Walder Wyss with Zeiss on acquisition
Walder Wyss advised Zeiss in the acquisition of the Zurich and Coswig (Germany) based lithography division of Beyond Gravity, a complex mechatronic assemblies supplier. The Coswig site will be integrated into Carl Zeiss SMT, while the Zurich site will in the future operate as Carl Zeiss SMT Switzerland. With this acquisition, the Zeiss SMT division expands its production and R&D capacities to meet the global demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
The Walder Wyss team
Walder Wyss advised Zeiss on the Swiss law aspects of this transaction. The team included partner Alexander Gutmans (corporate/M&A, pictured), associates Simon Olstein (corporate/M&A) and Dario Glauser (employment), managing associate Yannick A. Moser (employment), associate Benjamin Sommerhalder (real estate), senior associate Nadja D. Leuthardt (real estate), managing associate Michelle Bruni (tax), counsel Peter Bürkli (regulatory), associates Christoph Burckhardt (corporate/M&A) and Amina Chammah (data protection).