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Baker McKenzie

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Entrusted to assist clients with a range of domestic and international transactions, Baker McKenzie’s ‘responsive and pragmatic’ team is well-equipped to advise on matters pertaining to equity and debt transactions, derivatives, securitisation and structured finance. Practice head Matthias Courvoisier is especially knowledgeable in equity capital market transactions and equity linked debt, such as IPOs and public takeovers. Ansgar Schott specialises in structured products and investment funds, to name a few. Yves Mauchle, who has recently been promoted to partner, advises clients with complex mandates that involve IPOs, GDR offerings and high yield bonds. Tanja Schmid is another key figure to note in the practice.

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  • ‘Ansgar Schott can summarise even the most complex issues in the simplest way to enable senior management to make the necessary decisions. He is able to work under pressure, always keeps an overview and is available to provide advice and support in urgent cases.'

  • 'Ansgar Schott stands out for his ability to find solutions and negotiate contracts at the highest level, even on complex issues. He is also known for his pragmatic approach to finding solutions with high legal quality, and for always trying to get the best for his clients, be it in a contract negotiation or in a project.’

  • ‘A very hands-on team, super responsive and pragmatic in their approach.'

  • ‘I really like working with Matthias Courvoisier, he is a trusted partner for M&A and capital markets topics and he is both a legal and a financial expert which facilitates holistic discussions with the clients.'

  • ‘Extremely strong capital markets capabilities combined with outstanding DLT knowledge which makes Baker McKenzie's services unique in the market. ’

Key clients

  • VT5 Acquisition Company AG
  • GEM Ltd
  • Cicor Technologies Ltd.
  • Artemis Holding AG
  • Implantica AG
  • Société Générale
  • Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.
  • Varia US Properties AG
  • Zur Rose Group AG
  • SEBA Bank AG
  • Occlutech Holding AG
  • Intershop Holding AG
  • Comet Holding AG
  • Stifel Europe Bank AG
  • Investis Holding AG
  • PSP Swiss Property AG
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Basilea Pharmaceutica AG
  • Arbonia AG
  • Bank Vontobel
  • Feintool
  • Helveteq AG
  • Zürcher Kantonalbank
  • Credit Suisse AG
  • UBS
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
  • Leonteq
  • CLSA Limited
  • Joincare Pharmaceutical
  • KSA Group
  • Meier Capital AG

Work highlights

  • Acted as legal advisor on the successful offering and listings of Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) on SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) of four Chinese companies — GEM Co., Ltd., Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd., Keda Industrial Group Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Shanshan Co., Ltd. The four companies are the first to issue GDR in the Swiss capital market through the China-Switzerland Stock Connect, after China Securities Regulatory Commission reformed the Stock Connect scheme and the Swiss regulators recently finalized the revised SIX listing rules in late July 2022.
  • Advised Cicor Technologies Ltd on the exercise of its option to reopen its issuance of mandatory convertible bonds due 2027 in an amount corresponding to CHF 40m and to sell those bonds to One Equity Partners ("OEP").
  • Advised Feintool International Holding AG ("Feintool") on its capital increase by approximately CHF 202m via a rights offering.

Lawyers

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Tanja Schmid

Tanja Schmid

Baker McKenzie LLP

Tanja Schmid is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance and Capital Markets Groups in Zurich. She graduated from the University of Bern in 2016 and was admitted to the bar in 2019. Prior to joining the Firm in 2019, she worked as a law clerk at a Bern based law firm and a tax court of first instance. She gained additional experience by working at the legal service of a Swiss bank for five years. Tanja focuses her practice on Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, general corporate law matters as well as financial services matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthias Courvoisier

Other key lawyers

Ansgar Schott, Yves Mauchle, Tanja Schmid

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