‘Extremely knowledgeable’ Homburger is especially adept at representing a litany of notable clients in relation to financial services regulatory matters, as well as structured products and issues arising from the blockchain sector. The practice is jointly led by Jürg Frick, who maintains a varied practice that is comprised of cross-border credit facilities, syndicated financing, and bond offerings, and Stefan Kramer, whose capabilities encompass asset-based financing and financial market infrastructures. Benedikt Maurenbrecher is a highly capable practitioner on the regulatory side of the banking and finance sphere, whereas Daniel Haeberli bolsters the practice with his wealth of experience in secured lending and structured financing. Benjamin Leisinger is active on both the regulatory and transactional sides of the practice.
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‘The Banking and Finance team at Homburger is extremely knowledgeable.'
'With years of experience and tradition, a client can be sure that legal advice from this team is comprehensive and very well thought through.’
‘Jürg Frick is extremely knowledgeable and precise. He also offers very personal treatment to each client and is very available, which makes working with him a very pleasant experience.’
‘Homburger is extremely professional, highly motivated and responds always to the customer's needs.'
'Benedikt Maurenbrecher is an outstanding good listener. He is very creative and has an open mind-set. He can attack issues at their core and provide solutions which you may have never thought of.'
'Their legal and industry knowledge is outstanding.’
‘Benjamin Leisinger has shown us in various situations a way out of complex legal situations with his advice, which has always been very professional and always on time. Benjamin Leisinger regularly created great added value for us.’
'The team is a modular cluster of top experts. Its composition is very dynamic and dependent on the issues at hand which is very efficient and brings added value to the client. You always feel you are in good hands.'
Key clients
- Coöperatieve Rabobank
- DKSH
- Alcon
- Springer Nature
- UBS Switzerland
- Elevate Textiles
- RBC Europe
- JPW Industries
- UBS Group
- Credit Suisse Group
Work highlights
- Advised Coöperatieve Rabobank on a $2.5bn cross-border multi-currency credit facilities agreement.
- Advised UBS Group on regulatory aspects in debut issuance of $3.5bn AT1 Notes with equity conversion feature.
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Practice head
Jürg Frick; Stefan Kramer
Other key lawyers
Benedikt Maurenbrecher; Daniel Haeberli; Benjamin Leisinger; Stefan Bindschedler