Dr. Manuel Meyer
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 and heads the Swiss Reorganization 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 DERTOUR Group on its acquisition of the Hotelplan Group (with the exception of Interhome)
- Advised sell-side on the sale of Crisalix SA to BID Equity.
- 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