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Banking and finance: Zurich

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Noted for its ‘very broad capabilities’, VISCHER is well-versed in advising a diverse roster of clients on matters arising from fintech innovations, as well as a variety of financial services and regulatory issues. The practice is spearheaded by Adrian Dörig, who is a highly capable practitioner in relation to corporate finance and debt finance transactions. ’Fantastic’ Markus Guggenbühl frequently handles matters pertaining to debt financing, capital markets, and financial services regulations, while Jana Essebier possesses a strong grounding in derivatives, structured products, and a host of other financial instruments. Stefan Grieder is also recommended.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Markus Guggenbühl is a fantastic leader with excellent knowledge and long-lasting experience.'

  • 'Jana Essebier is extremely perceptive and to the point.’

  • ‘I would not hesitate to recommend them to others, or to use them on any Swiss matter in the future.’

  • ‘Stefan Grieder has an extremely broad range of experience in different area of financial market regulation. His advice comes in a timely manner and always to the point.’

  • ‘Extraordinarily responsive to all requests for assistance and very broad capabilities for all aspects of corporate and finance activity.’

  • ‘Markus Guggenbühl is always able to direct us to the right person in the firm if the work in question is not within his area of expertise.’

Key clients

  • E3 Holding AG
  • Oculis Holding AG
  • Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd.
  • Oberland Capital Management LLC
  • QoQa Brew SA
  • AFINUM Management AG
  • Bank CIC
  • Bank J. Safra Sarasin
  • Battery Ventures
  • Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH
  • Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
  • Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited

Work highlights

Advised Oculis Holding AG on the establishment of a flexible loan facility with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, which provides Oculis access to CHF50m.
Advised Basler Kantonalbank on the transfer of several thousand blocked sub-accounts in the name of Swiss employers and trade unions from the BKB subsidiary Bank Cler to BKB.

Practice head

Adrian Dörig

Other key lawyers

Markus Guggenbühl; Jana Essebier; Stefan Grieder