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: Adrian Koller
adrian.koller@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Bertrand Schott
bertrand.schott@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Till Spillmann
till.spillmann@nkf.ch
Key Conact: Philip Spoerlé
philip.spoerle@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Ulysses von Salis
ulysses.vonsalis@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- The NKF regulatory team advised UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, on legal and regulatory aspects of the retention of inducements paid by product providers i.c. with advised and execution only-transactions carried out for clients and the requirements on the monitoring of the bank's relevant product shelves.
- The NKF finance team acted as counsel on numerous domestic and cross-border credit and notes financings such as the landmark refinancing of Swiss Prime Site’s existing bank mortgages by two parallel unsecured ESG-linked credit facilities agreements with an aggregate value of CHF 2.6 billion or the financing for Bain and Cinven for the acquisition of Lonza’s Specialty Ingredients business and operations for an enterprise value of CHF 4.2 billion consisting of a combination of credit and sustainability-linked notes issuances.
- NKF represented Credit Suisse in FINMA proceedings relating to the “spygate” affair which ended with a decree favourable for the bank in October 2021 and now advises Credit Suisse on the implementation of regulatory improvement measures.
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Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions:
Key Contact: Thomas Brönnimann
thomas.m.broennimann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Andreas Casutt
andreas.casutt@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Candreia
philipp.candreia@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Andrea Giger
andrea.giger@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Peter R. Isler
peter.r.isler@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Adrian Koller
adrian.koller@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Moritz Maurer
moritz.maurer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Patrik Peyer
patrik.r.peyer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Till Spillmann
till.spillmann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Manuel Werder
manuel.werder@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Represented Actelion on its USD 30 billion transaction with Johnson & Johnson
- Advised Tokyo-listed NEC Corporation in its acquisition of leading Swiss financial software company Avaloq Group AG
- Advised Global Blue Group Holding AG in its USD 2.6 bn merger with Far Point Acquisition Corporation and listing on the NYSE
- Advised Broadcom on the USD 18.9 billion cash acquisition of CA Technologies
- Advised Électricité de France (EDF) on the sale of its 25% participation in Alpiq Holding AG
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Capital Markets:
Key Contact: Daniel Bono
daniel.bono@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Thomas Brönnimann
thomas.m.broennimann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Andrea Giger
andrea.giger@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Till Spillmann
till.spillmann@nkf.ch
Key Conact: Philip Spoerlé
philip.spoerle@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Deirdre Ní Annracháin
deirdre.niannrachain@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Swiss counsel in the largest Swiss IPOs every year since 2014
- Counsel to EFG Bank AG as manager and escrow agent in connection with the IPO of VT5 Acquisition Company AG, the first special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) to list on SIX Swiss Exchange
- Counsel to Selecta Group in 2020 recapitalisation regarding EUR 1.24 billion and CHF 250 million notes
- Landmark CHF 20 billion Credit Suisse Switzerland Covered Bonds Programme
- Represented Arrangers or Originators in all SIX listed Swiss ABS transactions since 2012
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Restructuring and insolvency:
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Thomas Sprecher
thomas.sprecher@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised the ED&F Man Group and its Swiss subsidiary Volcafe Ltd, one of the world’s largest traders of agricultural products, on its successful restructuring, complex cross-border USD 1.5 billion refinancing and in connection with the implementation of its UK restructuring plan
- Advised Gategroup the Swiss headquartered and global leader in airline catering, retail-on- board and hospitality products and services, in connection with the implementation of its UK restructuring plan with respect to Swiss law governed bonds and it's other financial indebtedness
- Advised the Selecta Group, Europe’s leading unattended self-service retailer providing coffee and convenience food solutions in public spaces and workplaces, in connection with its successful restructuring involving a recapitalisation and corporate reorganization
- 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
Real Estate:
Key Contact: Andreas Vögeli
andreas.f.voegeli@nkf.ch
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advised Ina Invest Holding AG on the acquisition of 82'600 sqm within the development site Bredella
- Advised Rhystadt AG on the acquisition of 160,000 sqm within the Klybeck site from Novartis
- Advised Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank Credit Suisse Asset Management AG and Schroders on various real estate transactions
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