Christian Grahlmann

Associate

Attorney at Law (Germany*)

+41 58 450 80 00

christian.grahlmann@lenzstaehelin.com

Zurich

Brandschenkestrasse 24

CH-8027 Zurich

Expertise

Christian Grahlmann is an associate at our Zurich office, where he is a member of the firm's Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A practice groups. Much of Christian's work focuses on financial markets supervisory laws. Before joining Lenz & Staehelin, he worked in international law firms and the legal department of a German banking group.

* Not admitted to the Swiss Bar
Specialist Areas

Financial Services and Financial Markets Regulatory, Asset Management, Banking and Finance
Practices

Banking and Finance Capital Markets

Professional Experience and Education

and Education

2022 Joined Lenz & Staehelin

2018 Master Legal Counsel (admitted to the bar as an inhouse lawyer) at TARGOBANK

2012 Associate with international law firms in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf

2012 Admission to the Germany Bar

2012 Second Juridical German State Examination (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania)

2009 First Juridical State Examination (Lower-Saxony)

Languages

German, English
Contact Details

Zurich christian.grahlmann@lenzstaehelin.com
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Insights – 20.03.2023

Acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS

On March 19, 2023, it was announced that UBS plans to acquire Credit Suisse in an all-shares transaction, valuing Credit Suisse at CHF 0.76 per share / CHF 3 billion. The Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the Swiss National Bank expressed their support for the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in Q2/23 following approvals by relevant authorities. AT1 capital instruments issued by Credit Suisse of appr. CHF 16 billion in aggregate have been written-down in full.