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Luc Defferrard

Walder Wyss

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Capital markets
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Banking
Consumer goods and services
Energy
Financial services
Healthcare
Real estate
Languages:
French
German
English
Biography

Luc Defferrard, partner with Walder Wyss since 2001, has been active in the finance and legal industry for many years. He mainly advises clients in domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, financing, restructuring as well as in real estate and capital market. Luc Defferrard particularly focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions. He is regularly recommended by Chambers, Legal500 and IFLR1000. Chambers Europe describes him as "always available" and "very strong negotiator"

Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Luc Defferrard was working for seven years with UBS in Geneva, Zurich and New York as client manager and project manager in corporate and structured finance. In this position he developed the bank's structured finance offerings to clients in the French part of Switzerland.

Luc Defferrard speaks French, German and English. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Practice areas
  • Banking
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
Address:
Zurich
Tel:+41586585547 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.walderwyss.com/en/lawyers/luc.defferrard