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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).
Millbank LLP acted as lead counsel to the issuer.
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Kerem Altay
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Michael Alexis Barrot
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Barbara Jecklin
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Thomas Peter
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