Banking and finance: Zurich

Baker McKenzie

Demonstrating prowess acting on the lender and borrower side, Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG operates for a plethora of blue-chip clients in relation to acquisition finance, financial restructuring, and regulatory matters, alongside the full gamut of financing transactions. The practice is jointly led by Samuel Marbacher and Markus Wolf; the former is a tour-de-force in relation to syndicated lending and real estate financing, and the latter employs his wide-ranging experience in cross-border financial restructurings and formal insolvency procedures. Lukas Glanzmann possesses a strong grounding in credit facilities, restructuring, and accounting, while Ansgar Schott is highly esteemed in handling transactions with regulatory components.

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Testimonials

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‘Open friendly informal communication.’
‘Ansgar Schott has a deep understanding of Asset Management and Fund Distribution and is always available on short notice.’
‘In-depth knowledge of local market.'
'Very strong negotiation skills and high availability.’
‘Very diligent on legal and technical details, makes the Baker Zurich team a reliable partner in complex situations / multi-jurisdictional transactions.’
‘Polite and reasonably calm in all - even tense - situations.’
‘Pragmatic and solution-oriented.'
'Extremely dedicated, solution driven and long term relationship focused.'

Key clients

UBS AG
UBS Switzerland AG
Georg Fischer
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) AG
Feintool International Holding AG
Schulthess Maschinen AG
Coöperatieve Rabobank UA
Luzerner Kantonalbank AG
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Bio-Rad
Commerzbank and SEB
Helveteq AG
Leonteq Securities AG
Argos Wityu
Idorsia and Viatris

Work highlights

Advised Barclays Bank PLC and Deutsche Bank AG on a $5bn bridge facility agreement for Roche Holdings, Inc. and Roche Finanz AG as borrowers, and with Roche Holding AG as guarantor.
Advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Frankfurt Branch, acting as arrangers, bookrunners ,and original lenders, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, acting as agent, on an $810m term loan facility agreement for Clariant AG and Clariant Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.
Acted for Luzerner Kantonalbank AG as arranger, agent, security agent, and lender, and other Swiss and Liechtenstein banks as lender, in connection with their EUR150m financing of GarLa AcquiCo AG and its subsidiaries.

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