Comparative Guide
Mergers & Acquisitions
Switzerland
Beat Schwarz, Franz Schubiger, Severin Roelli & Christian Leuenberger
Pestalozzi has expertise in debt capital markets transactions and is recognised for its involvement in bond and derivative issuances. Christian Leuenberger specialises in equity capital markets and public takeovers and regularly counsels clients on stock exchange regulation. Oliver Widmer heads up the team with Leuenberger and is noted for his vast experience in debt capital markets matters. Widmer is relied on by domestic and international banks, financial institutions and wealth managers. Severin Roelli is instructed on public M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The Pestalozzi team, in particular Oliver Widmer, are smart, responsive and commercial with excellent product knowledge.’
- ‘Oliver Widmer is excellent and very user-friendly. He is very smart, responsive, commercial and has excellent product knowledge.’
Key clients
- Agco
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Citigroup
- Coca-Cola HBC
- Deutsche Bank
- Glencore
- Goldman Sachs
- H.C. Wainwright & Co
- Helix Acquisition Corp
- Instimatch
- J.P. Morgan
- Leclanché
Work highlights
Advised Leclanché SA on a CHF360m PIPE and rights offering, a CHF84m and CHF26m private placements and a CHF55m IP carve-out.
Advised Noble Corporation on its €610m cross-border bond issuance in connection with Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings.
Advised Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling on the €5bn update of its EMTN programme and a subsequent €600m notes issuance.
Practice head
Christian Leuenberger; Oliver Widmer
Other key lawyers
Severin Roelli