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Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd

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

1
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.

Work Highlights

  • 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 respondent
Global

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

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

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

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

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

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

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

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Eric Stupp
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Eric Stupp
1
Band 1

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.

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

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

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Ralph Malacrida
2
Ralph Malacrida
Head of Banking & Finance
2
Band 2

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.

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.

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.

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Frédéric Bétrisey
3
Frédéric Bétrisey
3
Band 3

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
3
Peter Hsu
3
Band 3

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 Lawyers at
Bär & Karrer Ltd

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Switzerland

Banking & Finance
Ralph Malacrida
2
Ralph Malacrida
Head of Banking & Finance
2
Band 2
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Frédéric Bétrisey
3
Frédéric Bétrisey
3
Band 3
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Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Eric Stupp
1
Eric Stupp
1
Band 1
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Peter Hsu
3
Peter Hsu
3
Band 3
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Members

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Andre Michael Garbarski

Andrea Ziswiler

Andreas J. Bär

Aurélie Conrad Hari

Christoph Suter

Cyrill Diefenbacher

Cédric Chapuis

Daniel Flühmann

Daniel U. Lehmann

Eric Stupp

Eric Stupp

Head of Department

Faton Aliu

Gadi Winter

Joel Fischer

Lukas Roesler

Léonard Lavanchy-Prack

Mani Reinert

Markus Schott

Martina Athanas

Massimo Chiasera

Matthias Bizzarro

Nadja Jaisli Kull

Paolo Bottini

Pascal Hachem

Ralph Malacrida

Ralph Malacrida

Head of Department

Stephanie Walter

Tiffany Ender

Urs Brügger

Urs Kägi

Vera Naegeli