Venture Capital

For many years, we have been advising and supporting venture capitalists, business angels and strategic investors (including CVCs) in all legal, tax and regulatory matters in connection with their investments in Swiss start-ups and scale-ups. Our team consistently develops tailor-made and reliable solutions, even under great time pressure. In addition, our long-standing commitment to the Swiss venture capital ecosystem has earned us the respect of all stakeholders.

Our expertise in venture capital includes:

  • Management and negotiation of financing rounds (equity, debt, mezzanine)
  • Preparation and negotiation of term sheets
  • Legal and tax due diligence
  • Co-investment structures
  • Fund regulation and regulatory issues
Baier Michael

Michael
Baier

Partner

Berweger Martin

Martin
Berweger

Partner

Honold Pascal

Pascal
Honold

Partner

Müller Stefan

Stefan
Müller

Partner

Oehri Daniel

Daniel
Oehri

Partner

Speck Beat

Beat
Speck

Partner

Walter Marc

Marc
Walter

Partner

Wenger Christian

Christian
Wenger

Partner

Zürcher Wolfgang

Wolfgang
Zürcher

Partner

Joho-Menotti Michèle

Michèle
Joho-Menotti

Senior Associate

Mattmann Dominique

Dominique
Mattmann

Senior Associate

Christen Andrea

Andrea
Christen

Associate

Fischer Cedric

Cedric
Fischer

Associate

Frey Andrea Riccardo

Andrea Riccardo
Frey

Associate

Mahler Bruno

Bruno
Mahler

Associate

Nufer Fabienne

Fabienne
Nufer

Associate

Odenheimer Elisha

Elisha
Odenheimer

Associate

Rietiker Dominik

Dominik
Rietiker

Associate

Schmidt Joel

Joel
Schmidt

Associate

Vangehr Kevin

Kevin
Vangehr

Associate

Wiki Michelle

Michelle
Wiki

Associate

20.03.2024

Deal: Wenger Vieli Advised Project A Ventures on the Seed Financing Round of Mindfuel

27.06.2023

Deal: Wenger Vieli advised DePoly on its CHF 12.3m seed financing round

27.01.2023

Deal: Numarics acquires a&o kreston

27.01.2023

Deal: Wenger Vieli's Start-up Desk advised Acodis on their CHF 6 mio. Series A Round

13.01.2023

Deal: Wenger Vieli advised Swiss Wood Solutions on closing of its latest financing round

10.01.2023

Deal: Wenger Vieli advised Calvin Risk on the closing of its pre-seed
finan­cing round of USD 1.5m

13.12.2022

Deal: Wenger Vieli acted as Swiss legal advisor to NLS Pharmaceutics

15.11.2022

Wenger Vieli advised the lead investor Redalpine Opportunity Fund on the closing of Carvolution's Series D Financing Round

07.11.2022

Wenger Vieli advises LatticeFlow on closing of its Series A financing round of USD 12m

02.09.2022

Deal: Wenger Vieli advised French impact fund STOA as lead investor on Series B financing round of candi solar

11.08.2022

Deal: Wenger Vieli advised Xeltis on securing EUR 15m in its ongoing Series D2 financing round

05.08.2022

Deal: grape closes seed financing round of CHF 1.7 Mio.

12.07.2022

Deal: Wenger Vieli advises Stableton on closing of its Series A funding round

24.06.2022

Deal: Pipra closes seed financing round of CHF 2.1 Mio.

07.06.2022

Deal: numarics closed its seed financing round of CHF 2.1 Mio

02.05.2022

Deal: F10 secures funding round and management buy-in

10.03.2022

Deal: Acquisition of Artmyn by Invaluable

09.02.2022

Deal: Scandit closes USD 150m Series D

06.01.2022

Deal: Sygnum Bank AG raises USD 90M in Series B

28.09.2021

Deal: Frontify Raises USD 50M in Series C Funding Led by Revaia

Publication / Guidelines

Convertible Loan Agreements – Legal and Tax Insights to Get It Right from the Start

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Financing, Taxation, Compliance, Start-up Desk Baier Michael, Bühlmann Jonas, Eggler Patric, Vangehr Kevin, Wiki Michelle
21.03.2024
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Aktienrechtsrevision – Ausgewählte (Sanierungs-)Themen in der Praxis

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Financing, Restructuring and Insolvency, Start-up Desk Oehri Daniel
23.02.2023
DE
Publication / Guidelines

Venture Debt as a Financing Instrument for Start-ups - What Founders Need to Know in a Nutshell

Venture Capital Baier Michael
28.03.2022
EN
Publication

Der Verwaltungsrat in Konkursnähe: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Start-ups

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Restructuring and Insolvency Wenger Christian, Oehri Daniel
15.04.2021
DE
Publication / Checklist

12 tips for building a successful start-up

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property Law, Taxation Baier Michael, Eggler Patric, Mattmann Dominique, Wiki Michelle
15.03.2021
EN
Publication / Guidelines

