Bio

Raphael Annasohn has broad experience in international and domestic M&A transactions in various industries focusing on private M&A and private equity, corporate reorganizations and restructurings as well as corporate law and general contractual matters, in particular joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders' agreements. Furthermore, he specializes in the fields of venture capital and startups and assists clients in their ongoing commercial activities. During his practice, Raphael Annasohn has gained in particular experience in asset deals, management participation schemes and long term incentive plans as well as up-/cross-stream topics. He has several speaking engagements on M&A related topics (e.g. HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich; Course on Commercial Law at the University of St. Gallen) and is a regular contributor to private M&A and private equity publications. Raphael Annasohn is ranked by Legal 500 as Next Generation Partner in Commercial/Corporate/M&A and they describe him as "standing out for his great communications skills and being extremely thorough". Leaders League lists him as Key contact in Corporate/M&A and he is further recognized as Rising Star by Euromoney's Expert Guide in the fields of Corporate/M&A/Private Equity. Clients in Chambers 2021 mentioned him as "As an excellent negotiator and an experienced private M&A lawyer, who clearly went the extra mile throughout the deal."