Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 1
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+41 58 450 8000About
Provided by Lenz & Staehelin
We advise clients on the full range of banking and finance matters, including:
Asset Management: We deliver highly specialised advice on all aspects of institutional asset management, investment services and products.
Capital Markets: Our team delivers comprehensive and prompt advisory and support services for all types of capital markets offerings, including IPOs and rights offerings, bonds, convertible bonds, covered bonds, hybrid bonds and other securities transactions
Commercial Banking and Structured Finance: We advise clients on lending and structured finance transactions, ranging from straightforward financing transactions to highly complex structured financings, and including syndicated lending, leveraged and investment grade acquisition finance, structured finance, projects and infrastructure finance, real estate finance, asset-based finance, work-outs and recapitalizations and trade, commodities and export finance
Derivatives: Our advisory and documentation work in the field of derivatives covers all major OTC derivatives as well as exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives
Financial Services and Regulatory: We represent a wide range of Swiss and international banks, securities dealers, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds, other financial service providers, self-regulatory authorities and financial industry associations
Private Banking: We advise Swiss and non-Swiss banks and other financial intermediaries on all private banking related matters.
Chambers Review
Lenz & Staehelin possesses wide-ranging expertise in financing transactions, assisting both lenders and borrowers. The practice regularly advises on acquisition finance mandates, spin-off and IPO financing, and multicurrency corporate credit facilities as well as project financing. The law firm also handles non-contentious regulatory mandates relating to banking mergers and takeovers. The team plays a key role in the development of Swiss legislation with a focus on derivatives trading. The lawyers also advise domestic clients on criminal and regulatory investigations, such as enforcement proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Lenz & Staehelin represented Stadler Rail in a CHF2.8 billion multicurrency credit facilities agreement with a syndicate of international banks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lenz & Staehelin shows excellence throughout transactions by being ahead of the game. The team has all the relevant commercial topics on its radar, using them as fuel in discussions and negotiations."
"The team demonstrates outstanding competence combined with strong interpersonal skills and a pragmatic approach."
"Lawyers at the firm have very strong knowledge and experience. They are pragmatic and offer a risk-based approach."
"The bench is very strong at all levels, from partners to trainees; hence, the team is able to manage very complex and large matters."
"Lenz & Staehelin shows excellence throughout transactions by being ahead of the game. The team has all the relevant commercial topics on its radar, using them as fuel in discussions and negotiations."
"The team demonstrates outstanding competence combined with strong interpersonal skills and a pragmatic approach."
"Lawyers at the firm have very strong knowledge and experience. They are pragmatic and offer a risk-based approach."
"The bench is very strong at all levels, from partners to trainees; hence, the team is able to manage very complex and large matters."
Notable Practitioners
Shelby du Pasquier is renowned for advising Swiss financial institutions on a wide range of issues, including FINMA enforcement proceedings and US Department of Justice investigations.
"Shelby du Pasquier is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. He is fantastic in both domestic and international work as well as strategic, with the ability to translate issues into pragmatic solutions."
"He is the only one we trust for banking regulatory topics and cross-border issues with the US."
Marcel Tranchet advises clients on acquisition finance, sustainability financing arrangements, corporate financing and financial restructurings. He has experience acting for both lenders and borrowers.
"We are very satisfied with Marcel Tranchet. He is always available and internally well connected, offering excellent support."
Patrick Hünerwadel advises clients on regulatory matters, such as legislation implementation with a focus on derivatives.
Ranked Lawyers at
Lenz & Staehelin
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Lenz & Staehelin
Alexander Greter
David Ledermann
Fedor Poskriakov
François Rayroux
Laurence Vogt Scholler
Head of Department
Martin Burkhardt
Olivier Stahler
Head of Department
Stefan Breitenstein
Valérie Menoud
Industries
Provided by Lenz & Staehelin
Banks
Chemicals
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Government
Health Care
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
Media
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Real Estate Finance
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities