Cyrill Diefenbacher

Cyrill Diefenbacher has broad experience in national and international corporate tax matters. He advises clients on tax-related questions in the area of M&A transactions / restructurings / financing, but also has broad experience in advising clients in the area of tax compliance. He frequently works on M&A transactions (buy-side or sell-side advice over all stages of the transaction, advice on management incentive schemes), restructurings and reorganizations and provides advice on various national or international corporate tax matters. His area of expertise includes Swiss VAT. Cyrill Diefenbacher regularly speaks in the area of M&A tax / corporate tax law and publishes specialist articles in the field of taxes. He is a lecturer at the EXPERTsuisse Swiss Certified Tax Expert education program and regularly speaks at different tax seminars. · Bär & Karrer Ltd.

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Partner-based Swiss tax lawyer with broad experience in national and international corporate tax matters, advising on M&A transactions, restructurings, financing and tax compliance; expertise includes Swiss VAT. Regular speaker and lecturer (EXPERTsuisse) and publishes on tax topics.

Practice areas

TaxMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate / CommercialBanking & FinanceReal EstatePrivate EquityInsolvency & RestructuringStartups & Venture Capital

Office

Switzerland

Bär & Karrer Ltd. · Cyrill Diefenbacher has broad experience in national and international corporate tax matters. He advises clients on tax-related questions in the area of M&A transactions / restructurings / financing, but also has broad experience in advising clients in the area of tax compliance. He frequently works on M&A transactions (buy-side or sell-side advice over all stages of the transaction, advice on management incentive schemes), restructurings and reorganizations and provides advice on various national or international corporate tax matters. His area of expertise includes Swiss VAT. Cyrill Diefenbacher regularly speaks in the area of M&A tax / corporate tax law and publishes specialist articles in the field of taxes. He is a lecturer at the EXPERTsuisse Swiss Certified Tax Expert education program and regularly speaks at different tax seminars.

Switzerland

Expertise

Swiss VATM&A taxCorporate taxTax complianceInternational corporate taxManagement incentive schemes

Education

DAS FH in Swiss VAT (2022)
CAS FH in Swiss VAT (2021)
Certified Tax Expert (2015)
University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law (MLaw) (2011)
University of St. Gallen: B.A. HSG in Law (2008)

Admissions

Certified Tax Expert (2015)

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench