Strategy
Why Switzerland is the best hub for selling a European tech asset
Favourable taxation, institutional confidentiality, family office concentration and cross-border neutrality: Switzerland offers a unique framework for mid-market tech asset sales.
Switzerland is not a tax haven in the popular sense, it is a structurally favourable jurisdiction for asset disposal transactions for precise technical reasons. This guide provides a factual overview of Switzerland's comparative advantages as a tech M&A hub.
Advantage 1: capital gains taxation
In Switzerland, capital gains realised by individuals on disposal of shareholdings are not taxed at the federal level (under conditions). Advantage vs France (PFU 30%), Germany (Abgeltungsteuer 25%+), Spain (IRPF 19–28%). Only cantonal wealth tax (0.1–0.3% of assets/year) applies.
Advantage 2: concentration of institutional capital
Geneva and Zurich concentrate family offices, European PE funds and private banks. The Swiss Financial Centre manages CHF 7,700 billion in assets (Swiss Bankers Association, 2025). An asset presented in Geneva or Zurich simultaneously reaches hundreds of qualified investors.
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This article was written with the assistance of artificial intelligence and reviewed under Aegryn editorial responsibility. In accordance with Article 50 of the EU AI Act, we assume editorial responsibility for this content.
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