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      Mercedes Chiabotti

      Senior Associate
      M.A. HSG in Law

      Feldeggstrasse 4
      8008 Zurich
      Switzerland
      T +41 44 217 92 97
      mercedes.chiabotti@pestalozzilaw.com

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          Mercedes Chiabotti is a senior associate and member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate / M&A and Capital Markets practice group in Zurich. Her main areas of practice include equity capital markets transactions, public take-over law as well as M&A. She advises Swiss and international companies on stock market and capital markets regulation and general corporate law.

            Mercedes Chiabotti graduated from Queen Mary, University of London in 2014 (LL.B.) and the University of St. Gallen in 2018 (B.A. HSG in Law, M.A. HSG in International Law and M.A. HSG in Law). After law school she gained valuable work experience while employed by Pestalozzi as a junior associate, the Environment Department of the Canton St. Gallen as a legal intern and the Administrative Appeal Commission (Verwaltungsrekurskommission) of Canton St. Gallen as law clerk.

            In 2020, Mercedes Chiabotti was admitted to the bar in Switzerland and joined Pestalozzi’s Corporate / M&A and Capital Markets practice group as an associate.

          Career

                2026
                  * Senior Associate at Pestalozzi
                2020
                  * Bar admission: Switzerland
                  * Associate at Pestalozzi
                2019
                  * Environment Department, Canton of St. Gallen: Legal Intern
                  * Administrative Appeal Commission (Verwaltungsrekurskommission), Canton St. Gallen: Law clerk
                2018
                  * University of St. Gallen: Master of Law (MLaw)
                  * Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
                2017
                  * University of St. Gallen: Bachelor of Law (BLaw)
                2016
                  * University of St. Gallen: Master in International Law (MIL)
                2014
                  * Internship at a leading Law Firm in Luxembourg
                  * Queen Mary University of London: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
                2013
                  * Internship at a leading Law Firm in Luxembourg
                  * Internship at the Legal Department of a Swiss Bank

          Languages

          German, English

          Expertise & Industries

          Capital Markets
          Corporate / M&A
          Private Equity & Venture Capital

      Speaking Engagements

                  Takeover Law for the courses LL.M. International Business Law and CAS International Banking, Finance and Insurance Law

                      Events
                      21.11.2025

                    Takeover Law for the courses LL.M. International Business Law and CAS International Banking, Finance and Insurance Law

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                  Takeover Law for the courses "LL.M. Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht" and "CAS Internationales Bank-, Finanz- und Versicherungsrecht"

                      Events
                      14.11.2025

                    Takeover Law for the courses "LL.M. Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht" and "CAS Internationales Bank-, Finanz- und Versicherungsrecht"

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      Deals and Cases

                  Pestalozzi advises Coca-Cola HBC AG on its acquisition of CCBA

                      Deals & Cases
                      24.10.2025

                    Pestalozzi advises Coca-Cola HBC AG on its acquisition of CCBA

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                  Pestalozzi advises Groupe Bader on public takeover offer for Zwahlen et Mayr S.A.

                      Deals & Cases
                      29.09.2025

                    Pestalozzi advises Groupe Bader on public takeover offer for Zwahlen et Mayr S.A.

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                  Pestalozzi advised Ringier in connection with Initial Public Offering of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding

                      Deals & Cases
                      12.09.2025

                    Pestalozzi advised Ringier in connection with Initial Public Offering of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Holding

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      Publications

              Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide

                By Mercedes Chiabotti, Christian Leuenberger, Severin Roelli, Franz Schubiger, Beat Schwarz: Legal 500, 2026
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              Federal Council proposal for amendments to the Financial Market Infrastructure Act

                By Mercedes Chiabotti, Christian Leuenberger, Severin Roelli: Legal Update, Zurich 2024
              Capital Markets Corporate / M&A
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              Federal Council proposes stricter rules for sustainability reporting in Switzerland following EU law

                By Mercedes Chiabotti, Christoph Lang, Christian Leuenberger, Nina Walder: Legal Update, Zurich 2024
              ESG Capital Markets Corporate / M&A
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