Christophe de Kalbermatten

These days, an increasing number of buyers of Swiss companies require that the real estate of the target is taken out of the deal and that the company enters into a lease agreement for its facilities. There are good reasons for that, but also legal considerations to consider. The buyer’s reasons are several. First, an…

On 11 March 2019, Steinhoff Group (Conforama) completed the sale of production sites and of activities in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland. The Python team, who acted as lead counsel to the Steinhoff Group, included Christophe de Kalbermatten (partner) and Frédéric Paul-Reynaud (associate).

On 31 May 2019, Vima Link SA closed a financing round raising several million Swiss francs from an investment fund and strategic investors. Vima Link SA is a start-up company active in the field of artificial intelligence (see https://vima.swiss). The Python team, who acted as counsel to Vima Link SA, included Christophe de Kalbermatten (partner), Frédéric Paul-Reynaud (associate) and Benoît Lambercy (associate).

  We are delighted to announce that Python has been announced as a leading Swiss law firm in the area of inheritance law by Le Temps and Bilanz. After reviewing the “peer review” of 6500 lawyers in Switzerland by the Statista German institute, Le Temps has announced in its four star ranking of Swiss law…