Alexandre Gachet

Attorney at Law, Partner, Lic. iur., LL.M.

Committed and loyal, he devotes most of his time to supporting start-ups and SMEs, particularly in their financing.

About

Alexandre Gachet has extensive experience in advising start-ups, investors and SMEs. His main areas of expertise are fundraising and employee incentive. He runs numerous seminars and workshops in these fields, notably as part of the training courses organized by InnoSuisse.

He is one of the co-founder of Seed Up SA, the platform dedicated to early-stage start-ups.

Alexandre Gachet also has extensive experience in corporate restructuring and liquidation. In particular, he heads the legal and operational liquidation activities of Banque Privée Espírito Santo SA in liquidation, and acts as director of Carrard Consulting SA, a subsidiary of the firm offering restructuring and liquidation services to companies, as well as fiduciary services.

Contact

Tel. +41 58 200 33 32

Fax +41 58 200 33 11

alexandre.gachet@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Assistance

Marianne Lavanchy

+41 58 200 33 59

marianne.lavanchy@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Downloads

Languages

French
English

Expertise

Practice Areas

Corporate and Business Law / M&A

Insolvency and Restructuring

Capital Market & Listed Companies

Startup & Venture Capital Desk

Sectors

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Technology / IMT

Experience

Board of Directors and association mandates

Career

Memberships

Education

Further Activities

Member of the Board of Directors of Climacy SA
Member of the Banking Commission of the Vaud Bar Association
Member of the Board of Directors of Seed Up SA

Since 2017: Co-founder of Seed Up

Since 2014: Director of Carrard Consulting SA

Since 2012: Attorney at law with the firm Kellerhals Carrard

2011: Associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles

2010: Attorney at law at Carrard & Associés

2008–2010: Trainee attorney at Carrard & Associés

2006–2008: Associate in the audit, trust and consultancy firm BDO Visura in Lausanne, in the audit department

Swiss Bar Association

Vaud Bar Association

European Society for Banking and Financial Law (AEDBF)

International Association of Young Lawyers

Swiss LegalTech Association

2010: Admission to the Bar, Canton of Vaud

2006: Master of Advanced Studies (LL.M.) in Business Law (MBL), Universities of Geneva and Lausanne

2004: lic. iur., University of Lausanne

Speaker Training InnoSuisse (Term Sheet ; Shareholders’ Agreement) (2024)
Speaker Sciencepreneurship (Selected Topics for Founders) (2024)
Speaker Founders’ Circle (Incentive Plan ; Term Sheet) (2024)
Speaker FriUp (The Exit – selected topics for founders) (2024)
Speaker Masschallenge (Selected Topics for Founders) (2024)
Speaker Swiss – Indian Week Innovaud (Investment Terms in Switzerland) (2024)
Speaker ExpertSuisse (SMEs in financial distress / 725 CO) (2024)
Speaker ExpertSuisse (Selected topics for audit companies) (2024)
Speaker ExpertSuisse (Financing and restructuring SMEs) (2024)
Speaker ExpertSuisse (Overview of recent case law and selected topics for auditors) (2024)
Speaker Fiduciaire Suisse (Accounting and Legal) (2024)