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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