Lenz & Staehelin with BNP on cross-border banking merger
Lenz & Staehelin assisted BNP Paribas on the regulatory and corporate aspects of its Swiss banking activities restructuring.
The deal
The operation took the form of a cross-border merger of BNP Paribas Suisse with its parent entity, BNP Paribas SA, Paris, thus leading to the opening of a branch office in Geneva as well as an extension of the activities of its existing Zurich branch.
The Lenz & Staehelin team
The Lenz & Staehelin team working on the matter featured Shelby R. du Pasquier (pictured) and Isy Isaac Sakkal (regulatory and corporate), as well as Ipek Yüce (corporate).