Employee Incentive Schemes

Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Oehri Daniel, Wenger Christian
10.07.2020
Publication / Spotlights

Prospektpflicht bei Start-up-Finanzierungsrunden

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital Berweger Martin, Baier Michael
10.06.2020
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Distressed M&A Solutions

Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency Honold Pascal, Oehri Daniel, Wenger Christian
19.05.2020
Publication

The 2019–2020 annual European venture capital deal terms survey

Venture Capital Speck Beat
17.01.2020
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Abolition of bearer shares and enhanced transparency regulations

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Walter Marc, Honold Pascal
01.11.2019
Publication

STARTUP MAGAZIN 2019: Interview mit Christian Wenger und Michael Baier

Venture Capital Wenger Christian, Baier Michael
22.09.2019
DE
Publication

STARTUP MAGAZIN: Getting your startup ready for seed funding

Venture Capital Baier Michael, Tschudin Michael
22.09.2019
EN
Publication

Mitarbeiterbeteiligungspläne

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital Oehri Daniel, Wenger Christian
04.07.2019
DE
Publication / Referate

Seminar Digital Ventures - Company Founding in Switzerland

Venture Capital Honold Pascal
04.07.2019
DE
Publication

Coping with US-Specific Model Agreements in Swiss Financing Rounds

Venture Capital Baier Michael
17.06.2019
EN
Publication

Aktienübertragungen als Herausforderung für den Käufer und die Revisionsstelle

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Berweger Martin
11.06.2019
DE
Publication

Eigentumsnachweis bei Aktienverkäufen

Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Oehri Daniel, Wenger Christian
01.04.2019
DE
Publication

Earn-out in an Exit – Can an Earn-out Solution Save the Deal?

Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Walter Marc
02.05.2018
EN
Publication / Referate

Financing for Startups in Times of ICOs and Bitcoins – Legal and Tax Considerations

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Honold Pascal
19.03.2018
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) & Co. – A Swiss Law Perspective

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Venture Capital, FinTech
31.08.2017
EN
Publication / Referate

Presentation: Exit - Legal and Tax Insights

Presentation of 24th October 2016 for the Swiss Startup Day in Berne Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Speck Beat, Honold Pascal
17.11.2016
EN
Publication

Dos and Don'ts bei Start-ups aus steuerlicher Sicht

Erschienen in CH-D Wirtschaft 3/2016 Venture Capital, Taxation Bächli Bruno
16.11.2016
DE
Publication

Legal Due Diligence in Venture Capital-Transaktionen

Sonderdruck aus: Europa Institut Zürich, Private Equity V, Herausgeber: Dieter Gericke Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Wenger Christian, Honold Pascal
14.11.2016
DE
Publication

Exit and Broker!?

Published in: Swiss Startup Guide 2016 Venture Capital Speck Beat
03.11.2016
EN
Publication

Debt financing for start-ups

Debt financing for start-ups, published in "startupticker.ch, Venture Capital Report No 4" Venture Capital Speck Beat
21.03.2016
EN
Publication

Venture Capital-finanzierte Unternehmen - juristische Erkenntnisse aus den jüngsten Exits

Erschienen in: VentureCapital Magazin - Special Private Equity-Markt Schweiz, März 2015 Venture Capital Wenger Christian, Speck Beat
07.04.2015
DE
Publication

Musterverträge SECA light – eine Diskussionsgrundlage

Sonderdruck aus: Europa Institut Zürich Band 155, Private Equity IV, Herausgeber: Dieter Gericke Venture Capital Wenger Christian, Speck Beat
07.04.2015
DE
Publication

Recent exits: key learnings from a legal perspective

Published in startupticker.ch Magazine, Januar 2015 Venture Capital Speck Beat
29.01.2015
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Das neue Sanierungsrecht: mehr Möglichkeiten ab 2014

Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency Zürcher Wolfgang, Honold Pascal
12.02.2014
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Revision Kollektivanlagengesetz

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Venture Capital, Financing
06.12.2012
DE
Publication / Referate

Term Sheets - Advanced and Financing Rounds

CEO Day, Berne Corporate and Commercial Law, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financing Honold Pascal
24.10.2012
EN
Publication

PLC Private Equity Volume 2: Venture Capital

Published in Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2012 Venture Capital Speck Beat
07.02.2012
EN
Publication

Country Q&A Switzerland, in: PLC Cross-border Venture Capital Handbook 2011

description of the venture capital market in Switzerland Venture Capital Speck Beat
25.01.2011
EN
Publication

Private Equity Placements, Part I (2006)

Private Equity Placements: Comparing the Laws in Switzerland, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States: Part I Venture Capital Speck Beat
03.08.2010
EN
Publication

Private Equity Placements, Part II (2006)

Private Equity Placements: Comparing the Laws in Switzerland, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, Part II Venture Capital Speck Beat
03.08.2010
EN
Publication

Country Q&A Switzerland, in Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2010

Description of the venture capital market in Switzerland, fund formation and regulation, investments, founder and employee incentivisation, exits Venture Capital Speck Beat
03.02.2010
EN