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Fact Sheet OBT AG

Core Company Information
Company Name OBT AG
UID CHE-109.029.855
Alternative / previous Names OBT SA, OBT Ltd
OBT Treuhand AG
Domicile St. Gallen
Canton SG
Legal Form Limited corporation
Inscription Date 19.12.1972
Website https://www.obt.ch
Phone +41 55 222 89 24
Offered services

Audit services

  • limited statutory examination (art. 727a CO)
  • ordinary statutory audit (art. 727 CO)
  • audit of public interest entities (e.g., listed companies)
  • audit of incorporation or capital increase reports (art. 635a and 652f CO)
  • audit of capital decreases (art. 653m CO)
  • audit in relation to early distribution of assets (art. 745 CO)
  • audits in the context of the merger law
  • limited statutory examination according to art. 725a CO
  • other special examinations based on legal requirements (such as in the context of relocations or public bids)
  • reviews (according to ISRE 2400 or ISRE 2410)
  • audit of the equal pay analysis (art. 13d GEA)
  • audit of non-financial reports (such as sustainability reports according to art. 964a CO)

Non-audit services

  • accounting and fiduciary services
  • consulting
  • tax consulting
  • legal advice
  • real estate (fiduciary, management)
  • due diligence
  • valuation services

Covered accounting standards

  • CO (Code of Obligations)
  • Swiss GAAP FER
  • IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
  • HAM2 (Harmonized Accounting Model 2)

Covered languages

  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Italian
FAOA Information
FAOA ID 500149
RAB Permission state-regulated audit firm
FAOA License active (since 11.10.2007)
Link to FAOA website View auditor profile at FAOA
Branch offices (13) OBT AG (CHE-373.077.879) in Andelfingen (ZH)  
OBT AG (CHE-210.232.211) in Basel (BS)
OBT AG (CHE-168.775.770) in Berikon (AG)
OBT AG (CHE-334.580.117) in Brugg (AG)
OBT AG (CHE-327.526.012) in Chur (GR)
OBT AG (CHE-323.201.462) in Köniz (BE)
OBT AG (CHE-307.177.931) in Lachen (SZ)
OBT AG (CHE-485.195.747) in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Rapperswil SG (CHE-193.282.619) in Rapperswil-Jona (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-248.888.710) in Schwyz (SZ)
OBT AG, Filiale St. Gallen (CHE-406.591.524) in St. Gallen (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-334.233.957) in Weinfelden (TG)
OBT AG (CHE-384.364.751) in Zürich (ZH)
OBT AG (CHE-399.743.258) in Appenzell (AI)
OBT AG (CHE-146.882.156) in Au (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-215.974.544) in Bern (BE)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Buchs SG (CHE-455.360.450) in Buchs (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-377.425.583) in Frauenfeld (TG)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Gossau SG (CHE-289.898.315) in Gossau (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-358.596.480) in Wädenswil (ZH)
OBT AG (CHE-457.478.430) in Winterthur (ZH)
OBT AG (CHE-269.654.359) in Zug (ZG)
Membership in Associations EXPERTsuisse
Number of auditors with permission 48  (26.88 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.9 years (max.: 32.9 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 1'290 (Ranked #5 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +35 (since 31.12.2024), +28 (over the last 12 months)

Number of audit clients listed on a Swiss stock exchange: 2 (thereof 0 in the SMI, 0 in the SMI Expanded and 0 in the SPI)

Details regarding the distribution of the audit engagements across legal forms and cantons are depicted in the table below.

  AG AI AR BE BL BS FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Limited corporation 100 3 12 36 8 11   9 12 11   13 1 1 164 14 4 63 110 3 2 4 1 35 277 894
Limited liability company 5 1 1 5 1 1 1 1   1 1 3 1   16 3 1 5 7     3   2 29 88
Foundation 18   3 17   12     2     1     41 4   6 19         1 96 220
Cooperative 2               1 1         6       4       1   16 31
Association       3   1       1   1     11   1 1 2     1   1 31 54
Special legal forms                 1                   1           1 3
∑ 125 4 16 61 9 25 1 10 16 14 1 18 2 1 238 21 6 75 143 3 2 8 2 39 450 1'290

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 477 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 1'290 statutory audits are performed by the branch offices as indicated in the table below.

  AG AI AR BE BL BS FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Andelfingen                                     1           1 2
Basel           1                                       1
Berikon                                               1 3 4
Brugg 81     6 2 10   1       4   1   1 1 5 2         6 25 145
Chur                   3                               3
Köniz       28       1                 1 1       1       32
Neuhausen am Rheinfall                               6     1           2 9
Rapperswil-Jona 1     1 1 2     12 2     2   40   1 30 1   2     2 29 126
Schwyz                       1           25               26
St. Gallen 1 2 9 5 1 1     1 5   1     73 2   3 20 2       5 33 164
St. Gallen 2 2 7 4 1 1 1 1 2 3   4     111 1 1 1 16     3     24 185
Weinfelden                             2 2     86       1   5 96
Zürich 40     17 4 10   7 1 1 1 8     12 9 2 10 16 1   4 1 25 328 497
∑ 125 4 16 61 9 25 1 10 16 14 1 18 2 1 238 21 6 75 143 3 2 8 2 39 450 1'290

Show client list for Andelfingen, Basel, Berikon, Brugg, Chur, Köniz, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Rapperswil-Jona, Schwyz, St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Weinfelden, Zürich.

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Network:

Total number of audit engagements across the network: 1'675

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Latest audit engagements
These are this auditor's latest audit engagements.
 
Client Name Client UID Domicile Start Date Type of switch Auditor Branch
Musfeld Kran AG CHE-109.492.704 Basel 16.07.2025 Auditor switch Rapperswil-Jona
Regio 144 AG CHE-113.527.317 Rüti (ZH) 10.07.2025 Auditor switch Rapperswil-Jona
Personalstiftung der Genossenschaft Hammer CHE-109.721.359 Zürich 02.07.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
Signa-Terre SA CHE-114.404.025 Genève 01.07.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
Puag AG CHE-113.909.972 Bremgarten (AG) 23.06.2025 Auditor switch Brugg
Discontinued audit engagements
The following audit engagements were lost recently, either to a competitor, due to auditor resignation or due to an opting out.
 
Client Name Client UID Domicile End Date Reason Auditor Branch
Herbamed AG CHE-105.890.827 St. Gallen 17.07.2025 Discontinued St. Gallen
HUBER+SUHNER Stiftung CHE-108.899.262 Herisau 15.07.2025 Auditor switch St. Gallen
Advance Care Planning - ACP Swiss CHE-233.909.705 Zürich 11.07.2025 Discontinued Zürich
Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Mühlau CHE-101.689.692 Mühlau 04.07.2025 Auditor switch Brugg
Personalvorsorgestiftung der RH Group Holding AG CHE-109.729.792 Bad Ragaz 03.07.2025 Auditor switch Zürich