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Damien Conus

Partner, Head of the M&A and start-up desks in Geneva · VISCHER

SwitzerlandCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceFrench, English, Italian
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About

Partner at VISCHER and Head of the M&A and start‑up desks in Geneva, Damien Conus has over 20 years' experience advising on complex corporate, commercial and finance transactions, including cross‑border acquisitions, restructurings and equity or debt financings for startups, VC‑backed companies, SMEs and investment funds. He has also served as a graduate research assistant and lecturer in contract law and legal research at the University of Fribourg and as a lecturer for CTI/EPFL Innovation Park and HEG Geneva.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceCommercial & ContractVenture Capital & Start-ups

Office

Switzerland

VISCHER · Partner, Head of the M&A and start-up desks in Geneva

Switzerland

Expertise

Start-ups & Scale-upsVenture Capital-backed companiesSwiss and European SMEsCross-border acquisitionsRestructuringsEquity and debt financingInvestment fundsCommercial and contract law

Education

  • University of Fribourg (lic. utr.iur., summa cum laude, 1997)
  • University of California, Berkeley Law (LL.M., 2001)

Admissions

  • Swiss Bar
  • Geneva Bar
  • Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)

Languages

FrenchEnglishItalian