Dr. Sandro Fehlmann, LL.M.

Partner | Attorney at Law (Switzerland & California)
B.A. HSG in Business Administration
T. +41 58 510 92 89 | +41 79 744 35 89
sandro.fehlmann@advestra.ch
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Sandro's practice focuses on capital market transactions (equity and debt) as well as on insurance, banking and financial market laws. He also frequently advises clients on M&A transactions as well as complex financing and ECA transactions.

Sandro's capital market practice focuses on equity capital markets (particularly IPOs), both on the issuer's and bank's side. In addition, Sandro has extensive experience in complex regulatory and equity-linked capital issuances, including convertible bonds.

A broad range of Swiss and foreign insurance companies, banks, securities dealer and other financial intermediaries including fintech businesses trust in Sandro's advice with regard to a wide range of regulatory, corporate and commercial matters as well as on matters related to stock exchange laws. Many financial institutions appreciate Sandro's extensive experience and knowledge on M&A and other transactions such as asset and portfolio transfers as well as investments and joint ventures. Furthermore, frequent advice on complex project financing and other ECA transactions are also part of Sandro's key competences.

Sandro has published several articles on topics in capital markets, financial markets and insurance and is regularly invited to speak on these topics.

Selected Deal Highlights

Capital Markets

Advising Citigroup, UBS and Stifel Europe on the IPO of BioVersys
Advising Salt Mobile on the high-yield offering of EUR 550 million senior secured notes due 2030 and a new EUR 130 million term loan facility for the acquisition of Monaco Telecom
Advising UBS on Rieter Holding's CHF 400 million rights offering
Advising UBS, J.P. Morgan and H.C. Wainwright & Co. on the placement of shares of Idorsia
Advising SIG Group on the placement of EUR Bonds in the amount of EUR 625 million

M&A

Advising Glencore, CPP Investments and BCI, as shareholders, in Viterra Ltd.'s business combination with Bunge Ltd
Advising Swiss Re on the sale of iptiQ's European Property and Casualty insurance business to Allianz Direct
Advising Shift4 on the acquisition of SecurionPay
Advising SIG Combibloc on the acquisition of Scholle IPN
Advising SIG Combibloc on the acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen's fresh carton business in Asia
Advising Swiss Re on the sale of Elips Life AG to Swiss Life

Regulatory

Advising Zurich on the establishment of its service company
Advising bob Finance with respect to the Cooperation between PostFinance and bob Finance for the Launch of the PostFinance personal loan
Advising a Major Swiss Insurance Company in relation to two Swiss Insurance Branches of Foreign Group Companies on the (i) Transfers of Insurance Portfolios and Branch Assets as well as (ii) Return of the FINMA Licenses und Release from Supervision by FINMA

Financing

Advising SIG Group on the bridge financing for its upcoming bonds maturity
Advising Citibank on the ECA Financing of MRS Logistica
Advising Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse on the Financing of the Largest Thermoelectric Plant in Latin America and the Caribbean Run by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe (CELSE)