Florian Gunz Niedermann is a partner at Walder Wyss. He specializes in international and domestic M&A transactions (mainly private equity) as well as transactions in the growth and venture capital industry. In this regard, he has broad experience particularly in the sectors technology, Fintech/InsurTech, e-commerce, food, healthcare and life sciences as well as corporate venturing. As of co-founder of Walder Wyss’ startup desk, he is an experienced and passionate advisor of start-ups on their entire journey of implementing and financing their business models, with a focus on spin-offs from universities and corporates, financing rounds and exits as well as incentive schemes for employees.

Born in 1973, Florian Gunz Niedermann was educated at Zurich University (lic. iur. 2000) and the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LL.M. 2006). Before joining Walder Wyss, he gained working experience as a trainee and law clerk in the District court of Winterthur and as lawyer in another business law firm in Zurich.

Florian Gunz Niedermann’s professional languages are German and English. He also speaks French and has a basic knowledge of Spanish. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Significant Accomplishments

Walder Wyss advises Mercer on the acquisition of hkp///group

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires veterinary therapeutic vaccines developer Saiba Animal Health

Walder Wyss advised Neustark AG on USD 69m Financing Round

Vaudoise-Gruppe übernimmt Prevanto

ABB acquires Sevensense Robotics

deskbird schliesst eine Series A Finanzierungsrunde in der Höhe von USD 13 Mio. ab

GetYourGuide gibt USD 194 Mio Finanzierungsrunde bekannt

Nexoya Series A Finanzierungsrunde

Bavarian Nordic Acquires Emergent BioSolutions’ Travel Vaccines Portfolio

The Mobility House raises EUR 50 million financing round

DPE platziert EUR 708 Mio. Continuation Fund

Walder Wyss berät Planted Foods AG bei CHF 70 Mio. Series B Finanzierungsrunde

LORIOT Series A

Farmy übernimmt Blumenpost

Terra Quantum raises USD 60m Series A Financing

Sevensense Raises USD 7.7m Series A

Sale of Datatrans AG to Planet Payment Group

Series Seed Finanzierungsrunde von myDropz AG

Series C Finanzierungsrunde von Frontify über USD 50 Millionen

wefox schliesst USD 650 Mio. Serie C Finanzierungsrunde ab

Walder Wyss berät Planted Foods AG bei CHF 17 Mio. Serie A Finanzierungsrunde

GetYourGuide erhält Finanzierung durch Wandelanleihe in Höhe von 114 Millionen Euro

The Mobility House sichert sich weitere Wachstumsfinanzierung

AWK Group übernimmt TALOS

Afinum steigt bei Messenger App Threema ein

UBS Switzerland AG investiert in Houzy AG

ImmoZins schliesst Seed-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 12,5 Millionen ab

Pexapark Completes Series B Financing Round

WiseTech Global erwirbt SISA Studio Informatica SA

wefox Group erweitert USD 125 Mio Series B Finanzierungsrunde um weitere USD 110 Mio

Ardian erwirbt Aktienmehrheit an Sintetica

Recordati erwirbt Rechte an Signifor und Osilodrostat

GetYourGuide gibt USD 484 Mio Series E Finanzierungsrunde bekannt

Mobile Cryptocurrency Wallet BRD führt USD 15 Mio Series B Finanzierungsrunde durch

Open Mineral führt USD 5.5 Mio Series B Finanzierungsrunde durch

Valiant Bank AG beteiligt sich an AgentSelly AG

DPE erwirbt AWK Group

GetYourGuide führt USD 75 Mio. Series D Finanzierungsrunde durch

Baloise erwirbt Movu

Lend führt Series A Finanzierungsrunde durch

BASF erwirbt Rolic-Gruppe

Mercury acquires CES

FinanceFox successfully completes Series A financing round

Recordati erwirbt Pro Farma AG

BLKB investiert in Robo-Advisor True Wealth

GetYourGuide führt Series C Finanzierungsrunde über USD 50 Mio. durch

NZZ erwirbt Moneyhouse

EQT investiert in die Selbstbedienungsbäckerei BackWerk

Adello fusioniert mit HStreaming

AUCTUS invests in Beck Transport AG

Walder Wyss ernennt drei neue Partner

Tamedia AG and Ringier AG acquire 100% (50% each) in jobs.ch holding ag from Tiger Global Investment Partners and further shareholders.

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund acquires a minority stake of 30% in Galaxus AG with the option to acquire the majority.

Riverside Exits Swiss EMC Testing Firm

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