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Overview
Urs has specialised experience in all fields of national and international finance with focus on syndicated lending, acquisition finance, Schuldschein loans, Sustainability linked loans and financing in the context of spinoff and other corporate reorganisations.
He is member of the firms’ ESG Practise.
He has been ranked as Best Lawyer in the area of Banking and Finance law by Handelsblatt for several years.
Work highlights
Transactions of significance where substantial involvement can be disclosed have included:
- Continental: advising on a €2.5bn syndicated credit facility for AUMOVIO in connection with the spin-off of the automotive segment as AUMOVIO group.
- E.ON SE: advising in relation to a syndicated credit facility in the amount of €4.7bn.
- Bayer AG: advising on a syndicated credit facility in the amount of €5bn.
- Bertelsmann: advising on a syndicated credit facility in the amount of €1.5bn.
- Deutsche Börse: advising on a credit facility to finance the intended €3.9bn takeover of the Danish software company SimCorp.
- Forvia: advising on the issuance ESG-linked Schuldschein loans and on an exchange offer in relation to existing Schuldschein loans.
- Heraeus: advising on the refinancing of its existing €400m revolving facility agreement by a syndicated facility agreement with the same amount.
- Salzgitter: advising on two new syndicated green export credit facilities totalling approx. €500m.
Beyond the Office
Urs is working as a lawyer since 2008. He works with Linklaters since 2018 as Counsel.