In the last 12 months, two business law enactments have been fundamentally updated with the revision of the Stock Corporation Act and the DPA. At the same time, companies had to adapt to rising prices, positive interest rates and geopolitical volatility. In this environment, transaction volumes in Switzerland decreased by around 20% in H1|2023 compared […]
Wicki Partners advised the Alltech on the acquisition of a majority stake in AGOLIN SA
On 3 May 2023, Alltech announced that it had acquired a majority stake in AGOLIN SA, a Swiss-based animal nutrition company that develops and produces plant-based nutrition solutions that improve the performance, profitability and sustainability of livestock. Alltech is a global leader in the agriculture industry. It creates smarter, more sustainable solutions for agriculture and […]
In less than a year, on September 1, 2023, the new Swiss data protection law (revDSG) will come into force. The revision is not only intended to remedy the weaknesses of the current data protection law that have arisen due to rapid technological development. It is also intended to reflect developments at the European level, […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers For ambitious companies eager to expand into overseas markets, often theconventional route of organic business development is simply not fast enough. The other option to invest in or buy a business outright is far quicker but often fraught with unforeseen dangers. And even the biggest, most experienced players can get it […]
What does the General Data Protection Regulation mean for companies outside the EU?
Until now, EU Data Protection Laws have only applied to companies with a presence in the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now deviates from this principle, with the consequence that the new law not only affects companies within the EU but also countries outside of its borders. In certain situations, the GDPR is […]
Wicki Partners is proud to become the official legal advisory partner of Capacity Zurich, starting from 2019. As other major corporate partners already do in their own field of business, our lawyers will provide to Capacity Zurich and its participants pro-bono legal advisory services in all legal matters which might arise in a life of a start-up entrepreneur. […]
Here we see a number of IR Global Members from Switzerland, including Balthasar Wicki (bottom centre) of Wicki Partners AG. This was a great get-together for the Swiss Members. One of the topics they were discussing was the potential idea to bring one of the smaller meetings to a future IR Global event in 2020. […]
Summary: Swiss inheritance law shall be modified in accordance with the latest social forms of living together. In particular, the Swiss Federal Council proposes to reduce the compulsory parts for descendants so that testators can dispose of their assets more freely. For example, they can better benefit their life partners. Succession planning for family businesses […]
This article was taken from the recent IR Global – Meet the Members publication There are more than 581,000 enterprises in Switzerland, of which 99 percent are small and medium-sized businesses employing close to 70 percent of all employees. Leaving the one man micro-companies to one side, there are still more than 250,000 legal entities. Roughly […]
After an initial notification on 29 September 2017, which already improved the regulatory clarity on Tokens, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has released brand-new ICO Guidelines on 16 February 2018. These ICO Guidelines are an additional, positive step towards a liberal and, in the same time, predictable regulatory environment in Switzerland regarding ICOs […]
Mercedes Clavell of Arco Abogados, Spain visited Wicki Partners AG
Mercedes Clavell visited the offices of Wicki Partners AG today for a cup of good Swiss coffee and to discuss working together. We are pleased to have welcomed Mercedes and look forward to more members visiting us when they travel through Switzerland.
On 28th September 2017 Wicki Partners AG hosted the first meeting of Swiss IR members. The meeting was to ensure the Swiss members got to know each better and also discuss how each member can work together and effectively use their memberships. Attendees were: Lucius Richard Blattner of Tethong Blattner Ltd, Armand Brand of Treuco, Florian Diener […]
