René Bösch

René Bösch is a senior counsel in both the Financial Market Regulation and the Capital Markets teams. An expert in capital market transactions and financial markets regulation, he is particularly focused on debt capital market. He also specializes in advising clients on banking law and financial services regulation.

• Advised Credit Suisse on its CHF 1.9 bn capital raising by way of a mandatory convertible bond (2021)

• Advised the Joint-Lead Managers on the Issuance by Swiss Life of EUR 600 m 0.500 per cent guaranteed green bonds (2021)
• Advised Credit Suisse in 2020 on 18 DCM transactions of a total amount of more than USD 26 bn

• Banking

• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Investment funds

• Banking

• Financial services
• Government and public policy
• Insurance
• Investment management

• Zurich and Swiss Bar Association

• International Bar Association (former member of the LPD Council and past co-chair of the Securities Law Committee and of the Capital Markets Forum)
• Member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
• Market Expert on the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts

• Zurich/Swiss Bar Admission (1990)
• Dr. iur., University of Zurich, (1987)
• LL.M., University of Chicago, (1991)