Bratschi Advises Viking Cruise on USD 1.7 Billion Notes Offering
07. October 2025
The Viking Cruises Group has successfully placed an unsecured bond in the total amount of USD 1.7 billion. BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as Joint Book-Running Managers.
Viking is the largest operator of river cruises for North American customers in Europe, Russia and China and offers a wide range of river, ocean, and expedition cruises worldwide.
Bratschi acted as Swiss legal advisor to Viking in this transaction. The team included Barbara Jecklin (lead), Thomas Peter (capital markets and finance) as well as Michael A. Barrot and Kerem Altay (tax).
Bratschi represents the University Hospital Basel in the takeover of the Claraspital Basel in merger control proceedings before COMCO
The University Hospital Basel will take over the Claraspital Basel and the other companies of the Clara Group. Thereby, one of the three largest university hospitals in Switzerland will be formed.
The Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has examined the takeover and has decided not to initiate main proceedings. This means that the Claraspital can be integrated into the Group of the University Hospital Basel. The planned Comprehensive Cancer Center, where oncological services will be bundled at the site of the Claraspital, will provide Northwestern Switzerland with cutting-edge care in the field of cancer.
Bratschi advised and represented the University Hospital Basel in the merger proceedings before the COMCO. The Bratschi team was led by Prof Dr Rolf H. Weber (Competition) and encompassed Dr Samuel Jost and Dr Claudia Walz (both Competition).
Bratschi freut sich sehr über die Anerkennung in den diesjährigen IFLR1000-Rankings – sowohl auf kollektiver Ebene als Kanzlei als auch durch die individuellen Auszeichnungen unserer engagierten Anwältinnen und Anwälte.
Diese Platzierungen unterstreichen unser kontinuierliches Bestreben, unseren Klientinnen und Klienten höchste Qualität und Fachkompetenz in allen Bereichen des Wirtschaftsrechts zu bieten.
Ein herzliches Dankeschön an unser gesamtes Team für die hervorragende Arbeit und das tägliche Engagement – und Gratulation an alle, die in diesem Jahr ausgezeichnet wurden!
Bratschi advises Zürcher Kantonalbank on CHF 220 Million Real Estate Financing for Tech Cluster Zug
Bratschi AG advised Zürcher Kantonalbank, acting as mandated lead arranger and agent, on a CHF 220 million syndicated, mortgage-backed revolving credit facility granted to Urban Assets Zug AG. The facility supports the financing of real estate development projects on «Tech Cluster Zug», a former industrial site located in northern Zug.
Urban Assets Zug AG is held by Metall Zug AG, a Swiss holding company with a diversified portfolio comprising three directly controlled business units and strategic investments in Swiss small-cap industrial companies. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Metall Zug employs around 1,000 people worldwide.
The Bratschi team was led by Barbara Jecklin (Finance) and further included Thomas Schönenberger (Real Estate).
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