Avocats en Capital Markets

Christoffer Saidac

Partner

Snellman

Christoph Balsiger

Christoph Balsiger specializes in the fields of banking, regulatory and capital market transactions. He regularly advises clients on all aspects of securities law and represents clients in listing, regulatory and enforcement proceedings before the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) and in proceedings before the Swiss Takeover Board.

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd

Christoph Brogyányi

Partner

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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 Moser

Partner

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

Christoph Nauer

Partner

bpv Hügel

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 Bachelet

DLA Piper

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 Han

Managing Partner & Founding Partner

Llinks Law Offices

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 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

Christopher Allen

Partner

Rosenblatt Law

Christopher Auguste

Counsel, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Christopher Brown

Chris has over 20 years’ experience in advising on corporate transactions.He is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team and leads the firm’s UK desk. His experience covers both public company takeovers and private M&A deals. He has also advised clients on IPOs and other fundraising activities and has particular expertise in the finance and insurance sectors, acting for wealth managers and life and general insurers. His clients include institutional and non-institutional investors, in Australia and overseas. Chris also acts for numerous overseas investors into Australia, in particular those from North America, UK, and Japan.

Hall & Wilcox

Christopher Clark

Christopher Clark, Co-Chair of the Washington, D.C. Corporate Department, advises private equity firms, public and private companies, and investment banks on capital markets transactions and related matters. Christopher represents clients in a broad range of financing and other transactions, including: Leveraged buyouts Equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, block trades, and preferred equity offerings High yield, investment grade, and convertible bond offerings Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transactions Christopher draws on his extensive experience along the full spectrum of capital markets transactions to provide a novel and commercial perspective to clients, often crafting bespoke solutions to advance their interests. He provides comprehensive guidance on securities laws, disclosure issues, debt compliance, liability management, and corporate governance matters.

Latham & Watkins

Christopher D. Lueking

Christopher Lueking is in his 36th year of practice with Latham & Watkins. Christopher advises clients on corporate finance, securities, and public and private company representation, including initial public, secondary, high-yield bond, and private securities offerings. He also counsels public and private companies on securities, finance, and corporate governance matters. Christopher's practice includes representation of issuers and investment banks in public offerings of equity and high-yield debt as well as investors and issuers in venture capital transactions.

Latham & Watkins

Christopher Duerden

Dechert

Christopher Kelly

Partner

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Christopher Lee

Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong Banking & Finance Capital Markets Construction & Projects Energy & Natural Resources Mergers & Acquisitions

Christopher & Lee Ong