Practice Expertise
- Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Products
- Financial Services
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Products
- Financial Services
- Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Corporate / M&A
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Industry & Commerce
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity & Funds
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Real Estate
- Real Estate & Construction
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Start-ups & Venture Capital View More
Profile
Luc Defferrard, partner with Walder Wyss since 2001, has been active in the finance and legal industry for many years. He mainly advises clients in domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, financing, restructuring as well as in real estate and capital market. Luc Defferrard particularly focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions. He is regularly recommended by Chambers, Legal500 and IFLR1000. Chambers Europe describes him as "always available" and "very strong negotiator"
Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Luc Defferrard was working for seven years with UBS in Geneva, Zurich and New York as client manager and project manager in corporate and structured finance. In this position he developed the bank"s structured finance offerings to clients in the French part of Switzerland.
Luc Defferrard speaks French, German and English. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Luc Defferrard was working for seven years with UBS in Geneva, Zurich and New York as client manager and project manager in corporate and structured finance. In this position he developed the bank"s structured finance offerings to clients in the French part of Switzerland.
Luc Defferrard speaks French, German and English. 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.
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Products
- Financial Services
- Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Corporate / M&A
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Industry & Commerce
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity & Funds
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Real Estate
- Real Estate & Construction
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Start-ups & Venture Capital
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Vandria’s 2nd Series A Closing
IFLR 1000 Rankings 2024 - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
H55 - Series C Financing Closed
Walder Wyss advises Acronis on sale of majority stake to EQT
Investment of Crédit Mutuel Equity in Pacovis
Provost’s acquisition of Mino&Lorenzini
Credit Mutuel Equity invests in somnOO to expand their hotel portfolio
Rayner acquires This AG
Vandria announces $20.6M Series A Financing led by ND Capital to drive CNS Clinical Program and Mitochondrial Therapeutics Platform
Cendres+Métaux Group acquires Lauener & Cie SA
IFLR 1000 Rankings - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
H55 Series C financing round
UBS Switzerland AG - syndicated credit facilities for Groupe Baume SA
CABB group – EUR 670 million senior secured floating rate notes and 8.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2028 and new EUR 110 million revolving credit facility
UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 1.4 billion multicurrency syndicated revolving credit facility for Maus Frères SA
Verkauf der Compotech AG
Hakan Koç and Pyrros Koussios complete acquisition of eSIM and compliance technology leader Truphone
RTX Ventures invests in H55
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. - Financing of Unlimitrust Campus
Galapagos übernimmt CellPoint
Sale by XS Participations of its Investment in Twelve Capital
Forterro erwirbt myfactory, Anbieter von ERP-Softwarelösungen
Rakuten sold its minority stake in getAbstract
Sale of Projectina to Heligan Group
Novartis übernimmt Arctos Medical
MBO der Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft AG, Basel
Groupe Mutuel vor Übernahme der Vorsorgetätigkeiten von Swiss Risk & Care
Groupe Mutuel erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung am Versicherungsberater Neosana
Crédit Mutuel Equity (Schweiz) investiert in die aventron AG
Castleton closes credit facilities totaling USD 2.775 Billion
CIC Capital unterstützt die Schweizer MEGA-Gruppe in einer neuen Entwicklungsphase
Nestlé S.A. acquires majority stake in Terrafertil
Dynatrace erwirbt Qumram
Zusammenschluss von Defferrard & Lanz und MoneyPark
Castleton erhält Kreditrahmen in Höhe von insgesamt 3,6 Mrd. USD
Bregal Unternehmerkapital neuer Wachstumspartner von Embassy Jewel AG
Strategische Partnerschaft zwischen Sanofi und Lonza
Givaudan SA erwirbt Activ International
Keytrade Bank SA fusioniert mit Arkéa Direct Bank SA
Unigestion kauft Akina und kreiert damit einen Marktführer im Bereich von Small- und Mid-Market-Private Equity mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von über USD 6 Mrd
Inaugurationsseminar des Interessenverbands LMA am 7. Februar 2017 in Zürich
Generationenwechsel bei Lunchgate
Rakuten erwirbt Minderheitsbeteiligung an der getAbstract AG
Castleton closes refinancing facility
Merger bei myfactory Software Schweiz
Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners
Castleton aquires Morgan Stanley's Global Oil Merchanting business
Castleton aquires Morgan Stanley's Global Oil Merchanting business
Verkauf von Steigenberger Hotel Gstaad
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to acquire Keytrade Bank
Knip AG vollzieht grösste Fintech Finanzierungsrunde der Schweiz
