Sébastien Roy
PestalozziOften engaged by a plethora of banks, securities firms, and asset managers, Pestalozzi‘s core streams of work encompass commodities trade financing, acquisition financing, and mezzanine financing, among others. The department is also regarded for its regulatory capabilities, civil banking claims, and fraud investigations work. At the forefront of the practice, Sébastien Roy demonstrates prowess in relation to financing, M&A transactions, and private equity, while Christophe Emonet operates for a consortium of clients on matters surrounding banking disputes and regulatory issues. Ludivine Boisard is more than capable of advising on cross-border transactions, and Nicolas Herren principally focuses on banking disputes with facets of contractual and regulatory issues.
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‘Sébastien Roy and team were able to handle incoming queries promptly and calmly and provide detailed, clear and practical advice.’
‘Brilliant English, available and responsive.'
'Able to assimilate lots of information quickly, understand commercial imperatives and give clear, concise and commercially aware advice in a situation where there was much uncertainty.’
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Banque Cantonale de Genève
- Barclays Bank
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Blackstone Credit
- BNP Paribas
- Calik Enerji Switzerland
- Citadel Wealth Management
- Citibank
- Cott Beverages
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Glencore
- Goldman Sachs
- ING Bank NV
- International Finance Corporation
- JP Morgan
- Kreos Capital VI (UK) Limited
- Macquarie Bank Limited
- Maxeon Solar Technologies
- Noble Corporation
- Norddeutsche Landesbank
- Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG
- SOCAR
- UBS
- UniCredit Bank AG
- Welltec International ApS
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
Work highlights
- Representing Fahad Al Rajaan, and, since his passing away in September 2022, his Estate, in of the biggest ongoing cross-border investigation related to more than $80bn banking transactions, conducted by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland and in multiple parallel mutual assistance proceedings related to his work as former CEO of the Public Institution of Social Security of Kuwait.
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Sébastien Roy, Christophe Emonet