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A variety of regulatory adjustments with varying degrees of toughness

Sandro Abegglen, Philippe A Weber and Marco Häusermann
Niederer Kraft & Frey
Zurich

The past 12 months are marked by significant new legislative developments which are expected to have great influence on the Swiss market. The following can be highlighted:

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Financial and corporate

Banking and finance

Mergers and acquisitions

Restructuring and insolvency

Some partners comment that Switzerland's situation is in many ways separate to that seen in other parts of Europe: there has been no credit crunch when it comes to national transactions and, as there was no housing bubble to burst, a lot of financings have been operating as they did before. Equity capital markets activity dropped dramatically in 2009, with stock values plummeting in response to extreme volatility on the global markets....

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A variety of regulatory adjustments with varying degrees of toughness

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