Homburger advised UBS Group AG on its issuance of EUR 1.5 bn Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Senior Notes under its Senior Debt Programme

On January 29, 2020, UBS Group AG (UBS) successfully completed its issuance of EUR 1.5 bn principal amount of Fixed Rate/Fixed Rate Senior Notes (the Notes) under its Senior Debt Programme. The Notes are bail-inable (TLAC) bonds that are eligible to count towards UBS’s Swiss gone concern requirement.

The Notes have been provisionally admitted to trading, and application has been made for admission to trading and listing of the Notes, on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Homburger advised UBS with respect to all regulatory and transactional aspects of Swiss law. The Homburger team included partners Benedikt Maurenbrecher, Stefan Kramer (both Capital Markets) and Stefan Oesterhelt (Tax), as well as counsel Lee Saladino and associate Olivier Baum (both Capital Markets).