Europe - Switzerland
1

Banking and finance: Zurich

Niederer Kraft Frey AG

More informationMore information

Niederer Kraft Frey AG advises high-profile clients on a broad range of banking and finance matters such as regulatory compliance and enforcement, banking litigation, banking insolvency, and financing transactions. The practice is headed by the ‘renowned and well-respected’ Sandro Abegglen whose practice covers bank and financial service regulatory law, complex contractual work, blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations, and civil contentious matters. Marco Häusermann specialises in international financing transactions whilst Bertrand Schott focuses on financial services regulations. Philipp Candreia handles investigation and enforcement matters and Thomas A Frick has a key focus on syndicated finance. Other key team members include Adrian Koller and Philip Spoerlé.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘It is a team that delivers to the point pragmatic and useful legal advice as compared to other firms with a more theoretical approach.’

  • ‘Sandro Abegglen is a renowned and well-respected legal practitioner in the Swiss banking and financial services area. He provides outstanding and respected legal advice.’

  • ‘Premium law firm.’

  • ‘Bertrand Schott is responsive and highly competent. He is also a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘I commend NKF’s Banking and Finance team for their exceptional client service. They foster a collaborative and supportive environment, ensuring that we feel heard and valued as their clients. It is evident that they genuinely care about the success of their clients.’

  • ‘Sandro Abegglen knows his client's needs, is very pragmatic, has strong analytical skills and is known for giving practical advice and delivering creative solutions. He is an excellent lawyer and well connected.’

  • ‘The team is top of the line in banking topics, stands out for its quality and on-time services.’

  • ‘I specifically worked with Sandro Abegglen on litigation cases where he contributed his expertise in certain banking and finance topics in order to shape our argumentation.'

Key clients

  • UBS Switzerland AG
  • Julius Baer
  • Bank of America
  • Ardian Private Equity
  • ED&F Man Group
  • Volcafe Ltd.
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • Credit Suisse
  • J.P. Morgan
  • CIBC
  • EQT Partners
  • Invision
  • Swiss Confederation
  • Capvis
  • Clariant AG
  • Gasverbund Mittelland AG

Work highlights

  • Advised the Swiss Confederation on the conclusion of a CHF9 billion Loss Protection Agreement (LPA) with UBS Group AG.
  • Advised UBS Switzerland,Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., NATIXIS and Zürcher Kantonalbank on a new CHF 500 million syndicated revolving credit facility for Swiss Life.
  • Advised Bank of America, acting as bookrunning mandated lead arranger, on the financing of DKSH’s acquisition of Terra Firma and the subsequent take-out financing.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Sandro Abegglen
Hall of fameNiederer Kraft Frey AG
Sandro Abegglen advises leading Swiss and international banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, fund providers, investment foundations, insurers/reinsurers and institutional investors on a broad variety of regulatory, civil law and other critical laws, such and blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations. He as also a leading role in advising on upcoming new financial services regulations, such as the Swiss Financial Services Act (FIDLEG) and the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FINIG). Represents clients in regulatory and civil law proceedings, and conducts internal investigations for banks, both in national and international contexts. Sandro further advises in financial services, M&A. As a board member of a leading institutional asset manager, and external counsel to senior management of major banks and other financial institutions, he has a thorough understanding of the key aspects of his clients' business and transactions. Sandro was appointed by the Swiss Finance Department to advise on the design of the new Swiss Financial Services Act.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Marco Häusermann
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Marco Häusermann is a partner in the NKF banking, finance & regulatory team and a specialist for banking & finance (regulatory and transactional) matters, debt capital markets transactions and restructuring and insolvency law matters. He frequently advises domestic and international financial institutions and corporates on syndicated debt financings, leveraged finance, asset and project finance and other structured finance transactions as well as in work-out and restructuring situations. He devotes a substantial amount of time in advising arrangers and issuers on debt capital markets transactions, including public offerings and private placements of innovative debt securities, high yield bonds, regulatory capital instruments, hybrid instruments and EMTN programmes.
Bertrand Schott
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Bertrand Schott specialises in the regulation of financial services, investment funds and other investment vehicles in particular asset management and distribution, financial market infrastructures and the trading of derivatives and other financial instruments. Bertrand also focuses on corporate law and M&A, primarily in the financial sector. Bertrand Schott is a member of NKF’s Executive Committee.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Adrian Koller
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Adrian Koller’s practice focuses on public and private M&A and on financing transactions, including complex acquisition and other structured financings. Adrian also advises on capital markets transactions and other corporate and commercial law matters.
Philip Spoerlé
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Philip is a corporate finance specialist with a focus on complex debt and equity-linked financing structures, capital markets transactions and international and domestic public and private M&A. He also advises on the issuance of financial instruments, private equity and venture capital investments and general corporate and commercial matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sandro Abegglen

Other key lawyers

Marco Häusermann, Bertrand Schott, Philipp Candreia, Thomas Frick, Adrian Koller, Philip Spoerlé, Simon Bühler, Martin Schaub, Yannick Wettstein, Stefan Härtner, Nina Bremi

© 2024 Legalease Ltd. All rights reserved

Registered company in England & Wales No. 2423756 VAT 324572722

Registered address: 188 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG