Banking & Finance lawyers

Christoph Brenzinger

Christoph Brenzinger has been active in the real estate sector for over 15 years and has played a leading role in many of the largest, also cross-border and multijurisdictional, real estate transactions in Germany. He recently acted for Allianz Real Estate on the formation of a logistics joint venture, for SIGNA on the planned acquisition of the Kaufhof Group from Metro and for Vonovia (formerly: Deutsche Annington) on the integration of a portfolio of approx. 30,000 flats from the Vitus Group and the sale of approx. 24,000 residential units to LEG. He is particularly experienced in the structuring, financing and implementation of real estate related private equity transactions.

Noerr

Christoph Diregger

Partner

DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Christoph Heiz

Christoph Heiz is Of Counsel at MLL Legal. He regularly advises on capital market transactions, M&A, investment fund schemes and corporate finance structures. His Swiss and international clients include several listed companies, financial institutions as well as other large and medium-sized companies. Christoph Heiz has a particular focus on regulated industries such as financial services, banking and investment funds as well as on the consumer goods industry and the information technology sector.

MLL Legal

Christoph K. Graber

Partner

Prager Dreifuss AG

Christoph Mettler

Senior Associate Christoph is a specialist in business law, offering both advisory and litigation services with a particular focus on private banking law. Before joining Wartmann Merker, he earned a doctorate in civil procedure law and gained valuable experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Meilen and as a trainee lawyer at an international business law firm. In 2022, Christoph further enriched his expertise through a three-month secondment at a Swiss bank.

Wartmann Merker Ltd.

Christoph Morck

Partner/Lawyer – Corporate, M&A

Brækhus Advokatfirma AS

Christoph Moser

Partner

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

Christoph Nauer

Partner

bpv Hügel

Christoph Neeracher

Christoph Neeracher specializes in international and domestic M&A transactions (focusing on private M&A and private equity transactions, including secondary buyouts, public to private transactions and distressed equity), transaction finance, venture capital, startups, corporate restructurings, relocations, corporate law, general contract matters (e.g. joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders agreements) and all directly related areas such as employment matters for key employees (e.g. employee participation and incentive agreements). He is experienced in a broad range of national and international transactions both sell and buy side (including corporate auction processes) and the assistance of clients in their ongoing corporate and commercial activities. Additionally, Christoph Neeracher represents clients in litigation proceedings relating to his specialization. Chambers Global and Europe rank him as a leader in the field of M&A (since 2010) and IFLR 1000 lists him as one of the leading lawyers in Switzerland (since 2012). The International Who's Who of M&A Lawyers lists Christoph Neeracher as one of the world's leading M&A lawyers. The Legal 500 (2012) describes him as "extremely experienced in M&A matters and very strong in negotiations" and ranks him among the leading individuals. Christoph Neeracher is ranked first in Mergermarket's Profile League Table for 2016's most prolific individual DACH legal advisors.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Christoph Nensa

Clifford Chance

Christoph Suter

Christoph Suter heads Bär & Karrer's tax team in Geneva. He advises corporate and private clients in complex national and international tax matters. Christoph Suter has broad experience in corporate taxation, in particular M&A, reorganizations, corporate finance, national and international tax planning as well as tax litigation work. He is also an expert in tax topics of the banking and asset management industry, such as the taxation of financial instruments. Christoph Suter is a frequent lecturer at national and international tax conferences and publishes articles on relevant taxation topics.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Christoph Vonlanthen, LL.M.

