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Baker McKenzie Switzerland serves its banking and finance clients from Zurich and Geneva. Our team covers the entire spectrum of banking and finance products, with a particular expertise on acquisition finance, asset finance, financial service regulatory, loans and credit facilities, real estate finance, export finance, trade finance, structured finance and financial restructuring.  

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Banking & Finance - Switzerland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie advises corporate borrowers, international private equity sponsors and domestic banks on lending agreements, including revolving bridge and credit facilities and syndicated financing. The team also works on broad regulatory matters, including assisting clients with obtaining regulatory approval. Team members are additionally well regarded for their work on refinancing matters.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie acted for Migros Bank on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake of Avenir Group by Liberta Partners.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Lukas Glanzmann
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Lukas Glanzmann
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Band 1
Lukas Glanzmann is well known for his expertise in the areas of credit and bridge facilities. He is also highly esteemed for advising clients on acquisition financing and restructuring mandates.

Lukas Glanzmann delivers expert judgement every time. He stands out because of his vast experience, which is one of his assets and why we trust him.

Lukas Glanzmann is very experienced and strong in our cases.

Lukas Glanzmann is very helpful. He answers in a timely manner and incorporates everything we need in the documents.

Lukas Glanzmann is the best for financing transactions and insolvency matters in Switzerland.

He is a highly sophisticated lawyer who can advise on all matters in relation to financing but is also an excellent restructuring lawyer.

Ansgar Schott
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Ansgar Schott
3
Band 3

Ansgar Schott is an established regulatory lawyer advising large international financial institutions on compliance with financial regulations both in and out of Switzerland, including those relating to sanctions, investment funds, derivatives and fintech licences.

Ansgar Schott has a great ability to narrow down complex problems to the essential points and then solve them in a focused and efficient manner.

Ansgar Schott is a highly skilled, very professional and pragmatic lawyer.

Ansgar Schott is a very renowned expert in this area. He is very pragmatic and solution-oriented, with outside-of-the-box thinking and a good regulatory background.

Working with Ansgar was a very good experience. It was easy to communicate with him, he gave reliable feedback and he always delivered in a timely fashion.

Markus Wolf
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Markus Wolf
Head of Banking & Finance
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Band 4
Markus Wolf advises lenders on syndicated credit facility agreements and bridge facility agreements. He also advises clients regarding refinancing and seed financing matters.

Markus Wolf is extremely competent, speedy and friendly.

Markus Wolf is a well-known and business-oriented lawyer.

He has a huge level of knowledge and experience through which I can channel my ideas to see how to move forward.

Samuel Marbacher
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Samuel Marbacher
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4

Samuel Marbacher advises banks on financing mandates, including refinancing agreements and revolving credit facilities. He is additionally reputed for his ability to combine his knowledge of the real estate sector with his experience in financing mandates.

He has vast know-how, extensive experience and an excellent understanding of the business. He is capable of thinking outside the box as well as finding pragmatic solutions which work for all parties.

Samuel Marbacher demonstrates strong commercial awareness and aligns his advice well with our strategic objectives.

His client focus and clarity in communication stand out. He handles complex matters with confidence and precision, and consistently delivers high-quality legal input.

His emotional intelligence allows him to read clients. He feels their moods and their worries and gets where they are coming from. It is a joy to work with him.

Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie

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Switzerland

Banking & Finance

Lukas Glanzmann
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Lukas Glanzmann
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Band 1
Markus Wolf
4
Markus Wolf
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Samuel Marbacher
4
Samuel Marbacher
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Ansgar Schott
3
Ansgar Schott
3
Band 3

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