Financial Services

Our lawyers advise Swiss and foreign clients with regard to their engagement in the capital markets, including all kinds of banking and financial transactions, the use of bonds, notes and derivative instruments such as options, warrants or futures and the establishment of mutual funds and investment companies in Switzerland. In particular, Prager Dreifuss has pioneered the Swiss Hedge Fund Market.

Our services for the benefit of Swiss and foreign banks include the establishment and licensing of Swiss subsidaries, branches and representative offices as well as obtaining approvals for mutual funds and their agents.

We further advise both investors and businesses in venture capital and private equity transactions, employing sophisticated financing techniques.