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Walder Wyss is one of Switzerland’s leading law firms, specialising in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Walder Wyss has established a leading position in specific sectors and product areas. Its national and international networks of correspondents and partners from a broad range of disciplines are selected according to the highest standards of professional competence.
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Banking & Finance:
Pierre-Alain Guillaume
Partner
pierre-alain.guillaume@walderwyss.com
Francis Nordmann
Partner
francis.nordmann@walderwyss.com
Lukas Wyss
Partner
lukas.wyss@walderwyss.com
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising Swiss Life Ltd. (SIX-listed) on its EUR 750m undated subordinated bond;
- Advising Gategroup (SIX-delisted) on its CHF 350m bond.
- More deals and cases.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Urs P. Gnos
Partner
urs.gnos@walderwyss.com
Markus Vischer
Senior Counsel
markus.vischer@walderwyss.com
Urs Schenker
Counsel
urs.schenker@walderwyss.com
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising Sanofi on its strategic partnership with Lonza regarding the establishment of a joint venture to build and operate a large-scale facility;
- Advising the sole owner of software solution provider AutoForm on the sale of a majority stake in the AutoForm Group to Astorg Partners, one of the most successful independent private equity companies in Europe;
- Advising Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (NYSE-listed) on its USD 4.9bn sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX-listed) through public exchange offer.
- More deals and cases.
Capital Markets:
Theodor Härtsch
Partner
theodor.haertsch@walderwyss.com
Alex Nikitine
Partner
alex.nikitine@walderwyss.com
Lukas Wyss
Partner
lukas.wyss@walderwyss.com
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising Auris Medical Holding AG (NASDAQ-listed) on its first Controlled Equity Offering (structured as an “at the market offering”);
- Advising a syndicate of lenders in connection with the public takeover offer for all shares in Kuoni Reisen Holding AG (SIX-delisted).
- More deals and cases.
Real Estate:
Johannes A. Bürgi
Partner
johannes.buergi@walderwyss.com
Francis Nordmann
Partner
francis.nordmann@walderwyss.com
Marco Strahm
Partner
marco.strahm@walderwyss.com
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising the seller of a large life science campus in Basel towards the community of Basel as buyer;
- Advising Pradera on the acquisition of a Swiss real estate asset within a pan-European real estate portfolio of IKEA Centers.
- More deals and cases.
TMT:
Mark A. Reutter
Partner
mark.reutter@walderwyss.com
Hans Rudolf Trüeb
Partner
hansrudolf.trueb@walderwyss.com
Recent transactional highlights:
- Advising a global Swiss-based financial services group on several global IT outsourcing transactions, including drafting and negotiating the contracts and assisting in their implementation;
- Advising more than 200 companies of largest Swiss retailer as lead advisors on its global GDPR implementation project.
- More deals and cases.
For a complete list of our areas of expertise please visit: https://www.walderwyss.com/en/practice-areas/
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