Christoph Vonlanthen is a corporate partner in our Geneva and Zurich offices and the head of our Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate & Commercial groups in Geneva. Christoph is a specialist in mergers & acquisitions, growth equity, corporate governance, and capital markets. Christoph has vast experience accumulated in Switzerland, London and New York in market-leading transactions, including buyouts, divestitures, mergers, spin-offs, exchange offers, carve-outs, rights offerings, IPOs, distressed M&A and restructurings in a range of industries. He regularly advises strategics, financial sponsors and investment banks on complex cross-border and domestic assignments, as well as boards of directors on corporate governance, including disclosure issues and activism. Christoph also assists fund managers and institutional investors on structured investments, co-investments and secondary sale transactions. Experience: Christoph advises clients on public and private M&A transactions across multiple industries, including tech, pharma, healthcare, financial institutions, infrastructure, retail, and transportation. Christoph regularly works with private equity funds, fundless sponsors and family offices on leveraged and management buyouts. Representative assignments include: The carve-out acquisition of retail industry leader Conforama and its subsequent two-step divestiture to XXXLutz with Swiss merger control clearance The cross-border sale of sustainability consultancy leader Quantis International SA to The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. The leveraged and management buy-out of leading brokerage Credaris AG from Comparis and multiple subsequent add-on acquisitions Credit Suisse on its exit from SSA wealth management markets to Barclays A shipping company in its spin-merge transaction to create one of the largest publicly traded tanker companies worldwide A publicly traded real estate company in its £1.5 billion all-share merger A pharma company in its $3.5 billion private acquisition of a generic drug manufacturer Christoph regularly advises issuers and investors in venture capital and growth equity financings. Representative assignments include: Swisscanto Private Equity on its investment as lead investor in the Series B financing of Zurich-based Distran Blue Pool Capital on its investment as lead investor in the Series F financing of Zurich- and Berlin-based GetYourGuide Credit Suisse on its strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure leader Taurus and investment as lead investor in Taurus's series B financing round OTB Ventures on its investment as lead investor in the Series A financing of ClearSpace RTX Ventures on its strategic minority investment in H55 SA Christoph advises clients on their strategically significant capital markets and corporate matters, including IPO, follow-on equity offerings, investment grade debt offerings and rights offerings. Among other assignments, Christoph has advised: REYL on Varia Europe Properties' at-the-market rights offering of 2,166,161 shares SIX-listed OC Oerlikon in its offerings of CHF 340 million investment grade dual-tranche senior unsecured bonds and CHF 575 million investment grade three series of unsecured bonds One of the largest publicly traded European investment holding companies on its global IPO and subsequent bond offering An oil and gas group in its more than $3 billion high grade debt offerings A global full-service bank in its $15 billion discounted rights offering Christoph's experience in leveraged finance and restructurings includes multiple assignments in high-yield bond offerings, bridge loans, and liability management. Experience highlights include advising the underwriters in a £500 million bridge-to-bond financing for the acquisition of a specialty insurance group; the underwriters to a major car manufacturer in its inaugural £1 billion equivalent offering of high-yield bonds and multiple follow-on offerings; and a global telecommunication company in its more than $2 billion comprehensive liability management transactions.

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Christophe Coudron

Counsel

Tiberghien

Christophe Emonet

Christophe Emonet heads the Geneva Litigation & Arbitration Group and the White-collar crime practice. He specializes in (inter)national banking/commercial disputes & investigations, regulatory & white collar crime matters (corporate/financial fraud & corruption). He has broad experience in asset recovery and cross-border bankruptcies. Christophe Emonet represents financial institutions, corporations, foreign states and HNWIs that request his assistance for strategic matters and complex negotiations.

Pestalozzi

Christophe Gaillard

Christophe Gaillard, partner, specialises in banking and finance, he mainly handles acquisition financing, syndicated and structured financing matters. He also handles derivatives transactions, such as equity derivative products used in employee equity participation plans.

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Christophe Jacomin

Lawyer since 1994, Christophe Jacomin is the partner in charge of the banking and finance departement of the firm. He is involved in both advisory and litigation matters related to financing, financial engineering, banking law and financial and insurance regulations. He advises credit institutions, financial institutions, insurance companies, debt funds, and lending investment funds, as well as large French or international corporate borrowers. He is involved in structuring, drafting, and negotiating documentation related to structured financing, project financing, renewable energy, infrastructure, acquisitions, commodities, real estate, and assets. He is involved in debt refinancing and restructuring, advising on derivatives (particularly in the fields of energy and commodities), bond issuances, documentary credits, international guarantees, portfolio debt sales, financial product marketing, and regulatory advice in banking and finance. Finally, he supports regulated institutions in their dealings with regulatory authorities, during on-site control missions by regulators, the implementation of remediation plans, and if necessary, during disciplinary procedures.

