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Bär & Karrer Ltd

Banking & Finance

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Bär & Karrer Ltd

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The Banking & Finance team of Bär & Karrer advises their clients on all regulatory aspects of their business. Our expertise covers all financial institutions including banks, securities dealers, asset managers, investment funds, insurance companies and businesses active in the fintech sector. 

  • Advice in regulatory, commercial and transactional matters
  • Licensing of banks, securities dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions
  • Setting up branches and representative offices
  • Fund structuring, issuance of documentation for investment schemes and products, registration of domestic and foreign investment schemes
  • Representation in enforcement proceedings by regulatory authorities (e.g. FINMA or SIX Exchange Regulation)
  • Acquisitions and disposals of divisions and client portfolios

We work closely with our own regulatory, litigation, restructuring and other specialists, and also with finance experts in other jurisdictions and representatives of financial institutions in Switzerland and abroad. 

  • Corporate and investment grade lending
  • Leveraged and acquisition finance
  • Syndications
  • Real estate and asset finance
  • Project and infrastructure finance
  • Trade, commodities and export finance
  • Convertible and high-yield bonds
  • Margin loans
  • Securitisation and risk transfers
  • Insolvency and restructuring

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Switzerland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Bär & Karrer advises clients in the financial sector on a wide array of regulatory matters, such as licence applications. The law firm also acts for both lenders and borrowers on a range of financing matters, including sustainability-linked credit facilities, corporate finance, security-backed facilities and acquisition finance. Clients benefit from the team's collaboration with its market-leading M&A team. The law firm deals both with domestic and cross-border matters, including investigations by the US DOJ. It is a particularly popular choice with clients from the insurance sector.

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Work Highlights

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  • Bär & Karrer advised United Grinding Group on its EUR800 million credit facilities related to the financing of its acquisition of the Georg Fischer Machining Solutions division.

Strengths

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  • The Bär & Karrer team are very diligent, responsive and smart.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

  • Bär & Karrer has leading-edge advisers with deep technical knowledge and the pragmatism needed to close a deal.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

  • Bär & Karrer has handled a very complex and sophisticated matter for our company with good and professional support.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

  • Bär & Karrer has a good mix of young and bright talent and experienced seniors with excellent networks.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

  • The Bär & Karrer team are very responsive and provide well-considered and commercially practical advice.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Eric Stupp
    Eric Stupp

    Eric Stupp

    The highly esteemed Eric Stupp is particularly popular with banks and clients from the insurance sector for advice on regulatory matters, enforcement proceedings and multinational investigations.

    • Eric Stupp has great ideas and a great way of communicating, going about things in a way to help people find the middle ground.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Eric Stupp is really good in situations where it looks like it is very difficult to find a resolution.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

    • We have had a great cooperation with Eric Stupp and have appreciated his availability and professionalism.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Ralph Malacrida
    Ralph Malacrida

    Ralph Malacrida

    Ralph Malacrida acts for both lenders and borrowers on refinancing, acquisition financing and corporate financing matters. He is also well equipped to assist with financing transactions with cross-border elements.

    • Ralph Malacrida is an extremely professional and well-respected lawyer.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

    • Ralph Malacrida is fast at responding, and what I really like about him is that he is to the point. He is an institution in the Swiss market and has good expertise.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

    • I do not know anybody who is as responsive as Ralph. Further, his legal and economic acumen is just brilliant and it is always a pleasure working with him on projects.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
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  • Frédéric Bétrisey
    Frédéric Bétrisey

    Frédéric Bétrisey

    Frédéric Bétrisey is well regarded for assisting clients with debt refinancing, mezzanine financing and Islamic finance matters, as well as advising on regulatory topics.

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  • Peter Hsu
    Peter Hsu

    Peter Hsu

    Peter Hsu mainly advises banks and clients in the insurance sector on regulatory matters, such as licensing applications to FINMA. He also assists financial sector clients with M&A and capital markets transactions.

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Ranked Individuals at Bär & Karrer Ltd (4)

Switzerland

Members

Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd

  • Andreas D Länzlinger

  • Martin Anderson

  • Susanne Schreiber

  • Lukas Roesler

  • Joel Fischer

  • Vera Naegeli

  • Christoph Suter

  • Daniel Flühmann

  • Urs Brügger

  • Urs Kägi

  • Paolo Bottini

  • Cédric Chapuis

  • Daniel U. Lehmann

  • Markus Schott

  • Aurélie Conrad Hari

  • Nadja Jaisli Kull

  • Andre Michael Garbarski

  • Faton Aliu

  • Matthias Bizzarro

  • Massimo Chiasera

  • Cyrill Diefenbacher

  • Pascal Hachem

  • Léonard Lavanchy-Prack

  • Mani Reinert

  • Stephanie Walter

  • Gadi Winter

  • Andrea Ziswiler

  • Eric Stupp

    Head of Department

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  • Ralph Malacrida

    Head of Department

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  • Christoph Neeracher

  • Andreas J. Bär

  • Martina Athanas

  • Tiffany Ender

  • Frédéric Bétrisey

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  • Peter Hsu

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