Pestalozzi‘s ’pragmatic and helpful’ team advises lenders and borrowers on Swiss law-governed and cross-border international finance, acquisition finance, corporate finance, mezzanine financings, syndicated loans, and commodities trade financing. The team also has a regulatory practice which assists clients with compliance matters, licenses, and the structuring of new financial services. The practice is headed by Sébastien Roy, whose practice covers financing, M&A transactions and private equity, and Christophe Emonet, who specialises in international banking disputes and investigations. Ludivine Boisard‘s practice covers all types of domestic and cross-border banking transactions while Nicolas Herren handles banking disputes arising from contractual and regulatory issues. Other key team members include Christophe Berclaz, who has expertise in banking disputes with multi-jurisdictional aspects, and Jean-Baptiste Lhôte, who specialises in commercial law and banking transactions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very commercial and user-friendly advice.’

  • ‘Sébastien Roy is an excellent lawyer - he is my go-to Swiss counsel. He demonstrates the perfect combination of technical acumen and commercial nous. Crucially, he understands the requirements of the broader European market and ensures his team delivers on all aspects in a clear and concise matter.’

  • ‘The banking team at Pestalozzi are pragmatic and helpful. Excellent transaction management.’

Key clients

  • Bank of America
  • Banque Cantonale de Genève
  • Barclays Bank
  • Barclays Capital
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Blackstone Credit
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citibank
  • Clarion Partners
  • Cott Beverages
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Fahad Al-Rajaan, UHNWI
  • Fahad Al-Rajaan (UHNWI), companies he is a BO and his family
  • Glencore
  • Goldman Sachs
  • ING Bank NV
  • International Finance Corporation
  • JP Morgan
  • Kreos Capital VI (UK) Limited
  • Maxeon Solar Technologies
  • Metinvest International SA
  • Noble Corporation
  • River Rock
  • Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG
  • SOCAR
  • UBS
  • UniCredit Bank AG
  • Welltec International ApS
  • Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)
  • Many more Swiss and non-Swiss banks and financial institutions
  • Further, Pestalozzi also represents numerous notable borrowers of finance, particularly commodities traders based in Switzerland such as Glencore, Trafigura, Vitol, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Group, Metinvest, et al.

Work highlights

  • Representing the Estate of the late Fahad Al Rajaan in ongoing cross-border investigations and banking claims in Switzerland and the UK.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sébastien Roy, Christophe Emonet

Other key lawyers

Ludivine Boisard, Nicolas Herren, Christophe Berclaz, Jean-Baptiste Lhôte