Notary services
Notarial advice, drawing up public deeds and notarising
Our experienced notaries can give you comprehensive and individual advice and draw up and certify declarations, contracts, incorporations, resolutions and other public deeds.
We can also provide notarial certifications, e.g. of signatures of copies or documents (e.g. copies of passports).
We look forward to hearing from you and are happy to assist you with notarisation and certification in the Canton of Zug in the following areas.
Company limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft)
Incorporation
You can have us notarise the incorporation of your company limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) with a registered office in Switzerland.
We can provide efficient advice on the process of founding your public limited company and draw up the necessary documents for you (e.g. memorandum of association, powers of attorney, articles of association, commercial register application).
Get in touch with us for more information or a meeting.
Amending articles of association
We can draw up the necessary documents for public certification for you (e.g. articles of association, powers of attorney, applications to the commercial register etc.) and help you with formulating the provisions of your articles of association.
We prepare the necessary documents for public notarization (e.g. articles of association, powers of attorney, commercial register applications, etc.) and assist you in drafting the provisions of the articles of association.
Capital increase
Planning to increase your stock capital or participation capital? The new Swiss Company Law stipulates the following three types of capital increase:
- The ordinary capital increase
- The contingent capital increase
- The capital range
We can draw up the necessary documents for certifying increases in stock capital or participation capital and also act as notaries at your AGM or administrative board meetings.
Capital reduction
Reducing stock capital requires an officially notarised resolution from the AGM and once the deadlines have passed, the administrative board must establish that the capital reduction has been correctly implemented in a second public deed. Please get in touch for a detailed explanation and to arrange a meeting to discuss your capital reduction.
Capital range
Since 2023, public limited companies have been able to insert a capital range into their articles of association.
The capital range offers a company limited by shares a more flexible way of regulating their equity financing and capital structure by making it easier for companies to increase their equity and resolve any over-capitalisation of the company (capital reduction). We are happy to advise you on the relevant options open to you when it comes to formulating a capital range in your articles of association.
General Meeting
We can certify resolutions of general meetings (e.g. amendments to articles of association) and can also help you prepare and run your general meetings.
Merger/Restructuring
We can advise and support you on all notarial matters in the event of a restructuring, merger or division of a company and can also certify necessary resolutions.
Liquidation
A resolution to liquidate a company limited by shares must be notarised. We can prepare and notarise these resolutions for you.
Limited liability company (GmbH)
Incorporation
You can have us notarise the incorporation of your limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)) with a registered office in Switzerland.
We can provide efficient advice on the process of founding your limited company and draw up the necessary documents for you (e.g. deeds, powers of attorney, articles of association, commercial register application).
Get in touch with us for more information or a meeting.
Amending articles of association
You can have us officially notarise all amendments to the articles of association of a limited company (e.g. relocation of registered office, change of purpose or name, total revision of articles etc.) as part of a general meeting. We can draw up the necessary documents for public certification for you (e.g. articles of association, powers of attorney, applications to the commercial register etc.) and help you with formulating the provisions of your articles of association.
Capital increase
Planning to increase your share capital? We can draw up the necessary documents for certifying capital increases at a limited company and also act as notaries at your general meeting and management meetings for resolutions.
Capital reduction
Reducing share capital requires an officially notarised resolution from the general meeting and once the deadlines have passed, it must be established that the capital reduction has been correctly implemented in a second public deed. Please get in touch for a detailed explanation and to arrange a meeting to discuss your capital reduction.
General meetings
We can certify resolutions passed at general meetings (e.g. amendments to articles of association) and can also help you prepare and run your general meetings.
Merger
We can advise and support you on all matters relating to a merger or division of a company and certify the necessary resolutions.
Liquidation
A resolution to liquidate a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)) must be notarised. We can prepare and notarise these resolutions for you.
Cooperative society (Genossenschaft)
Incorporation
You can have us notarise the incorporation of your cooperative society. We can draw up the necessary documents for you (e.g. deeds, powers of attorney, articles of association, commercial register application).
Get in touch with us for more information or a meeting.
Amending articles of association
You can have us officially notarise all amendments to the articles of association of a cooperative society (e.g. relocation of registered office, change of purpose or name, total revision of articles etc.) as part of an AGM. We can draw up the necessary documents for public certification for you (e.g. articles of association, powers of attorney, applications to the commercial register etc.).
