Finnisseur

Finisseur

In cycling, this refers to a rider who time and again saves his energies or when they are really needed, so that after a long and difficult race he still has the extra reserves required to pull off a great victory. We, too, go the distance to support our clients.

Daniel S. Hayek Partner

Admitted in Switzerland (1993)

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Daniel Hayek is a member of the management committee and head of Prager Dreifuss’ “Corporate and M&A” team. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions (mainly strategic buyers), corporate finance, takeovers, banking and finance and corporate matters. He is advising business clients in all types of domestic and cross-border transactions, including finance and real estate transactions. Daniel advised major US and German banks in acquisition finance transactions and in the recovery of distressed debt. In these fields Daniel is also representing clients in court and before arbitration tribunals. Lately, Daniel’s practice involved acquisitions of Swiss targets for major strategic buyers from a variety of industries (chemical, automotive, transport) as well as debt restructuring and insolvency law.

Education

  • New York University (LL.M., 1995)
  • University of Zurich (lic.iur., 1990)

Languages

  • German (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • French (fluent)

Memberships

  • Zürcher und Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband
  • International Bar Association