Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Switzerland
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+41 58 261 5000About
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
The Banking & Finance team of Bär & Karrer advises their clients on all regulatory aspects of their business. Our expertise covers all financial institutions including banks, securities dealers, asset managers, investment funds, insurance companies and businesses active in the fintech sector.
- Advice in regulatory, commercial and transactional matters
- Licensing of banks, securities dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions
- Setting up branches and representative offices
- Fund structuring, issuance of documentation for investment schemes and products, registration of domestic and foreign investment schemes
- Representation in enforcement proceedings by regulatory authorities (e.g. FINMA or SIX Exchange Regulation)
- Acquisitions and disposals of divisions and client portfolios
We work closely with our own regulatory, litigation, restructuring and other specialists, and also with finance experts in other jurisdictions and representatives of financial institutions in Switzerland and abroad.
- Corporate and investment grade lending
- Leveraged and acquisition finance
- Syndications
- Real estate and asset finance
- Project and infrastructure finance
- Trade, commodities and export finance
- Convertible and high-yield bonds
- Margin loans
- Securitisation and risk transfers
- Insolvency and restructuring
Chambers Review
Bär & Karrer advises clients in the financial sector on a wide array of regulatory matters, such as licence applications. The law firm also acts for both lenders and borrowers on a range of financing matters, including sustainability-linked credit facilities, corporate finance, security-backed facilities and acquisition finance. Clients benefit from the team's collaboration with its market-leading M&A team. The firm deals both with domestic and cross-border matters, including investigations by the US DOJ. It is a particularly popular choice with clients from the insurance sector.
Work Highlights
- Bär & Karrer advised CLARK on its acquisition of UB Partner GmbH.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bär & Karrer is staffed with highly skilled lawyers who have the requisite experience to handle sophisticated matters."
"The team's availability and responsiveness were always top-notch."
"Their work is of really high quality and the team is very active in banking and finance in every aspect."
"Bär & Karrer have a good understanding of the law and client expectations. The team provides a good allocation of tasks to the right level of seniority."
"The teams at Bär & Karrer are very well organised and reasonably staffed, and senior lawyers pass on their experience seamlessly to their juniors."
"Bär & Karrer is staffed with highly skilled lawyers who have the requisite experience to handle sophisticated matters."
"The team's availability and responsiveness were always top-notch."
"Their work is of really high quality and the team is very active in banking and finance in every aspect."
"Bär & Karrer have a good understanding of the law and client expectations. The team provides a good allocation of tasks to the right level of seniority."
"The teams at Bär & Karrer are very well organised and reasonably staffed, and senior lawyers pass on their experience seamlessly to their juniors."
Notable Practitioners
The highly esteemed Eric Stupp is particularly popular with clients from the insurance sector for advice on regulatory matters and multinational investigations.
"Eric Stupp is a highly respected lawyer, providing constructive advice that is both legally sound and commercially implementable."
"He was detailed and efficient on a cross-border matter and helped us understand the answers to complex questions."
"Eric Stupp is very well known in the field and we appreciate his clinical, dispassionate and very detailed input."
Ralph Malacrida acts for both lenders and borrowers on refinancing, acquisition financing and corporate financing matters.
"Ralph Malacrida is pleasant to work with, pragmatic and experienced."
Frédéric Bétrisey is well regarded for assisting clients with debt refinancing matters, as well as advising on regulatory topics, including the establishment of hedging companies in Switzerland.
"Frédéric Bétrisey is a very good lawyer whom I appreciate working with. He has excellent knowledge and pragmatism."
Peter Hsu mainly advises clients in the insurance sector on regulatory matters, such as licensing applications to FINMA. He also assists financial sector clients with M&A and capital markets transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Bär & Karrer Ltd
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
Andrew Michael Garbarski
Aurélie Conrad Hari
Christoph Suter
Cédric Chapuis
Daniel Flühmann
Daniel U. Lehmann
Head of Department
Lukas Roesler
Markus Schott
Nadja Jaisli Kull
Paolo Bottini
Susanne Schreiber
Urs Bruegger
Urs Kaegi