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Matthias Staehelin

Partner, Co-head VISCHER Life Sciences Team, primarily involved in the life sciences and IT industries; he regularly advises on the sale and purchase of companies (M&A), financing through investors (private equity and venture capital), licensing and collaboration agreements (including joint ventures), introductions to the stock exchange (IPOs) and restructuring; he also a notary public in Basel-City and Basel-Country. · VISCHER

SwitzerlandCorporate / M&A, Venture Capital & Private EquityEnglish, German, French

About

Partner and Co-head of VISCHER's Life Sciences Team in Switzerland, primarily advising clients in the life sciences and IT industries. He regularly handles M&A, private equity and venture capital financings, licensing and collaboration agreements, IPOs and restructurings, and is a notary public in Basel‑City and Basel‑Country.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AVenture Capital & Private EquityLife SciencesTechnology / ITIntellectual PropertyCapital MarketsRestructuring & Insolvency

Office

Expertise

Life SciencesBiotechnologyInformation TechnologyVenture-backed companies

Education

  • King's College, Halifax, Canada (1984–1985)
  • University of Basel, Switzerland (lic. iur., 1990)
  • University of Basel, Switzerland (Dr. iur., 1993)
  • College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (Master of Advanced European Studies, 1992 / Diplome des Hautes Etudes Europeennes, 1991)
  • Internationalisierung des Privatrechts, Freiburg i.Br., Germany (1992/93)

Admissions

  • Notary Public (Basel‑City and Basel‑Country)
  • Member, Swiss Bar Association
  • Member, Basel Bar Association
  • Member, Swiss Notaries Association
  • Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

Languages

EnglishGermanFrench