Banking:
Key Contact: Sandro Abegglen
sandro.abegglen@nkf.ch
Key Contact: François Bianchi
francois.m.bianchi@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Daniel Bono
daniel.bono@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Bertrand Schott
bertrand.schott@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising Glencore on its revolving credit facilities totalling US$9.975 billion involving 48 banks and 31 mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners .
- Instructed on numerous Swiss law governed financing transactions (as lead counsel) as well as in foreign financing transactions (as local Swiss counsel) with total commitments in excess of USD 30bn (July 2019 – May 2020).
- Acted as lead counsel for a number of banks for domestic and cross-border Swiss law governed credit financings.
- Advising arrangers on Syngenta's US$ 1 billion term loan facility agreement.
Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions:
Key Contact: Andreas Casutt
andreas.casutt@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Moritz Maurer
maritz.maurer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Patrik Peyer
patrik.r.peyer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised ASSA ABLOY in the sale of its sensor technology business CEDES in Switzerland to capiton AG.
- Advised the shareholders of BSI Business Systems Integration AG on the sale of its majority stake to Swiss investment firm Capvis.
- Acted as counsel to the selling shareholders in the sale of beecom Products AG to Appfire, a US technology company and leading provider of apps for software development teams backed by Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners.
- Advised Invision AG on the add-on acquisition by its portfolio company IDAK HOLDING AG of a majority stake in Margherita S.R.L..
- Advised Global Blue and Silverlake as Swiss counsel in the USD 2.6 bn business combination of Global Blue and Far Point Acquisition Corporation
Capital Markets:
Key Contact: Daniel Bono
daniel.bono@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised Dufry in its acquisition of all the remaining equity interest in Hudson Ltd.
- Advised Helvetia Group AG in its successful placement of 3.3m shares raising gross proceeds of approximately CHF 300m
- Advised SIG on its successful completion of its debt refinancing by issuing an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1,000m senior notes
- Advised Credit Suisse in connection with the issuance by Swiss Auto Lease 2020-1 GmbH of CHF 250,000,000 0.000 per cent. asset-backed Notes due 2030.
Restructuring and insolvency:
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised Steinhoff Europe AG ("SEAG") and its subsidiaries as Swiss counsel in connection the corporate and financial restructuring of the European companies of Steinhoff group
- Advising Ares Management Limited and various debt funds in a distressed financing for a Private Equity portfolio company
Real Estate:
Key Contact: Andreas Vögeli
andreas.f.voegeli@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised Central Real Estate Basel AG on the acquisition of 160,000 sqm within the Klybeck site in Basel.
- Advised ZKB / Swisscanto Invest as leading firm in various due diligences and real estate sale and purchase transactions
- Advised Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG in its acquisition, as part of a 30 year sale & leaseback transaction, of the global R&D center from Syngenta AG
