About
Chief of Staff and a Swiss-qualified lawyer and notary public with experience in corporate law, corporate finance and strategic advisory. He has advised corporates on cross-border disputes and regulatory matters and founders and investors on equity and debt financings, secondaries and M&A.
Experience
- First Circle CapitalVP - Chief of Staffcurrent2024 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Schoch, Auer & Partner, Attorneys at LawAssociate2023 — 2024
- DeloitteConsultant2022 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- Quinn EmanuelAssociate2021Zurich, Switzerland
- Quinn EmanuelJunior Associate2020 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
Skills & more
Financial StructuringFinTechMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business LawRegulatory ComplianceTax AdvisoryArtificial Intelligence (AI)Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE)Corporate LawDistributed Ledger TechnologyLawGovernance
Languages English · French · German · Italian · Norwegian · Spanish · Swedish
From Zach's professional profile.
Colleagues at First Circle
Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at First Circle
Andi Dervishi
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Anis Kallel
Investor at First Circle
Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emeka Ajene
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
Investor at First Circle
Fedde van Dijk
Partner at Stecc Capital
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zach Hokfelt?
- Chief of Staff and a Swiss-qualified lawyer and notary public with experience in corporate law, corporate finance and strategic advisory. He has advised corporates on cross-border disputes and regulatory matters and founders and investors on equity and debt financings, secondaries and M&A.
- Where does Zach Hokfelt work?
- Zach Hokfelt is Chief of Staff at First Circle.
- Where did Zach Hokfelt go to school?
- Zach Hokfelt studied at University of St.Gallen (Attorney at Law/Notary Public); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial and Emerging Techs); University of Miami School of Law (Miami Exchange Seminar, Law and Technology).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Deloitte1,858
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