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.
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Testimonials
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‘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
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Leading partners
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Marco Häusermann
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Bertrand Schott
Niederer Kraft Frey AGNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Philip Spoerlé
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Adrian Koller
Niederer Kraft Frey AGPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sandro Abegglen