Dr. Matthias D. Trautmann

Matthias has broad experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganization transactions. He regularly advises Swiss and multinational clients on domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate reorganizations, corporate restructurings as well as on general corporate and commercial law matters.

• Advised Hitachi on the USD 11 billion acquisition of ABB's power grids business in over 100 jurisdictions (the largest ever acquisition by a Japanese industrial company).
  
  
• Advised global transport and logistics group Kuehne+Nagel on its acquisition of Apex International Corporation from private equity firm MBK Partners and management, its largest acquisition to date.
  
  
• Advised publicly listed Dätwyler group on its acquisition of QSR from Q Holding and its private equity owner 3i with a transaction value of USD 625 million.
  
  
• Represented Numab Therapeutics as company counsel on its CHF 100 million Series C Financing round.
  
  
• Advised global communications company Viasat on its acquisition of the remaining 51% interest in Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl, thereby gaining 100% ownership of the KA-SAT satellite and related ground infrastructure.
  
  
• Advised NZZ and Architonic on the acquisition of architectural platform ArchDaily.
  
  
• Advised publicly listed Dätwyler on the sale of electronic components distributors Distrelec and Nedis.
  
  
• Advised building supplier Arbonia AG on the sale of its industrial services division Condecta Group.
  
  
• Advised Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (SDA), Switzerland’s national news agency, on its merger with Switzerland’s leading picture agency Keystone.
  
  
• Advised camera manufacturer Leica on the acquisition of their Zurich Leica Flagship Store.

• Swiss Bar Association - Member
  
  
• Zurich Bar Association - Member