Elie Bourdilloud

About Elie

Elie is our Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and leads LEXR’s Lausanne office. With a focus on guiding founders, startups, and investors through sales, acquisitions, and mergers, he’s the go-to expert for smooth and successful transactions. Before joining LEXR, Elie spent over seven years sharpening his skills at top Swiss and international law firms, building a wealth of experience in M&A and commercial deals. Whether you’re selling, buying, or merging, Elie ensures you’re in expert hands every step of the way.

Focus Areas

Selected Track Record

• Advised on the sale of Edsi-Tech, a B2B tourism management platform, to General Media.
• Advised on the sale of a majority stake in PixelPlus, a Swiss software development company, to TTMS.
• Advised on the sale of a clean-tech scale-up to an Eastern European strategic purchaser.
• Advised on the sale of a Swiss engineering company to a British strategic buyer.
• Advised on the sale of a Swiss medtech startup to an Australian strategic buyer.
• Advised on the sale of an agri-tech group to an Israeli/Chinese strategic purchaser.
• Advised on the sale of a radiology hardware upcycling company to a Mauritian strategic buyer.
• Advised on the sale of a tech-enabled cosmetics logistics and distribution company to a strategic purchaser.
• Advised on a quasi-merger of a Swiss orthopedic pharmaceutical company with a Brazilian pharmaceutical company via share-swap.
• Negotiated a joint venture between a cleantech startup and a high-performance computing hardware company.
• Advised a pharmacy retail and distribution group on sales and acquisitions of tech-enabled pharmaceutical companies.
• Led the corporate reorganization of a venture-backed crypto marketplace for international expansion.
• Provided strategic counsel to an institutional investor on a venture loan and equity investment.

Languages

French, German, English