Dr Urs Kägi > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Bär & Karrer Ltd. Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr Urs Kägi
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions | Corporate & Commercial | Listed Companies | Corporate Governance | Capital Markets | Financing | Reorganization & Insolvency | Banking & Insurance
Position
Urs Kägi advises listed and non-listed companies on a broad range of corporate and regulatory matters. A main focus of his work is on M&A transactions (both in a domestic and a cross-border setup), including mergers, spin-offs, public offers, joint ventures, complex intra-group restructurings, relocations, as well as private equity and family succession transactions, on corporate restructurings of financially distressed companies, and on corporate governance (including “Minder”/compensation issues) and securities laws issues.
Urs has advised a number of Swiss blue chips and major multi-national clients. Apart from his transactional work, he provides ongoing corporate advice to a number of listed companies, including several Swiss-domiciled clients with a primary or secondary listing abroad. He has in-depth expertise of the financial services sector, in particular banking, insurance and stock exchanges. In the context of his expertise in connection with cross-border bank reorganizations and resolution actions, he has recently been invited to speak as a panelist by the Financial Stability Board’s Legal Experts Group.
Career
- Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2014)
- Associate at Bär & Karrer (2005)
- Trainee at Bär & Karrer (2003)
Languages
English, German
Memberships
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Recognized Representative for the Listing of Securities at the SIX Swiss Exchange
- Co-editor of the law journal “Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht (GesKR)”
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss Lawyers Association (SJV)
Education
- University of Fribourg: Dr. iur. (2012); Peter-Jäggi-Award (for the best dissertation in the area of private law of the faculty of law of Fribourg); Professor-Walther-Hug-Award (for the best law dissertations in Switzerland); Joseph-Vigener-Award (for the best dissertations of the University of Fribourg)
- University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley): LL.M. (2011)
- Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2005)
- University of St. Gallen: lic. iur. (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Capital markets
Spearheaded by ‘outstanding’ Rolf Watter, Ralph Malacrida, Lukas Roesler and Urs Kägi, Bär & Karrer Ltd. is sought out by clients for its expertise in the issuance of bonds and notes, as well as in relation to equity-linked and regulatory capital instruments. The team possesses vast experience in the banking, industrials, technology and healthcare fields. Frédéric Bétrisey is the key contact for capital markets in the firm’s Geneva office, whereas Paolo Bottini is the key contact in the Lugano office.
Comparative Guides
Switzerland: Corporate Governance | March 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Corporate Governance laws and regulations applicable in Switzerland. |
Lawyer Rankings
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