Globally recognized M&A strategy, merger management, and carve-out expert who helps companies achieve more impactful deal outcomes.

Anna leads the Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice for Switzerland and coleads M&A strategy and portfolio for the Life Sciences Practice around the world. She is a globally recognized merger management and carve-out advisor specializing in advising boards and management teams in designing, planning, and executing complex, cross-border integrations, separations, and alliances. She also helps her clients develop M&A blueprint and build M&A capabilities.

Anna has close to twenty years of M&A experience, advising clients in buying and selling across the entire M&A value chain. She has supported more than 110 M&A deals, ranging from $200 million to $50 billion. While her industry focus is on life sciences, she has worked across multiple industries, ranging from consumer and industrials to technology.

Anna also has extensive consulting, corporate, and private-equity experience. She regularly lectures on M&A topics at business schools across Europe and has authored numerous studies.

In addition to her work with M&A, she is also passionate about diversity and has served in multiple roles and boards to further diversity and inclusion.

Anna has previously held various executive management roles including being the Chief People Officer for Deloitte in Switzerland. 

EXPERTISE

M&A, Life Sciences, Private Equity & Principal Investors, Strategy & Corporate Finance, Carve-outs, Merger Management

PAST EXPERIENCE

Deloitte – Partner, Managing partner, Director

Gyrus Capital – Operating-advisory partner

Advance – Vice president of the board

EDUCATION

University of Gothenburg – MS and BA, Business Administration and Economics

Laura Guggiari has been with Biogen since August 2015. She held various roles as an HR Partner at the headquarters in Baar and the manufacturing site in Solothurn, as Head of HR for the Swiss Affiliate and has been leading the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion chapter in Switzerland. Since September 2022 she took over the responsibility as Associate Director, Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Before moving to Biogen, Laura Guggiari has been engaged in different roles in the areas of HR and Marketing in the IT and tourism industry. Laura Guggiari studied International Tourism Management at the International School of Tourism Management in Zurich and International Management and Economics at the Hochschule Luzern.

Annette joined McKinsey & Company in March 2022 as a consultant. Her work mainly focuses on strategy and corporate finance projects in various industries. Before, Annette worked for 4 years at the Competence Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) at the University of St.Gallen. At the CCDI, she contributed to various research papers and corporate projects in the field of diversity and inclusion management in Switzerland. Amongst other things, she supported the St.Gallen Diversity Benchmarking and the HSG Gender Intelligence Report in cooperation with Advance. Annette is specifically passionate about creating more inclusive environments at corporate workplaces.

Annette holds a Master in Banking and Finance (MBF) as well as International Management (CEMS) from the University of St.Gallen. She is German by nationality and has lived for over 6 years in Switzerland.

Faye joined Advance in April 2020. In the position of Program Manager, she brings a wealth of experience from her corporate career at Thomson Reuters, where most recently she was a Talent & Development Director responsible for Diversity & Inclusion and Culture Change. She is enthusiastic about working with Advance’s member companies to help them move the gender diversity needle. In so doing, greater societal change can be achieved.

Faye holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and has further developed her knowledge and skills during her career with NLP, Facilitation and Grief Counselling Certificates. In September 2020, she certified as a Professional Integral Coach (PCC) with The Centre for Coaching, Switzerland.

Faye is British and has lived in both Geneva and Zurich for a total of 14 years. She is married to a Dutch partner and they live in Zurich with their two young daughters.