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David Ledermann

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
French
English
German
Biography

David Ledermann is an expert on corporate law, M&A and financing transactions with a particular emphasis on complex equity financing for privately held companies, convertible debt financing and debt financing backed by traditional and non-traditional assets (such as art collection), where he regularly advises Swiss and international investors, borrowers and lenders. He also has a broad experience in M&A transactions (share deal as well as asset deal) across a wide range of industries such as private banking, biotech, watchmaking and luxury goods and financial services. 

Practice areas
  • M&A
  • Asset Finance
  • Private Equity
  • Capital Market : Debt
  • Islamic Finance
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Consumer Goods and Services
  • Industrials
  • Pharma and Life Sciences
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
Academic qualifications

 

  • University of Geneva (lic. iur., 1995)
  • Duke University School of Law (LL. M., 1999)