Kellerhals Carrard’s expanding team advises high-profile domestic and international clients, including banks, securities firms, asset managers and insurance companies with asset management entities on a wide range of banking and finance-related areas such as financial regulation, investment banking, complex financing transactions, and asset management. The team assists various fintech projects from advising start-ups on the digitalisation of processes to supporting large banks with the structuring of their NFT offerings. Team head Luca Bianchi has a special focus on capital market transactions and the regulation of financial services. Cornelia Stengel has extensive expertise in fintech and regularly advises innovation projects on digitalisation issues. Dominik Oberholzer specialises in financial markets, capital markets, and anti-money laundering matters. Armin Kühne advises clients on asset management, insurance matters, and anti-money laundering matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The banking and finance team of Kellerhals Carrard has an excellent and comprehensive understanding of banking and finance matters as well as regulatory topics.’
- ‘Luca Bianci is an absolute pro when it comes to regulatory, banking or finance matters (incl. IPOs). Due to his extensive experience, Luca is often the key person when interactions with relevant stakeholders take place, in particular financial market authorities.’
- ‘Kellerhals Carrard is a law firm with an excellent record and extensive experience. It specialises in complex issues and has extensive experience resolving highly complex legal, regulatory and fund law matters.’
- ‘Armin Kühne is a legal attorney with an excellent record, extensive experience and outstanding analytical skills.’
- ‘The team has a strong expertise in Swiss regulation in the fund and asset management industry. Partners are well connected in the Swiss industry and with authorities, in particular FINMA.’
- ‘Armin Kühne is well connected in the fund and asset management industry and with relevant Swiss authorities. Therefore, he has a great overview on market practices. ’
Key clients
- UBS AG
- Swiss FinTech Innovations
- BKW AG
- Franklin Templeton Group.
- DWS
- TWINT AG
- Macquarie Group
- Sygnum Bank AG
- Partners Group
- Novo Banco SA
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- LGT Gruppe Holding AG
Work highlights
- Advising UBS AG on financial services regulatory matters and with regards to the set-up, registration and listing at SIX Swiss Exchange of listed and non-listed funds (total of approx. 150 funds).
- Advised BKW AG as borrower of its CHF 1.5bn syndicated multicurrency revolving credit facility.
- Advised Twint AG on regulatory matters.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Luca Bianchi