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CapLaw is a digital newsletter with international reach established and led by the General Editors. We provide up-to-date information on legal and regulatory developments regarding the capital markets, publish concise articles on developments in the Swiss and international financial markets, and announce recent deals and forthcoming events. CapLaw is addressed to all Swiss and international lawyers, in-house counsel, financial institutions and corporates, as well as those who are interested in the Swiss capital markets.
The General Editors
René Bösch, Homburger AG
Matthias Courvoisier, Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG
Benjamin Leisinger, Homburger AG
Ralph Malacrida, Bär & Karrer AG
Nina Reiser, University of St.Gallen
Thomas Reutter, Advestra AG
Patrick Schleiffer, Lenz & Staehelin
Philippe A. Weber, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
Thomas Werlen, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
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CapLaw PDF Archive
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Read more: St. Galler Kantonalbank’s CHF 200 Million Tier 2Bond Issuance
St. Galler Kantonalbank’s CHF 200 Million Tier 2Bond Issuance
On 30 May 2024, St.Galler Kantonalbank AG (SGKB) successfully issued CHF 200 million 2.4% Tier 2 bonds due 2034. Zürcher Kantonalbank acted as Sole Lead Manager and SGKB as Co-Manager.
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Read more: UBS Group AG’s Issuance of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Callable Senior Notes under its Senior Debt Programme
UBS Group AG’s Issuance of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Callable Senior Notes under its Senior Debt Programme
On 22 May 2024, UBS Group AG completed its issuance of CHF 335 million in aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Senior Notes due May 2030. Previously, on 13 May 2024, UBS Group AG completed its issuance of USD 1.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Callable Senior Notes due September…
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Read more: UBS Switzerland AG’s Issuance of EUR 1.75 billion Covered Bonds
UBS Switzerland AG’s Issuance of EUR 1.75 billion Covered Bonds
On 21 May 2024, UBS Switzerland AG successfully completed its issuance of Covered Bonds under the program in an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1.75 billion, consisting of EUR 1 billion Floating Rate Covered Bonds due April 2027 and EUR 750 million 3.146% Covered Bonds due June 2031. The Covered Bonds are governed by Swiss…
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Read more: ADC Therapeutics Share Offering
ADC Therapeutics Share Offering
On 6 May 2024, NYSE-listed ADC Therapeutics SA, a commercial-stage biotechnology company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced that it had agreed to sell, by way of an underwritten offering, 13.4 million of its common shares as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 8.1 million common shares to raise aggregate gross proceeds of approx. USD 105…
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Read more: Roche’s Issuance of EUR 1.5 Billion Bonds
Roche’s Issuance of EUR 1.5 Billion Bonds
On 3 May 2024, Roche Finance Europe B.V. issued EUR 1.5 billion Bonds guaranteed by Roche Holding Ltd. Banco Santander S.A., BNP Paribas and UniCredit Bank GmbH acted as joint lead managers. The bonds will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and have been admitted to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) of the…
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Read more: Avolta’s Issuance of EUR 500 Million Bonds
Avolta’s Issuance of EUR 500 Million Bonds
On 18 April 2024, Dufry One B.V. issued EUR 500 m Bonds guaranteed by Avolta AG and certain of its subsidiaries. BNP Paribas, BofA Securities Europe S.A., HSBC Continental Europe S.A., ING Bank N.V., Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and UniCredit Bank GmbH acted as joint global coordinators.
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Read more: CPH’s Spin-Off of its Paper Manufacturing Business
CPH’s Spin-Off of its Paper Manufacturing Business
SIX-listed CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG (CPH) has carried out a separation of its paper manufacturing business and related real estate in Perlen from its chemistry and packaging activities by way of spin-off and admission of the newly formed Perlen Industrieholding AG for trading on the off-exchange platforms OTC-X and LPZ-X. The purpose of…
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Read more: Blockchain Law (Blockchain-Recht, DLT-Gesetzgebung: Neuste Entwicklungen und Praxis)
Blockchain Law (Blockchain-Recht, DLT-Gesetzgebung: Neuste Entwicklungen und Praxis)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024, Lakeside, Zurich
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Read more: 27th Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions(27. Zürcher Konferenz Mergers & Acquisitions)
27th Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions(27. Zürcher Konferenz Mergers & Acquisitions)
Tuesday, 10 September 2024, Lakeside, Zurich
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Read more: 12th Conference on Anti-Money Laundering (12. Zürcher Tagung zur Geldwäschereibekämpfung)
12th Conference on Anti-Money Laundering (12. Zürcher Tagung zur Geldwäschereibekämpfung)
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, Lakeside, Zurich
Reference: CapLaw-2024-53