Baker McKenzie Switzerland, along with Baker McKenzie Luxembourg, have advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Frankfurt Branch, acting as arrangers, bookrunners and original lenders, as well as Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ),
Stiftung PWG has successfully launched and priced its issuance of CHF 120 million total nominal amount of 1.55% Sustainability Bonds 2024-2032. Stiftung PWG is an institution under public law the purpose of which is to maintain or
Credit Suisse’s Additional Tier 1 (“AT1”) bondholders can now take action against Switzerland for expropriation, by bringing investment treaty claims, holding the Swiss state accountable for breaching its international investment agreements when it wrote the
The American supplier of analytical instruments, Thermo Fisher Scientific, with annual revenues of close to US$50 billion, has successfully completed the issuance of its inaugural Swiss franc bonds. It is reportedly the largest foreign Swiss
UBS Group has successfully completed its issuance of 1.25 billion euros of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Callable Senior Notes due June 2033 under its Senior Debt Programme. The Notes are (TLAC) bonds that are eligible to count
The canton of Basel-City has embraced the future of finance by issuing CHF 105 million in digital bonds. At the forefront of this pioneering initiative, Basler Kantonalbank (BKB) took the helm as lead manager, orchestrating a
In early October UBS has published the Base Prospectus for the establishment of its CHF 20 bn program for the issuance of Covered Bonds issued by UBS Switzerland and guaranteed by UBS Hypotheken Schweiz. The
Niederer Kraft Frey (‘NKF’) has provided legal counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore Branch, in their roles as sustainability coordinator and agent, respectively.
Bär & Karrer served as legal counsel to Customs Support Group, a company within the Castik Capital portfolio, in its recent acquisition of Zollimpex, a division of BKM Customs and Consulting (BKM). Zollimpex is
Glarner Kantonalbank successfully completed its Bond issuance in the amount of CHF 110 million, traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft acted as Joint Lead Manager. Homburger advised Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft in connection with