Philippe Borens is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Zurich office where he heads the banking and finance group (which includes capital markets). His main practice areas are banking and finance, including the regulation of financial intermediaries and financial services, equity and debt capital markets, investment law, and corporate law.
As an authorised representative at SIX Swiss Exchange, Philippe advises Swiss and international banks, brokers, asset managers, investment advisers, insurance companies and corporate clients in finance transactions, including syndicated lending, acquisition finance, rights issues, bonds and notes issues, securitisations, collective investment schemes, hedge funds, derivatives and structured products. He also has extensive experience in securities listings and regulatory issues.
Among other things, Philippe acted as Swiss counsel to Austrian issuer ams AG in the financing of their all cash EUR 4.3 billion takeover offer for all the shares in DAX-listed OSRAM Licht AG, which was secured through an acquisition bridge facility, refinanced through a combination of equity and debt instruments. On a regular basis, Philippe also advises BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA acting a lead manager in Swiss debt capital market transactions.
After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Basel, Philippe completed an LLM at the Co...
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Philippe Borens is internationally renowned as a leading name in the region and stands out for his advice on high-value capital markets transactions.