Routinely entrusted by sports organisations, private clients and multinational conglomerates, Niederer Kraft Frey AG deploys its strong bench strength to advise on a host of cross-border transactions and international group structures, to name a few. Thomas Graf heads up the group with his substantive set of skills in financial services and international fund structures. Other key players in the practice include Markus Kronauer, who regularly advises an array of clients on tax issues surrounding capital markets instruments, Christina Rinne, who is recommended for her ‘excellent know-how’ and work for non-corporates and private clients, and Daniela Schmucki, who handles a myriad of corporate reorganisations, M&A transactions and employee share plans. Sven Kälin is another name to note.

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  • ‘They are really interested in the client as a person and not "only" as a company.'

  • ‘Christina Rinne has excellent know-how but is also very interested in how we are working. You will have a tailored solution and not just a solution.'

Key clients

  • ASSA ABLOY
  • Ardian
  • Heraeus Holding
  • Credit Suisse AG Switzerland
  • Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA
  • CGS Management
  • EFG International
  • Invision AG
  • SIG Combibloc PurchaseCo S.à r.l
  • Selecta Group
  • PolyPeptide Group AG and Draupnir Holding B.V.
  • Julius Baer Group Ltd.
  • Axpo Holding AG
  • ObsEva SA
  • Mobimo (Proj Bernina)
  • Global Blue
  • Galderma
  • Peach Property
  • Akara Group
  • BB Biotech AG
  • Bellevue Asset Management

Work highlights

  • Advised Evolva Holding SA on the sale of its wholly-owned operating subsidiary Evolva AG to Danstar Ferment AG, a Swiss affiliate of Lallemand Inc.
  • Advised SpineArt on its CHF 20m convertible financing.
  • Advised a syndicate of 15 banks, led by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS as joint global coordinators, in connection with the initial public offering of Galderma Group AG that launched on 13 March 2024.

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Practice head

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Thomas Graf

Other key lawyers

Markus Kronauer, Christina Rinne, Daniela Schmucki, Sven Kälin, Derya Özdogan, Morgan Boëffard