Peter Hsu

Peter Hsu is key contact person for Banking, Insurance & Finance and heads Bär & Karrer's insurance team. His practice focuses on banking, insurance, financing and capital markets. He advises Swiss and foreign banks, insurers, securities firms, asset managers, insurance brokers and other financial intermediaries as well as fintech and insurtech businesses with regard to M&A, regulatory, corporate law and contract law matters. Moreover, he advises clients on M&A transactions in other sectors.

Peter Hsu has published several books and articles on topics in banking, insurance and capital markets and is regularly invited to speak on these topics.

• Advised UBS to Acquire Credit Suisse
• 100% Takeover of Bank Linth LLB by Liechtensteinische Landesbank completed
• Adivsed Insurtech Company CLARK Group on the Acquisition of UB Partner
• Advised Infront on the Acquisition of Assetmax
• Advised Quaestor Coach on the Combination of Investarit with Diem Client Partner

• Banking
• M&A
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity

• Insurance
• Banking
• Financial services
• Automotive

• Switzerland

• European Forum on Financial Crime & Sanctions Risk Management (Member of the Steering Commitee)
• AIDA Swiss Chapter (Member of the Organising Committee)
• Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Swiss Society for Liability and Insurance Law (SGHVR)
• Co-editor of the Basel Commentary on the Anti-Money Laundering Act (MLA)
• Co-editor of the Basler Commentary on the Insurance Supervision Act (ISA)
• Board member of Jyske Bank (Schweiz) AG (2015/2016)

• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law: LL.M. (2004) 
• University of Zurich: Dr. iur. (1999) 
• University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1995)