Philippe Borens

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Philippe Borens is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Zurich office where he heads the Banking and Finance Group. His main areas of practice are banking and finance law, including the regulation of financial intermediaries and financial services, equity and debt capital markets, investment law, and corporate law.

Expertise

Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Financial Services
Corporate and Commercial

Experience

Advising Swiss and international banks, investment firms, asset managers, insurance companies, and corporates in finance transactions, including loans, acquisition finance, rights issues, bonds and notes issues, securitizations, collective investment schemes, hedge funds, derivatives and structured products, as well as securities listings and regulatory issues
Swiss counsel to ams AG in the placement of senior unsecured bonds in an aggregate nominal amount of USD 350 million and convertible into 3.27 million ordinary no par value bearer shares listed on SIX
Swiss counsel to BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and UBS in their capacity as joint lead managers in CHF 400m bond issue by Republic of Argentina, with bonds issued under NY law and listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (Swiss Franc Bond of the Year 2017 (IFR Awards 2017))

Professional Experience

2013-2016
Managing Partner of Schellenberg Wittmer Pte Ltd in Singapore
2004
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2002
Foreign Associate at an international law firm in London
1999
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Education and Admission

1999
Dr. iur., University of Basel
1997
Bar Admission in Switzerland
1995
LL.M. in European Economic Law, College of Europe, Bruges
1993
lic. iur., University of Basel

Additional Professional Activities

Lecturer at the University of Zurich (LL.M. programme)
Authorized representative at SIX Swiss Exchange
Publications on Swiss securities regulation and capital markets