Homburger advises several high-profile clients on financial transaction matters and takes an active role in the development of new legislative acts such as the new Swiss Financial Services Act and the new Swiss blockchain legislation. Benedikt Maurenbrecher heads the team and has expertise in a broad range of transactions such as bonds, secured and unsecured lending. Jürg Frick heads the financing and investment products team and focuses on international high-yield bond offerings and structured financing. Daniel Haeberli’s practice focuses on secured lending, syndicated debt, and structured financing. Other core team members include Stefan Kramer, whose focus is on asset-based and structured finance, René Bösch who regularly acts as senior advisor to banks and was involved in the crafting of the new Swiss Financial Services Act and Benjamin Leisinger, who specialises in financing transactions.
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‘The team has dealt with various complex topics (e.g. contract issues and negotiations with third parties, regulatory issues, issuance of various financial products). The team handled them very well and to our fullest satisfaction.’
‘Fast response times and answers, straightforward dealings, solution-oriented and with a forward-looking view. The team is very well coordinated internally. ’
Key clients
- AtlasEdge
- UBS Switzerland
- ING Bank
- AMAG Leasing
- MusicBird
- Revlon
- Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
- AE Group
- OC Oerlikon
- Valaris
- Citigroup Global Markets
- Swarovski
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- GTT Communications
- Dätwyler Holding, Datwyler Parco Holdings
- Fluence Energy
- Raiffeisen Genossenschaft Schweiz
- Pictet
- Goldman Sachs
- LMG Life
- Migros
- U.C. Cotton
- VectivBio
- wefox
- Implenia
- Clear Channel
- Roche
- Dufry
- GLOBOGATE
- Meyer Burger
- StoneX
- Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank
- DKSH
- ADC Therapeutics SA
Work highlights
- Advised AtlasEdge on milestone sustainability-linked EUR725 m loan facilities
- Advised Raiffeisen Schweiz on incorporating its six branches in separate legal entities as new Raiffeisenbanken.
- Advised ING Bank and a syndicate of 17 banks on high-profile €2.3 bn multicurrency revolving credit facility with Axpo
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Benedikt Maurenbrecher