by deal count and by deal value, the Swiss M&A market showed signs of resilience and recovery in 2024...