Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 2
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+41 58 658 58 58About
Provided by Walder Wyss Ltd
The Walder Wyss Banking & Finance team is one of the largest teams in Switzerland and very experienced.
The team handles cases in domestic and international banking, securitisations, infrastructure and project finance, domestic and cross-border leasing, and structured financial instruments, as well as over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives. Walder Wyss advises on all aspects of Swiss securities laws and regulations, including public equity and debt offerings, government finance, private placements and investment fund offerings.
Walder Wyss was regularly involved in large scale international lending transactions as well as in domestic lending transactions, where it constantly advises the most important domestic investment banks.
Walder Wyss is the frontrunner for Swiss structured finance transactions and is involved in most public and private ABS transactions, synthetic transactions, covered bond transactions and other securitisations. In particular in auto lease ABS and mortgage loan transactions, Walder Wyss has an extensive industry expertise.
Chambers Review
Walder Wyss houses an experienced team that acts for Swiss and international lenders and sponsors, as well as borrowers from the financial sector. The law firm regularly advises on acquisition financing, syndicated lending, revolving credit facility agreements and asset-based financing. It also assists banks and other financial services clients with regulatory matters and has expertise in structured products.
Work Highlights
- Walder Wyss assisted Swiss Life with a new CHF500 million revolving credit facility agreement with a syndicate of banks including UBS Switzerland, Credit Suisse and Natixis.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Walder Wyss provides very good deliverables, from both a quality and a time-cost perspective."
"Walder Wyss provides very good deliverables, from both a quality and a time-cost perspective."
Notable Practitioners
Lukas Wyss advises lenders and borrowers on a variety of financing deals, including revolving credit facility agreements, acquisition financing and asset-based financing.
"Lukas Wyss has long-term experience and a strong focus on clients' needs."
Theodor Härtsch advises lenders and borrowers on syndicated, leveraged and structured finance transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Walder Wyss Ltd
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Walder Wyss Ltd
Hubertus Hillerström
Stefan Knobloch
