Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG receives approval for the first-ever prospectus complying with the New Swiss Prospectus Regime

Today, June 18, 2020, SIX Exchange Regulation, in its capacity as a new review body under the Financial Services Act (FinSA) licensed since June 1, 2020, approved the first fully FinSA-compliant base prospectus of Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG. Credit Suisse’s Swiss Covered Bond issuance programme provides for the issuance of Swiss-law governed covered bonds with public offerings and admissions to trading on a trading venue in Switzerland in compliance with the new Swiss prospectus regime.

Homburger advised Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG with respect to all aspects of Swiss law. The Homburger team was led by partner Benjamin Leisinger and included partners René Bösch and Stefan Kramer as well as associate David Borer (all Capital Markets).