Francis Nordmann advises institutional and private investors as well as owners of real estate in all aspects of real estate law including real estate financing. Another focus of Francis Nordmann is legal advice relating to financial services and all kind of forms of national and international corporate finance (including structured finance) and capital markets transactions. Moreover, Francis Nordmann advises clients in banking law, stock exchange law and corporate law matters including restructuring. In addition, Francis Nordmann advises high net worth individuals.

Born in 1969, Francis Nordmann was educated at Zurich and Basel University (lic. oec. publ. 1993, lic. iur. 1995, Dr. iur. 1996) and at the University of Melbourne (LL.M. 1999). Before joining Walder Wyss in 2001, he gained working experience as clerk at the civil court Basel, trainee in a Basel law firm and associate in Zurich and London law firms.

Francis Nordmann is recognized as leading real estate practitioner by Chambers and PLC. He speaks German, English, French and Hebrew. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Bar Admissions
He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Significant Accomplishments

IFLR 1000 Rankings 2024 - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked

Kauf des Park Hyatt Zürich

IFLR 1000 Rankings - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked

Legalcommunity.ch Awards: Walder Wyss Receives Awards as Market Leading Firm and Labour Law Firm of the Year

Bavarian Nordic Acquires Emergent BioSolutions’ Travel Vaccines Portfolio

Trusted Novus Bank Limited to acquire Kaleido Privatbank AG

Gold Tree Basel Limited acquires G.A.T.E.S., Hôteliers & Restaurateurs SA

ImmoZins schliesst Seed-Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 12,5 Millionen ab

Walder Wyss unterstützt Sberbank Moskau bei einer USD 3.9 Mrd. Finanzierung der URALCHEM JSC Russia

Kauf der Klinik Gais AG, kardiale Rehabilitation, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie

Walder Wyss berät Nestlé beim CHF 10.2 Mrd. Verkauf ihres Skin Health Business

Stenprop verkauft Immobilienportfolio an den Immobilienfonds Helvetica Swiss Commercial

Akara übernimmt Patrimonial Suisse SA

AMEOS Gruppe erwirbt Seeklinik Brunnen

Walder Wyss berät Pradera beim Kauf einer Schweizer Liegenschaft

Baloîse übernimmt Pax Anlage AG

Crowdhouse.ch gewinnt NZZ Real Estate Innovation Award

Kliniken Valens übernimmt Rheinburg-Klinik

Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG verkauft ihren Zürcher Hauptsitz

Verkauf der Klinik Villa im Park an Genolier Gruppe

Covidien acquires Oridion Systems Ltd./Delisting of Oridion Systems Ltd.

Verkauf des Wankdorf Centers

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Kommentar zu Art. 31–33, 34-35 und 37 SchKG
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Länderbericht Schweiz
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Corporate Real Estate in der Schweiz: Fragen und Antworten
Kommentar zu Art. 58–60, 62–66 Kollektivanlagegesetz (KAG)
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