Alpiq’s CHF 3.6 billion debt financing: the advisors
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Alpiq Holding on a revolving credit facilities agreement with an international syndicate of banks as lenders and a revolving loan facility agreement with a syndicate of Swiss banks as lenders. UBS Switzerland, advised by Homburger, acted as mandated lead arranger and sole bookrunner in relation to such financings.
The credit facilities made available to the Swiss electricity producer have an aggregate volume of CHF 3.6 billion.
The teams
The NKF team was led by partners Adrian Koller and Andrea Giger, working with associate Alexander Züger (all M&A/finance) and partner Markus Kronauer (tax).
The Homburger team comprised partner Jürg Frick (pictured left), associate Nathalie Scherrer (both financing and investment products), and partner Stefan Oesterhelt (tax, pictured right).