Homburger advised Roche Holding Ltd on the issuance of CHF 3 bn Bonds

On February 25, 2022 Roche Kapitalmarkt AG issued CHF 3 bn Bonds guaranteed by Roche Holding Ltd.

BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, Credit Suisse AG, Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG acted as lead managers. The bonds will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

The transaction consists of a CHF 1.25 bn tranche due November 2022, a CHF 825 m tranche due February 2027, a CHF 625 m tranche due February 2031 and a CHF 300 m tranche due February 2037.

Homburger acted as counsel to Roche Holding Ltd. The Homburger team consisted of partner Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products) and counsel Eduard De Zordi, associate Andrea Ziswiler and paralegal Ganna Schneuwly (all Capital Markets).