A team noted for its ‘long standing experience’, Lenz & Staehelin’s capital markets team maintains a broad offering and is well-equipped to handle a range of issues such as equity transactions, offerings of bonds and exchange offers, among others. Alongside this, the team demonstrates particular proficiency in relation to derivatives. ’Outstanding’ Jacques Iffland spearheads the Geneva practice, with ‘well-connected’ Patrick Schleiffer and Tino Gaberthüel jointly leading the firm’s Zurich office. Marcel Tranchet bolsters the practice with his considerable expertise regarding financing matters, securities offering and regulatory matters. Ariel Ben Hattar and Patrick Schärli are also recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘Strong team, great experience, always available and great to work with.’
‘Long standing experience and considerate advice.’
‘The team's knowhow in the area of capital markets and in particular tokenized assets is outstanding as they perfectly understand how to bring together the relevant knowhow in the fields of IT, legal and business models.'
'Lenz & Staehelin has been particularly crucial to further developing the ecosystem of tokenised securities in Switzerland and have played a vital part in setting standards for the industry.’
‘Jacques Iffland has played a key role in taking the capital markets in Switzerland to the next level. He not only supports his own clients, but also invests a great deal of time with his team in building a vibrant overall capital markets ecosystem in Switzerland.'
'Jacques Iffland is well-known and respected in the Swiss capital markets community. He is one of the most outstanding lawyers I have ever worked with.’
‘Patrick Schleiffer and his team are well established in the market; they know the standards and advice in an effective manner.’
‘Patrick Schleiffer is an expert in his field. He is well-connected and also know the likely counterparts and how to deal with.’
Key clients
- ABB E-mobility
- Accelleron
- Allwyn Entertainment
- Bank of America
- Bank of New Zealand
- Banorte – Banco Mercantil de Norte S.A., Mexico
- Blackrock
- Bobst Group SA
- Bundesverband Deutscher Banken (BBV)
- Capital Martkets and Technology Association (CMTA)
- Compagnie Financière Richemont
- Credit Suisse, UBS
- DB ETC plc
- Deutsche Bank
- Edizione (Benetton family)
- Edmond de Rothschild
- Geberit AG
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
- Invesco
- LafargeHolcim
- Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities and Cowen Inc
- National Australia Bank NAB
- NJJ Holding (Xavier Niel)
- ObsEva SA
- On Holding AG
- Pictet
- Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft
- Saudi National Bank
- Sika
- SoftwareONE
- Stadler Rail
- Swissquote
- UBS
- VTG Aktiengesellschaft
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Wisdom Tree
Work highlights
- Advised ABB and Accelleron Industries Ltd. on the spin-off of Accelleron Industries Ltd, which operates ABB's former turbocharger business, and initial listing of Accelleron on SIX Swiss Exchange.
- Advised ABB and ABB E-Mobility on a pre-IPO private placement. ABB E-mobility, a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, successfully completed a pre-IPO private placements in the total amount of approximately CHF 525m through issuance of new shares to new minority shareholders.
- Advised SCCF on the issuance of short-term tokenized notes (tokenised by using the CMTAT smart contract framework published by the Capital Markets and Technology Association).
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Jacques Iffland, Patrick Schleiffer, Tino Gaberthüel