Bär & Karrer Ltd, Restructuring/Insolvency

About

Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd

Our restructuring and insolvency team has extensive experience in all aspects of domestic and cross-border restructurings and insolvency matters and works closely with our other practice groups.

A special focus of our practice lies in out of court restructurings, where we can draw on our full range of know-how across relevant related practice fields, such as M&A, corporate law, litigation, financing, employment, tax as well as our banking and insurance practice.

distressed M&A
sale or acquisition out of composition proceedings
advice to directors, officers and shareholders of distressed companies
default negotiations under facility agreements, enforcement of pledges and other securities
mass dismissals, redundancies, social plans
special precautionary requirements and insolvency proceedings for financial institutions.

In insolvency and related court proceedings, we advise and represent debtors, their directors, officers and shareholders as well as creditors, helping with:

composition proceedings
bankruptcy proceedings
fraudulent conveyance actions
enforcement of securities
creditors' claims in bankruptcy
directors' and officers’ liability claims

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Switzerland

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Bär & Karrer is well known for its work in out-of-court restructurings as well as for restructuring and insolvency proceedings for portfolio companies of its many private equity clients. The law firm also assists financial institutions with recovery and resolution planning, as well as distressed M&A transactions.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd

Bär & Karrer advised UBS on the all-share transaction for the acquisition of Credit Suisse.