Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises high-profile national and international clients including banks, asset managers, fintech companies, and other financial institutions. The team is active across a range of issues including regulation of distributed ledger technology and enforcement proceedings for shareholding disclosure rules, anti-money laundering, and unauthorised banking. Eric Stupp heads the team and regularly advises clients on regulatory matters, enforcement proceedings, and financial transactions. Other core names within the team include Ralph Malacrida who specialises in M&A and corporate financial transactions and Peter Hsu who regularly advises domestic and international banks and fintech businesses on cross-border regulatory and contractual matters. With a special focus on fintech, Daniel Flühmann is a key contact who regularly advises financial innovators and established market participants. Capital markets and finance expert Lukas Roesler specialises in advising various actors involved in financial transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘For me, Bär & Karrer is clearly Switzerland's best law firm. They have excellent attorneys and as a client, you get the best team. In the case of Bär & Karrer, clients come first - and not short-term commercial interests.’
- ‘Joel Fischer is a brilliant mind and an outstanding attorney with an impressive track record working on high-profile international banking engagements. His work on US enforcement matters, tax obligations, anti-financial crime, or anti-corruption cases was consistently excellent.'
- 'Eric Stupp is a fantastic attorney and likely the most experienced Swiss lawyer for important banking matters. He led critical investigations in the banking sector related to tax compliance and other financial crime matters. Stephanie Walter is a very diligent and highly gifted attorney.’
- ‘Responsiveness is excellent, delivery of products which can be used, very good quality of work.’
- ‘Powerful, exceptional and outstanding partners, such as Peter Hsu, Daniel Flühmann and Eric Stupp.’
- ‘Baer-Karrer team is always ready to help, and they are very approachable. They are a key partner of our firm, and we owe a debt of gratitude to them for the excellent service they provide.’
- ‘The banking and finance team of Bär & Karrer works very professionally and at the same time provides or delivers their service very pragmatically and tailored to the specific needs of the client.’
- ‘Peter Hsu is a long-time partner of the team with whom we have worked for many years. He listens and is very specific about our needs. The result of his service is perfectly matched to our internal needs. Based on his professionality he is able to excellently assess the involved risks and to find the perfect solution which fits the business needs.’
Key clients
- UBS Group AG
- ION Asset Management
- Liechtensteinische Landesbank
- Orthos Advisory AG
- Bitcoin Suisse AG
- Orthos Advisory AG
- CLARK Group
- Liechtensteinische Landesbank
- Credit Suisse
- Tecan Group Ltd.
- Rothschild Bank AG
- Cembra Money Bank AG
- Morgan Stanley International, London, Zurich Branch
Work highlights
- Advising UBS on the acquisition of Credit Suisse.
- Acting as legal advisor to Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (LLB) in connection with the public tender offer and the subsequent cancellation procedure and as counsel for Bank Linth for the delisting procedure.
- Assisted a Swiss asset manager in setting up the regulatory framework to comply with the requirements pursuant to the Swiss Financial Institutions Act and Swiss Financial Services Act in the context of its licensing process with FINMA.
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Ralph Malacrida specializes in M&A and corporate finance transactions, including venture capital transactions, structured and acquisition finance as well as capital markets. He has extensive experience in complex corporate restructurings. Ralph Malacrida is co-head of the M&A practice and heads the Finance practice. He has a strong track record advising clients on domestic and international M&A and finance transactions, successfully executing deals for sellers, buyers, finance providers, borrowers and issuers. Ralph Malacrida is a member of the board of directors of several Swiss companies. He is ranked as a leading lawyer in IFLR 1000, Legal 500, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.
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Daniel Flühmann's practice focuses on banking, insurance and financial market laws as well as on the area of collective investment schemes. He assists Swiss and foreign banks, investment managers, securities firms as well as insurance companies and other financial services providers in regulatory and contract law matters and in the context of licence application proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. A special focus of Daniel Flühmann's work lies on fintech, advising both financial innovators and established market participants. Furthermore, he advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters as well as on M&A transactions. Daniel Flühmann has authored various publications in his areas of expertise and regularly speaks on topics in the area of financial services at expert conferences.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eric Stupp, Ralph Malacrida, Peter Hsu, Daniel Flühmann, Lukas Roesler