About
Hans-Jakob Diem is a Partner at Walder Wyss Ltd. and a market-leading expert in Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate law and securities law, advising on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, public tender offers, IPOs and other capital markets transactions. He also lectures at the Universities of Basel, Zurich and St. Gallen and is the author of legal textbooks, commentaries and specialist articles in these fields.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&ACapital MarketsPrivate Equity & FundsBanking & FinanceInsurance
Office
Expertise
Mergers & AcquisitionsSecurities LawTakeovers & Tender OffersInitial Public Offerings (IPOs) & Equity Capital MarketsLeveraged Buy-OutsCorporate Governance & ReportingSpin-offs, Proxy Fights and Takeover Defense
Education
- Completed studies of law, University of Basel (1992)
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science (1998)
Admissions
- Admitted to the bar (Switzerland), 1995
Languages
GermanEnglishFrench