Liquidation
A resolution to liquidate a cooperative society (Genossenschaft) must be notarised. We can prepare and notarise these resolutions for you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Contract of succession
Want to draw up a binding regulation for your estate with other people? We can give you extensive advice on the different options available to you when it comes to drawing up a contract of succession, such as:
- Contract concerning naming of heirs, e.g. by naming a provisional heir/remainderman (Vor- und Nacherbe)
- Designation of a substitute heir (Ersatzerben-Einsetzung)
- Legacy contract, e.g. as provisional and remainder legacy or as substitution legacy
- Renunciation of inheritance in the strictest sense (Erbverzicht i.e.S.)
- Inheritance renunciation contract without valuable consideration (Erbauskauf)
A contract of succession can be concluded simultaneously with and also connected to a marriage contract. This makes sense in particular if you wish to favour your spouse as much as possible in the event of your death.
We will draw up the right contract of succession for you and our notaries can notarise it as a public deed.
Marriage contract (Prenuptial agreement)
With a marriage contract, you can adapt the statutory property regime to your acquired property or switch to separation of the property regime or the community of property regime.
It is also possible to use a marriage contract (including in conjunction with a contract of succession if desired) to regulate a betterment or maximum favouring of a spouse in the event of your death.
Our experts can provide extensive advice on the different options for drawing up a marriage contract and will draw up a marriage contract that suits you – our notaries can even notarise it as a public deed.
Wills
Wills that have not been properly prepared or which are unclear not only pose the risk that the estate will not be divided as intended, they can also result in significant disputes and lots of time and money spent by survivors.
Take advantage of our expert advice to regularly check that your will is still correct.
We can provide extensive advice on the different options for drawing up a last will and testament and draw up a will that suits you – our notaries can even notarise it as a public deed.
Advance care directive
An advance care directive determines who should make relevant decisions for you, namely decisions regarding personal needs and financial affairs, in the event that you are no longer capable of judgement (e.g. because of dementia or falling into a coma after an accident).
The advance care directive contains as a minimum provisions on:
- personal care/welfare (personal care)
- finances (financial care)
- representation in legal matters
Married persons also generally need an advance care directive because spouses are not automatically authorised for all aspects of an advance care directive.
We can offer you advice and draw up and certify your advance care directive for you.
Guarantees / Securities
We can offer advice on and prepare and certify guarantees and securities.
Common types of guarantees are:
- Simple guarantee
- Indemnity bond
- Joint and several guarantee
- Collateral guarantee
- Joint guarantee
The legislator has stipulated that statements of guarantee made by natural persons with an amount of liability of more than CHF 2,000 must be publicly certified. Statements of guarantees with an amount of liability below CHF 2,000 are valid in writing, provided the maximum sum and, where applicable, joint and several liability is indicated by the guarantor in the deed itself (Art. 493 OR (Swiss Code of Obligations)).
If the guarantor is married or in a registered partnership, the spouse or registered partner must consent to the guarantee in advance or no later than at the same time as the certification (Art. 494 OR).
We look forward to hearing from you.
Affidavits
In countries where English or related law is applied, the affidavit is a deed signed by the issuer and certified by his or her statutory declaration which provides information on actual circumstances. In Switzerland, this declaration is made after the issuer is informed of the consequences of obtaining a false certification by fraudulent means pursuant to Art. 253 of the Swiss Criminal Code (StGB) in the form of a public deed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Foundations
We can provide you with advice and help to prepare and certify all processes relating to foundation law, in particular setting up a foundation and amending deeds of foundations and can also assist in dealing with supervisory authorities.
Deeds
Mediation agreement
We can certify or attest mediation agreements as a notary public in order to give you additional security and better enforceability.
Letters of intent
Our notary’s office certifies all kinds of letters of intent. Come and talk to us so that we can discuss and certify the letter of intent you need.
Notarised promissory note
If a debt has not been paid as agreed, a promissory note which has been issued and certified by a notary public can be enforced in quick and simple court proceedings just like a judgement as a so-called definitive clearance to proceed (Art. 349 Swiss Civil Procedural Code (ZPO)), provided the requirements of Art. 347 et seq. ZPO have been met.
We are happy to provide advice on the requirement for and how to draw up such a notarised promissory note.
Certifications
Notarised signatures
Our notary’s office can officially certify your signature, e.g. on contracts, powers of attorney, commercial register applications, land register applications etc.
Notarised copies
We can produce notarised copies of documents and forms of identity for you (e.g. copies of passports or ID cards).
Our specialists for notary services
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Michael Iten
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Daniela von Flüe Bolliger
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Kurt Balmer
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Juerg Koller
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Martina Balmer
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Urs J. Hausheer
Please take an official identification document (passport or identity card) with you for public certification and/or notarization (foreigner’s identity card, driver’s license, etc. are not sufficient).
