Hall of fameHomburger
René Bösch is an expert in financial market regulation and capital markets. He has been a partner with Homburger for more than 25 years and is now Of Counsel.
Homburger
Counting a number of key players in the Swiss capital market in its client roster, Homburger is noted for its expertise advising clients on tax and regulatory aspects of capital markets transactions. Frank Gerhard and Benjamin Leisinger co-lead the practice, with the former possessing considerable expertise in IPO, private placements and innovative structures. Benedikt Maurenbrecher’s capabilities encompass regulatory capital instruments, debt, and asset-based and equity-linked transactions. Dieter Gericke and Daniel Daeniker are both particularly active within the life sciences sector, while René Bösch is routinely entrusted by clients to handle debt capital market transactions. Daniel Häusermann bolsters the practice with his broad practice, and Lee Saladino’s strengths lie in regulatory capital and other debt instruments.
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Testimonials
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‘I find Claude Lambert very responsive. He is a highly experienced lawyer and delivers solution focused advice specific to our business. He has a very good manner and approach with clients. I would highly recommend Claude as an expert in corporate governance, AGM practices, advising Boards and senior executive management.'
'Claude Lambert's spoken and written English is perfect which is extremely helpful when dealing with English speaking client. He delivers top class legal advice that is also practical. ’
‘Very good reputation in the market (they are the best in this field), strong recommendations, very good response times, meet quotes/budgets. Also very good value for money compared to other firms.’
‘They are experts in their field, they always have fast response times and answers as well as straightforward dealings. The team is solution-oriented and with a forward-looking view.’
‘Homburger supports us with a diverse team of hard-working subject matter experts, covering the whole range of capital markets (equity, debt, M&A). They are practical and pragmatic, and also clearly articulate the sometimes exotic Swiss law provisions. They come up with creative and compliant solutions.’
‘They are smart, creative, pragmatic, responsive and a pleasure to work with.'
‘Accurate, excellent co-operation, large track and relevant track record.'
'An extremely reliable and highly committed team’
Key clients
- UBS
- Meyer Burger Technology
- Dufry
- Luzerner Kantonalbank
- ADC Therapeutics
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding
- MCH Group
- VectivBio
- Nice & Green
- AMAG Leasing
- Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
- Pictet
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- 21Shares
- Nestlé Holdings and Nestlé
- Roche Holding
- Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft
- Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
- Goldman Sachs
- Bunge
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Hall of fameHomburger
Partner. Practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, particularly cross-border transactions, and on corporate governance. Other areas of work include capital markets law (particularly equity offerings and IPOs) and financial services regulation.
Homburger
Partner. M&A, PTOs, private equity (incl. venture capital), IPOs, equity offerings (incl. innovative structures), shareholder activism, corporate law and governance, securities regulation.
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Homburger
Partner. Practice focuses on public and private mergers & acquisitions, equity capital markets (ECM) and real estate transactions. Other areas of work include corporate and capital markets law and corporate governance. He also co-heads Homburger's Healthcare / Life Sciences team.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Frank Gerhard, Benjamin Leisinger