Raiffeisen Switzerland

Raiffeisen Switzerland

Raiffeisen, the second-largest banking group in Switzerland, is an independent Swiss cooperative organisation, consisting of approximately 220 local Raiffeisen banks, which in turn own Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative, acting as central bank. More than half of Raiffeisen’s 3.7 million customers are cooperative members and therefore co-owners of a local Raiffeisen bank. The group has a strong equity base with a Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio of 19.7% as per December 31, 2024 . Raiffeisen is the most trusted banking brand in Switzerland (according to Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands 2024).

Raiffeisen provides full-scale banking services to private and corporate clients in Switzerland.

Raiffeisen Corporate Finance

Raiffeisen Corporate Finance is an independent business unit within the corporate clients department of Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative. The Corporate Finance team is providing M&A, valuation and financing advisory to Swiss-based clients or foreign clients interested to acquire in Switzerland. We are very familiar with the corporate and financial landscape in Switzerland and have in-depth practical knowledge and experience with the legal, tax and regulatory regime in Switzerland, as proven in complex and challenging transactions involving both listed and non-listed groups.

Services provided

• M&A Advisory (disposals, acquisitions, carve-outs, management buy-outs/buy-ins, private equity)
• Valuation (fairness opinions on publicly-listed and private companies, minimum price opinions for listed companies)
• Financing advisory (debt and equity financing advisory, capital structure and financial planning)
• ECM/DCM (execution of public takeovers in Switzerland, listings, IPO advisory, block trades, bond and debt financing)

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