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Every company event in the SHAB was created by a legal act. Or needs one next.

Une augmentation de capital nécessite des résolutions notariées. Un changement de direction entraîne des contrats de mandat. Un déménagement peut toucher l'enregistrement cantonal et les obligations locatives. Le SHAB n'annonce pas des opportunités — il annonce des travaux juridiques déjà en cours. Les avocats et les notaires qui voient ces inscriptions dès le premier jour se positionnent avant même que le client ait appelé qui que ce soit.

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The timing advantage

Be the first to know. Be the first to call.

Legal mandates are rarely put to tender. The firm that calls first with relevant expertise almost always gets the instruction. SHAB filings tell you exactly which company just created a legal need — and what kind.

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The filing is the trigger, not the outcome
Une publication SHAB n'enregistre pas quelque chose de terminé — elle enregistre quelque chose qui vient de commencer. Un dépôt d'augmentation de capital signifie que la société est en plein processus : résolutions des actionnaires rédigées, statuts en cours de modification, confirmations bancaires en attente. Il y a un travail juridique actif à accompagner ou à examiner.
2
Mandates go to the first credible voice
Swiss companies rarely run competitive pitches for legal counsel on routine corporate events. They call the lawyer who called them. If you reach out within days of a SHAB filing with a specific, relevant observation, you are not cold-calling — you are demonstrating competence at exactly the right moment.
3
One event often precedes another
Une nouvelle inscription signifie souvent aujourd'hui la rédaction de pactes d'actionnaires, des cessions de propriété intellectuelle et des contrats de travail dans les semaines qui suivent. Un changement de direction peut déclencher un management buyout, un examen de la responsabilité des administrateurs ou une planification de la succession. L'entreprise dans le SHAB aujourd'hui a un pipeline juridique derrière elle — et vous pouvez en faire partie.
Your signals

Which SHAB events matter for Lawyer / Notary

Not every SHAB event carries equal legal weight. These five signals have the highest density of immediate legal work — filings that either required legal counsel to execute or will require it to resolve.

🆕 New Registration
HIGH SIGNAL
Une nouvelle SA ou Sàrl signifie que des statuts ont été déposés — mais c'est rarement là que le travail juridique s'arrête. Les accords d'actionnaires, les cessions de propriété intellectuelle, les contrats de travail pour les fondateurs et les résolutions du conseil d'administration sont presque toujours en suspens. Les nouvelles constitutions sont l'un des points d'entrée les plus riches pour une relation de conseil juridique d'entreprise.
✏️ Rebrand
HIGH SIGNAL
Un changement de raison sociale nécessite des résolutions d'assemblée générale extraordinaire, des modifications des statuts certifiées par notaire et des inscriptions actualisées au registre du commerce. Les seules implications en matière de marques — la vérification du nouveau nom par rapport aux enregistrements IPI et la coordination de la protection du domaine et de la marque — créent un travail de conseil immédiat pour les juristes disposant de compétences en propriété intellectuelle.
📍 Relocation
HIGH SIGNAL
Cross-cantonal moves involve more than a change of address. Domicile agreements with the new canton, lease obligations in the old location, employment law implications for employees, and registration updates at the new cantonal registry all create discrete legal tasks. Companies often underestimate this complexity until they're mid-move.
💰 Capital Increase
HIGH SIGNAL
Raising capital requires notarised shareholder resolutions, updated articles of association, and — if new investors are involved — subscription agreements, anti-dilution provisions, and updated shareholder registers. This is directly notarial and corporate counsel territory. A filing in the SHAB is often the first public signal that a round just closed.
👤 Leadership Change
HIGH SIGNAL
New directors need signing authority agreements and updated commercial register entries. Departing directors may have non-compete or confidentiality obligations that need review. If the change is at board level, director liability issues — particularly under OR 716a — are worth examining. Leadership transitions are frequently the catalyst for a broader legal audit.
Real scenario
Capital Increase — Vantage Holding AG, Geneva — Day 1 vs Day 30

Une société holding à Geneva réalise une augmentation de capital. La SHAB l'enregistre le lendemain matin. Ce qui se passe ensuite dépend entièrement du moment où vous le voyez.

8:04 AM
The SHAB publishes. Capital increase for Vantage Holding AG, Geneva. New share capital registered at CHF 2.4M.
8:15 AM
Your Founders & Movers brief lands. Lawyer / Notary score: 94. AI angle attached: new share structure may involve preference terms requiring formal documentation before shareholder register update.
9:30 AM
You reach out within days of the filing. The company is actively in motion — statute changes, new directors, new capital. You offer specific expertise relevant to what just happened.
Day 30
They've retained another lawyer who positioned themselves as the expert in what just happened. Mandates go to the first credible voice.
Why the window closes

Day 1 vs Day 30 — the difference is the deal

Early mover
Day 1 — You call today
  • The company is mid-process — shareholder resolutions, article amendments, register updates still happening. There is work to assist with right now.
  • You reference the specific filing with a precise legal observation. You aren't prospecting — you're demonstrating expertise they need at this exact moment.
  • No other firm has called yet. You are the first credible legal voice they hear after the event.
  • Even if they have existing counsel, you open a conversation about a gap — anti-dilution provisions, IP implications, cross-cantonal registration — that their current adviser may not have flagged.
Too late
Day 30 — You call next month
  • The capital increase is complete. The notarised documents are signed. The register has been updated. The mandate is closed.
  • If there were gaps in documentation — preference terms, anti-dilution clauses — another lawyer found them and was retained to fix them.
  • The company now has a relationship with whoever called first. You are a cold pitch competing against an incumbent.
  • The legal pipeline that follows a capital raise — new employment agreements, IP structuring, next-round preparation — is already assigned.
Reach out with reason

Not 'I help companies like yours.' A specific reason to call.

SHAB events give you a real, specific, verifiable reason to reach out. That changes the conversation from cold outreach to warm intelligence. The difference between being ignored and being retained often comes down to one sentence: why you're calling this company, today.

❌ Generic cold outreach
Subject: Legal services for your company

Hi,

I specialise in Swiss corporate and commercial law. If you have any legal questions or ongoing matters, I'd be happy to help. Feel free to reach out.

Best regards
✅ SHAB-triggered with AI angle
Subject: Vantage Holding AG — capital increase, one shareholder agreement note

Noticed Vantage Holding AG completed a capital increase in Geneva last week. If the new share structure involved any preference terms or anti-dilution provisions, these are worth documenting formally before the shareholder register is updated. Happy to do a 20-minute review of what's already in place. No charge for the first call.
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