The legal framework and mechanics of mergers and acquisitions of companies in Switzerland is the special focus of this handbook. It gives a comprehensive coverage of the topic, ranging from the political and economic scenario to the domestic rules and regulations. While providing a chronological order of procedures to be followed in private acquisitions of companies as well as in larger public offers, it also touches on such subjects as the Swiss Take-Over Code and includes, in some detail, the accounting aspects which are also essential with respect to tax.In its practical approach it sets out the more relevant legal references and addresses the issues that may arise when dealing with this area of Swiss commercial law.