CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.‘s banking and finance team provides guidance to domestic and international lenders and borrowers on complex refinancing and debt restructuring transactions, also advising on regulatory issues. Kaspar Landolt, who leads the practice group, has considerable experience advising on a broad range of finance and regulatory licensing matters. Tina Balzli specialises in regulatory issues and has a particular expertise in fintech challenges. Matthias Kuert is singled out for his track record in international financing and matters related to compliance with Swiss regulations.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘This is an extremely commercially minded team that focuses on ensuring business needs are balanced with sound advice. They have strong knowledge of digital assets, such that they are considered one of the leading groups in a competitive market.’
  • ‘Matthias Kuert is precise and prompt. He understands the challenges at hand without needing in-depth hand-holding and is able to quickly provide solutions which are suitable for business growth while fully aligned with regulatory needs.’
  • ‘Deeply involved in working on the case, proactive, generation of ideas and solutions, active participation of management of the respective project for a foreign client.’
  • ‘Very solution-oriented and very high quality of services.’
  • ‘Kaspar Landolt is very pleasant to work with. He always finds exactly the right balance between providing his extremely high expertise and finding pragmatic solutions.’
  • ‘The team is very hands-on, giving practical advice.’

Key clients

  • Novelis
  • FundRock Switzerland
  • Cité Gestion SA

Work highlights

Advised Novelis on the Swiss law aspects of a $1.25bn term loan refinancing and a $750m notes offering.
Practice head

Kaspar Landolt

Other key lawyers

Tina Balzli; Matthias Kuert