Kauf und Refinanzierung der Boost Holding AG
Schaeffler begibt high yield bonds
L’Oréal erwirbt Decléor und Carita von Shiseido
HgCapital erwirbt 91.85% an P&I Personal & Informatik AG und lanciert öffentliches Übernahmeangebot
IFLR Europe Awards 2013 – Shortlisted for
Attolight SA hat eine erneute Finanzierungsrunde abgeschlossen
Walder Wyss advises Schaeffler AG with regard to a credit agreement and the public placement of high-yield bonds
Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. acquires APAG Holding AG
First Swiss Auto Lease Securitisation Transaction
Nuance Communications übernimmt SVOX
Vandria’s 2nd Series A Closing
IFLR 1000 Rankings 2024 - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
H55 - Series C Financing Closed
Walder Wyss advises Acronis on sale of majority stake to EQT
Investment of Crédit Mutuel Equity in Pacovis
Provost’s acquisition of Mino&Lorenzini
Credit Mutuel Equity invests in somnOO to expand their hotel portfolio
Rayner acquires This AG
Vandria announces $20.6M Series A Financing led by ND Capital to drive CNS Clinical Program and Mitochondrial Therapeutics Platform
Cendres+Métaux Group acquires Lauener & Cie SA
IFLR 1000 Rankings - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
H55 Series C financing round
UBS Switzerland AG - syndicated credit facilities for Groupe Baume SA
CABB group – EUR 670 million senior secured floating rate notes and 8.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2028 and new EUR 110 million revolving credit facility
UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 1.4 billion multicurrency syndicated revolving credit facility for Maus Frères SA
Verkauf der Compotech AG
Hakan Koç and Pyrros Koussios complete acquisition of eSIM and compliance technology leader Truphone
RTX Ventures invests in H55
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. - Financing of Unlimitrust Campus
Galapagos übernimmt CellPoint
Sale by XS Participations of its Investment in Twelve Capital
Forterro erwirbt myfactory, Anbieter von ERP-Softwarelösungen
Rakuten sold its minority stake in getAbstract
Sale of Projectina to Heligan Group
Novartis übernimmt Arctos Medical
MBO der Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft AG, Basel
Groupe Mutuel vor Übernahme der Vorsorgetätigkeiten von Swiss Risk & Care
Groupe Mutuel erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung am Versicherungsberater Neosana
Crédit Mutuel Equity (Schweiz) investiert in die aventron AG
Castleton closes credit facilities totaling USD 2.775 Billion
CIC Capital unterstützt die Schweizer MEGA-Gruppe in einer neuen Entwicklungsphase
Nestlé S.A. acquires majority stake in Terrafertil
Dynatrace erwirbt Qumram
Zusammenschluss von Defferrard & Lanz und MoneyPark
Castleton erhält Kreditrahmen in Höhe von insgesamt 3,6 Mrd. USD
Bregal Unternehmerkapital neuer Wachstumspartner von Embassy Jewel AG
Strategische Partnerschaft zwischen Sanofi und Lonza
Givaudan SA erwirbt Activ International
Keytrade Bank SA fusioniert mit Arkéa Direct Bank SA
Unigestion kauft Akina und kreiert damit einen Marktführer im Bereich von Small- und Mid-Market-Private Equity mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von über USD 6 Mrd
Inaugurationsseminar des Interessenverbands LMA am 7. Februar 2017 in Zürich
Generationenwechsel bei Lunchgate
Rakuten erwirbt Minderheitsbeteiligung an der getAbstract AG
Castleton closes refinancing facility
Merger bei myfactory Software Schweiz
Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners
Castleton aquires Morgan Stanley's Global Oil Merchanting business
Castleton aquires Morgan Stanley's Global Oil Merchanting business
Verkauf von Steigenberger Hotel Gstaad
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to acquire Keytrade Bank
Knip AG vollzieht grösste Fintech Finanzierungsrunde der Schweiz
Kauf und Refinanzierung der Boost Holding AG
Schaeffler begibt high yield bonds
L’Oréal erwirbt Decléor und Carita von Shiseido
HgCapital erwirbt 91.85% an P&I Personal & Informatik AG und lanciert öffentliches Übernahmeangebot
IFLR Europe Awards 2013 – Shortlisted for
Attolight SA hat eine erneute Finanzierungsrunde abgeschlossen
Walder Wyss advises Schaeffler AG with regard to a credit agreement and the public placement of high-yield bonds
Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. acquires APAG Holding AG
First Swiss Auto Lease Securitisation Transaction
Nuance Communications übernimmt SVOX
Articles
Liberales Arbeitsrecht
New Swiss Insolvency Rules and Lender’s Rights Pre-Insolvency
Corporate Client Event
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
2014: a very good year
Schweiz – Implementierung der «Abzocker-Initiative»: Neue Corporate Governance Regeln für Schweizer Aktiengesellschaften
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Schweiz – Gesellschaftliche Aspekte und steuerrechtliche Konsequenzen in Bezug auf die Gründung einer Holding Gesellschaft in der Schweiz
Schweiz – Anwendungsbereich des Übernahmerechts
Schweiz – Sitzverlegungen in die Schweiz aus gesellschaftsrechtlicher und steuerlicher Sicht
Schweiz – Ausschluss von Minderheitsaktionären aus kotierten Gesellschaften
Entwicklungen im regulatorischen Umfeld für Vermögensverwalter von alternativen Anlagen
Consolidation dans la gestion de fortune
Erhebliche Revision des Schweizer Übernahmerechts
Schweiz – Entwicklungen im schweizerischen Übernahmerecht
Schweizerisches Übernahmerecht – Entwicklungen im Jahr 2007
Schweiz – Erfahrungen mit dem Fusionsgesetz
Mitarbeiterbeteiligungspläne
Neue Entwicklungen in der Finanzierung von Swiss Assets
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