Herald Avocats

Christophe Kalinauckas

Christophe Kalinauckas is a partner within the corporate department in Jersey and has substantial offshore experience including corporate, banking & finance work, private equity work, restructurings, joint ventures, advising on several aspects of M&A deals and general non-contentious offshore law. He is consistently ranked by Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 for Corporate, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, and is praised for his ‘excellent attention to detail and great skill in transactions’. Clients also describe him as “great to work with, very knowledgeable, responsive and helpful.” Christophe specialises in all aspects of corporate and private equity work, debt finance and real estate finance matters. He also has industry-leading expertise in listing securities on The International Stock Exchange, including green bonds, private equity acquisition debt, high-yield bonds and several prestigious Asian-backed debt listings. Prior to joining Appleby, Christophe worked for over 15 years in private practice in Jersey and in the Cayman Islands, at two major offshore firms. He is a Jersey Advocate, and he has also been admitted as a Cayman Islands Attorney and English Solicitor (non-practising).

Appleby

Christophe Lefaillet

Christophe Lefaillet joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1989 and became a partner in 2005. He practices in corporate law and financial market law. His practice extends to all aspects of corporate law for listed and private companies (especially for leading players in the banking sector) in the context of corporate group organisation (capital increases, governance, shareholder agreements, etc.), issues related to the personal taxation of executives and shareholders (wealth tax), and restructuring (mergers, spin-offs and more). Christophe Lefaillet has significant experience in handling complex cases for clients from various industries, including major players in the banking sector.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Raimondi

Managing Partner Zug

Barandun AG

Christophe Rapin

lic. iur., Attorney at Law (Geneva and Brussels), Of Counsel, DEA in European Law About Christophe Rapin is a business law attorney who practices in particular in the areas of public economic law (regulatory law), including competition law, international trade and distribution, financial services and data protection. Admitted to the Geneva and Brussels Bars, he practices Swiss and European law. He is recognized as an experienced specialist in the legal and economic aspects of business relations between Switzerland and the EU. In particular, he assists Swiss and foreign companies in their cross-border activities, more specifically in regulated areas. Christophe Rapin is also active in mergers and acquisitions law, again more specifically in regulated areas (financial services, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, foodstuffs, waste management, energy, etc.).

Kellerhals Carrard

Christophe Renaudin

Christophe is a counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and a member of the Banking and Finance group. He assists banks, financial institutions, as well as domestic and international companies on acquisition finance, leveraged finance, cross-border financings, funds financing in connection with the setting up of bridge and capital commitment facilities, securitizations, as well as capital markets matters. He represents both borrowers (including private equity and hedge funds) and lenders on lending operations and all secured transactions, advising in particular on the setting up of security packages and issues surrounding collateral in the context of debt restructuring transactions.

Dentons

Christophe Simonnet

Christophe is a corporate lawyer with more than 18 years of experience, including 10 years of practice in Morocco where he has been established since 2008. From Casablanca, Christophe regularly advises local and international clients on acquisitions and corporate matters in North Africa and in French-speaking African countries. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate, commercial contracts, real estate and financing.

Dentons Morocco

Christopher Agius

Christopher joined Acuity Law as a Partner in September 2021, having previously led teams at Capital Law, Harrison Clarke Rickerbys and Hugh James. He has significant experience as a real estate finance lawyer and has acted on an extensive range of banking transactions, including refinance transactions and a full range of funding types, including development, investment, SIPP, healthcare, charity, social housing and mezzanine. Christopher has been extensively involved in representing market-leading banks throughout his career, having acted for niche funders in high-volume lending, in addition to all the major high-street lenders on a bespoke basis. He is a specialist in development finance, investment finance, third sector/charity finance, acquisition finance, refinance, and social housing finance. Chris’s practice has been built on the principles of identifying problems, suggesting commercial solutions and backing them with commercial advice. He places excellent service and relationship management at the heart of everything he does and has developed a strong reputation advising banks, funders, and borrowers in all manner of funder transactions. Chris’s clients include Julian Hodge Bank and the Development Bank of Wales. He is ranked as a Notable Practitioner by Chambers and Partners. Expertise: Acting for funders when they are lending to commercial businesses, third sector organisations and the care sector Acting for all of the Clearing Banks, and many challenger banks, including Santander, DBW, Shawbrook Bank, Julian Hodge Bank and others Particular skill in lending to the third sector, maintaining relationships with funders such as Triodos Bank and WCVA Acting for borrowers faced with funder due diligence Acting in the insolvency sector, with strong relationships with LPA receivers and the wider insolvency community

Acuity Law

Christopher Anand Daniel

Managing Partner

Advocatus Law LLP