Pestalozzi advises Axept in its sale to Swisscom

The shareholders of Axept Business Software have entered into an agreement with Swisscom under which Swisscom has acquired the company including its subsidiaries (Axept). As a Gold Partner for the highly successful Swiss ERP solution Abacus, Axept provides expert integration and operating services for around 1,500 SMEs from various sectors. It has also proven expertise in the implementation of business intelligence and data management solutions and has its own construction management solution, PROVIS.

Axept has approximately 180 employees across its locations in Zurich, Basel, Bern and St. Gallen. The move will help build Swisscom’s expertise in core business applications and consolidate its position as a comprehensive digitisation partner supporting competitive Swiss SMEs.

Pestalozzi has advised the sellers on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction. The team was composed by partners Pascal Richard (pictured left) and Petra Hanselmann (both corporate/m&a; pictured right), Dario Gomringer (junior associate Corporate M&A), partner Jonas Sigrist (tax), Sarah Drukarch (partner IP/IT Data Protection), Karen Gisler (junior associate tax) and juniors associates Daniel Molino and Katja Stehrenberger (both corporate/m&a).