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Annual Review 2012

Learn more about KPMG and get more insights into our developments.

Swiss Code of Conduct

KPMG's Swiss Code of Conduct outlines the ethical principles that define our business activities.
Topics
Tax agreements

All about the tax agreements with Germany, the United Kindgdom and Austria.

Double tax treaties

The interactive map of the world gives an overview of the current situation.
Industries
Insurer

This issue considers amongst other topics the countries of Southeast Asia as a promising growth market.

The Future of Shopping

Outlook for the German and Swiss food retailing. A survey by GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute and KPMG.
Services
- Financial Services
- Legal Services
- Business & Outsourcing Services
Research
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The new financial reporting act

This publication gives you an overview about the coming changes regarding the new financial reporting act.

Reading and understanding annual reports

The content of an annual report is not easy for every reader to grasp at first glance. Our publication makes it easier for you to read and understand annual reports and explains the key aspects of annual financial statements.
Careers

Open positions

Do you already know everything about us and want to waste no more time? We look forward to receiving your online application.

Career opportunities

Audit, Tax, Advisory, Corporate Services – how do you plan to begin? Choose your career at KPMG.

Events

Want to meet the people behind KPMG? We will be pleased to share our professional experiences with you.
Alumni

Legal Real Estate

Are you selling or buying real estate or a real-estate portfolio or investing in a construction or real-estate company? As an investor, are you considering integrating a directly held real-estate portfolio into a real-estate investment vehicle?

KPMG’s Legal can assist you in developing and negotiating your real-estate contracts. We’ll determine whether a share deal or an asset deal is more advantageous for you. Are you looking for the most suitable investment vehicle for your real-estate investment? We’ll help you with the evaluation.

More than just real estate

You will benefit not only from our expertise as legal advisors but also from our many years of experience in multi-disciplinary teams – success factors that make it possible to implement your real-estate project efficiently.

At the interdisciplinary level, we work intensively we our colleagues in Tax and Real Estate, so we are fully acquainted with the relevant business relationships and interactions. We are able to implement your local real-estate transactions with an in-depth knowledge of the market throughout all of Switzerland thanks to our presence in various locations, including your area.

Our clients include Swiss and international companies, public institutions, and private and institutional investors.

We will be happy to assist you by providing the following core services:

advice in connection with the sale of real estate (contracts for the sale of real estate)
advice in connection with portfolio transactions and acquisitions of companies (in-kind contribution agreements and stock purchase and transfer agreements)
legal due diligence
preparing all relevant documents for the real-estate transaction
supporting you in contractual negotiations up through the closing
advising foreign investors in connection with potential restrictions on acquisitions (Lex Koller legislation)
advising investors about alternative investment options
sale-and-lease-back transactions
mortgage and loan agreements
rental contracts and management agreements

Reto Schumacher

Director, Attorney-at-Law, LL.M.

+41 58 249 52 87

rschumacher@kpmg.com

Case study: Asset Swap of a Real Estate Portfolio of a Pension Fund

Our case study shows how KPMG can assist you with your legal challenges around the issue of Real Estate.

Real Estate

Property holdings for companies and investors, particularly from abroad, are becoming increasingly important.

Articles and publications

Kollektive Kapitalanlagen - Neue Möglichkeiten für Promotoren und Anleger (in German)

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