Philippe Borens and Tarek Houdrouge head up the comprehensive capital markets offering at Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, which routinely operates for clients that are active across financial services, energy, and IT sectors with regards to exchange-traded derivatives, public takeovers, and the issuance of structured products. Borens enjoys a wide-ranging set of skills, encompassing bonds and notes issues, hedge funds, and regulatory issues, while Houdrouge possesses considerable transactional expertise across banking and finance and capital markets. Olivier Favre is highly experienced in relation to an array of financing transactions, and Lorenzo Olgiati is a solid choice for publicly listed companies who require assistance with corporate governance and ESG issues.
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Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- Bank Reichmuth
- AXA Life Ltd
- Barclays Bank PLC
- First Quantum Minerals
- Schroder & Co Bank
- Ams-OSRAM AG
- Bank Vontobel
- Raiffeisen Switzerland
- Spice Private Equity Ltd
Work highlights
- Acted as co-counsel for Sosei Heptares on its acquisition of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd's pharmaceuticals business in Japan and APAC.
- Acted as Swiss counsel to SPRIM Global Investments, a health sciences venture capital firm, in its USD capital commitment in favour of Spexis AG.
- Advises BNP Paribas SA on CHF410m notes issued by EnBW.
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Philippe Borens; Tarek Houdrouge
Other key lawyers
Olivier Favre; Lorenzo Olgiati