COMPANIES

Governance, organisation, delegation, internal policies
General meetings, preparation and representation
Constitution of companies
Articles, shareholders' agreements, board regulations
Share capital, issuance, restructuring
Remuneration of board members and of the management, participation plans
Relocation in Switzerland
IPOs

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition and sale of businesses and companies
Minority participations
Investment agreements
Mergers, demergers, asset transfers
Bilateral and structured sales
Due diligence, planning, executing and monitoring
Strategic partners, private equity, investment funds

TAX ADVICE AND LITIGATION

Patent box, super deduction of R&D costs
Special tax regimes (holding, auxiliary and principal companies, finance branches)
Reimbursement of withholding tax, old reserves practice and effective beneficiary
Mergers, demergers and other restructuring
Tax exemption, tax holidays and claw-back
Assistance in preparation to tax audits
Exchange of information – spontaneous, automatic, on request, CbCR, DAC 6
International and intercantonal allocation
ICO et tax treatment of Tokens and Cryptocurrencies
Lump-sum taxation (forfait fiscal)
Valuation of shares for wealth tax and « tax shield »
Taxation of Trusts and Foundations
Dual residence conflicts
Gift and inheritance tax
Partial indirect liquidation, Transposition
Collective investment schemes, structured products and derivatives
Management Equity Participation Programs (MEP)
Professional securities and real estate dealers
VAT
Municipal business tax
Preparation and review of tax returns
Tax litigation
Taxation of banks, insurance and trading companies
Tax and accounting analysis of complex cases

FINANCING

Bilateral and syndicated loans
Financing of acquisitions, real estate, working capital
Swiss law securities and guaranties
Restructuring
Legal opinions

REAL ESTATE

Acquisition and sale of properties and real estate companies
Asset sale and leaseback
Complex long term lease agreements (net rents)
Commercial and private real estate
Lex Koller advice and authorizations
Due diligence and coordination

DOMESTIC BUSINESS CONTRACTS

Employment contracts
Enterprise contracts
Mandates
Distribution, brokerage and agency
Outsourcing agreements
Other business contracts

INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS

Advice on international agreements governed by Swiss law
Industrial outsourcing
Energy production, sale and transportation agreements
Strategic alliances
Pre-export financing
Investment protection agreements
Re-negotiation and termination strategies for long-term contracts

LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION

Design and implementation of litigation strategies
Representation in court in business and private wealth matters
Interim measures
Insurance and reinsurance
Counsel in arbitration proceedings, in particular related to industrial and energy matters

OTHER
Gantey has an important network of specialised partners (lawyers, consulting companies, experts, auditors) in Switzerland and abroad.