Nico Bernhard

Nico Bernhard

Managing Associate
MLaw, LL.M. Attorney at Law

Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 51 73
nico.bernhard@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Corporate / M&A Capital Markets

Nico Bernhard is a managing associate in the Corporate/M&A team. His practice focuses on national and international M&A transactions and capital markets law (incl. IPOs). He further advises companies on restructuring as well as on general commercial, corporate (incl. corporate governance) and contract law matters, in particular in the areas of healthcare and life sciences, financial services as well as industry and commerce.

Nico Bernhard was educated at the University of Zurich (MLaw) and King's College London (LL.M.). Before joining Walder Wyss in 2015 he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Private and Business Law at the University of Zurich.

Nico Bernhard's professional languages are German and English. He also speaks French.

Swiss Post acquires Open Systems

Walder Wyss advises on exit of Swiss Drone Company Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories to RES Digital Solutions Limited, UK

Swixx Biopharma acquires Biopas to enter Latin America

Montana Aerospace divests Alu Menziken

Constantia Flexibles Acquires a Majority of Shares of Aluflexpack and Announces Public Tender Offer for Remaining Shares

Montana Aerospace AG closes acquisition of the Asco Group and issues new shares

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DBS Group enters into Partnership with Intercity Group

Mérieux Equity Partners invests in Swixx

IPO of Montana Aerospace AG

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. issues and lists new shares on SIX Swiss Exchange to raise about CHF 35 million

ED&F Man Capital Markets sells Structured Commodities Division

Viseca splits card business into issuing and service provider

Sulzer acquires Haselmeier Group

Walder Wyss advises BC Platforms on $15 million Series C Financing and on a Partnership with IQVIA to Extend Data Analytics in Genomics

Canopius redomiciled from Switzerland to Bermuda and Jersey

Aduno Holding sells cashgate to Cembra Money Bank

IPO of Aluflexpack AG

Dana acquires Oerlikon Drive Systems

Aduno sells Vibbek

Chambers Global Practice Guide: Equity Finance 2024 - Chapter Switzerland

| by Nico Bernhard, Marion Bähler, Dominik Hohler and Daniel Dedeyan | in: Chambers Global Practice Guide 2024 - Chapter Switzerland

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

| by Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Manuel Bigler, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Letizia Schlegel, Stéphanie Oneyser, Urs P. Gnos, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Christian A. Schmid, Patrick W. Vogel, Alexander Sorton, Samuel Lieberherr, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Theodor Härtsch, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Simone Wetzstein, Valentina Eichin, Irène Suter-Sieber, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Matthieu Seydoux, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Roxane Allot, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | ed.: 2nd edition

Cross-Border Activity (§ 100 Foreign branch in Switzerland)

| by Urs P. Gnos [co-author], Markus Vischer [co-author] and Nico Bernhard [co-author] | in: Fabiana Theus Simoni/Isabel Hauser/Harald Bärtschi (Editor[s]) | "Handbuch Schweizer Aktienrecht" | 2nd edition, Basel 2022 | pp. 1847–1877

Foreign Branch Office (§ 111 Branch Office of a Cooperative with Headquarters Abroad)

| by Urs P. Gnos [co-author], Markus Vischer [co-author] and Nico Bernhard [co-author] | in: Fabiana Theus Simoni/Isabel Hauser/Harald Bärtschi (Editor[s]) | "Handbuch Schweizer Genossenschaftsrecht" | Basel 2022 | pp. 1321–1348

Cross-border Relocation (§ 113 From Switzerland Abroad)

| by Urs P. Gnos [co-author], Markus Vischer [co-author] and Nico Bernhard [co-author] | in: Fabiana Theus Simoni/Isabel Hauser/Harald Bärtschi (Editor[s]) | "Handbuch Schweizer Genossenschaftsrecht" | Basel 2022 | pp. 1366–1381

Cross-border Relocation (§ 112 From Abroad to Switzerland)

| by Urs P. Gnos [co-author], Markus Vischer [co-author] and Nico Bernhard [co-author] | in: Fabiana Theus Simoni/Isabel Hauser/Harald Bärtschi (Editor[s]) | "Handbuch Schweizer Genossenschaftsrecht" | Basel 2022 | pp. 1349–1365

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

| by Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch, Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Benno Fischer-Siddiqui, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Jenny Süess, Stéphanie Oneyser, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Rafael Zemp, Patrick W. Vogel, Laurent Schmidt, Christian Lütolf, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Ueli Sommer, Simone Wetzstein, Christoph Stutz, Nadine Mäder, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Théo Meylan, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Olivia Sistovaris, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz, Albane de Ziegler and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch

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