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Alexander Blaeser

Dr. Alexander Blaeser

Partner
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG

Biography

Dr. Alexander Blaeser is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Zurich office and a member of the Firm's Mergers & Acquisition and Banking & Finance Practice Groups. He joined the Firm in April 2013 as an associate and became a partner in 2020. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for two years as a law clerk in another major Zurich law firm and was admitted to the Zurich bar in 2013. Dr. Blaeser graduated from the University of St. Gallen law school in 2008 and obtained a doctoral degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of St. Gallen in 2011 for his doctorate thesis.

Practice Focus

Dr. Blaeser has broad experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, corporate law matters and corporate reorganizations. He routinely advises Swiss and international clients, including private and listed companies, on domestic and cross-border transactions (both sell and buy-side), general corporate and commercial matters, loans and credit facilities, corporate restructurings as well as areas of law ancillary thereto. Alexander Blaeser further is a member of the Firm's IMT and Financial Institutions Industry Focus Groups. He is admitted to practice in Switzerland.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised DBAG Fund VIII on the acquisition of 100% in Hipp Technology Group.
  • Advised Acutronic Group in relation to an investment round by InterAlpen Partners and Hale Capital Partners. 
  • Advised Knorr-Bremse AG on the acquisition of 100% in duagon Group.
  • Advised the shareholders and management team of pom+ Group on the strategic partnership with White Peaks Capital.
  • Advised Arbonia on the sale of its climate division for EUR 760 million to Midea Group.
  • Advised the shareholders of EWM Global on the sale to TMF Group.
  • Advised a listed US company on a staggered equity investment in a Swiss MedTech company.
  • Advised Swiss SaaS (software-as-a-service) startup Avrios International AG and its shareholders on the sale of all equity interests to US investor Battery Ventures.
  • Advised Shell on its acquisition of the PANOLIN Environmentally Considerate Lubricants (ECLs) business from the PANOLIN Group.
  • Advised Helvetica Capital AG and its Swiss Entrepreneur Investors in an acquisition to become the majority shareholders of the Swiss Schulthess Group.
  • Advised Datwyler in the acquisition of QSR Group.
  • Advised Vontobel on the acquisition of UBS Swiss Financial Advisers AG.
  • Advised global transport and logistics group Kühne+Nagel on its acquisition of Apex International Corporation (Apex) from private equity firm MBK Partners and management.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • HSG Alumni - Member
  • Zurich Bar Association - Member
  • Swiss Bar Association - Member

Admissions

  • Switzerland (2013)

Education

  • University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.) (2011)
  • University of St. Gallen (M.A. Law & Economics) (2008)
  • University of Toronto (MBA Exchange Student) (2007)
  • University of St. Gallen (B.A. Law & Economics) (2006)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.