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Stefan Kramer

Stefan Kramer heads the Financial Services team. His practice focuses on capital markets and banking law. He regularly advises on asset-based financings (covered bonds and securitizations), banking regulation (including regulatory capital transactions) and derivatives markets regulations. Other areas of work include insolvency law and financial markets infrastructures.

Stefan Kramer heads the Financial Services team. His practice focuses on capital markets and banking law. He regularly advises on asset-based financings (covered bonds and securitizations), banking regulation (including regulatory capital transactions) and derivatives markets regulations. Other areas of work include insolvency law and financial markets infrastructures.

2024
Head of the Financial Services practice team
2016
Partner at Homburger
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M., International Finance Concentration)
2007
Associate at Homburger
2007
Bar admission
2005
Junior Associate at Homburger
2005
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
2000
Research and teaching assistant at the University of Zurich
2000
University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

Stefan is very responsive and pragmatic. He has strong analytical skills. I really value that he gives practical advice. He knows the business. It is much more than talking about the interpretation of the law; it is also about making sure we have a solution that works.

2024

Stefan Kramer is very responsive and pragmatic. Much more than only talking about legal interpretation, he also knows the client's business. Hence, while he has strong analytical skills, he also gives practical advice.

2024

Highly competent and solution driven. Easy to work with.

2024

Excellent understanding of our business. Thorough and quick legal analysis. Delivery of highly practical solutions. Effective and pleasant communication.

2024

Stefan Kramer sits among the foremost names in the Swiss market, where he is highly esteemed for his advice on securitisations and structured finance.

2024

Stefan Kramer possesses a plethora of experience advising clients on all legal aspects of banking regulation and financings.

2024

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Homburger recognized for the first time in the GRR 100 2024

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Homburger advises SIX Group AG in connection with the contemplated acquisition of Aquis Exchange Plc

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Homburger advised UBS Switzerland AG on the issuance of EUR 1 bn Fixed Rate Covered Bonds due September 23, 2027

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Stefan Kramer

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Stefan Kramer heads the Financial Services team. His practice focuses on capital markets and banking law. He regularly advises on asset-based financings (covered bonds and securitizations), banking regulation (including regulatory capital transactions) and derivatives markets regulations. Other areas of work include insolvency law and financial markets infrastructures.

Stefan Kramer

Stefan Kramer advises on all regulatory aspects, including banking and stock exchange regulations and derivatives market regulations. He is head of Homburger’s Restructuring | Insolvency Working Group and regularly works on insolvency related matters, including recovery and resolution planning and cross-border recognition of insolvency measures.

Stefan Kramer regularly works on regulatory capital transactions and gone-concern capital instruments (write-down bonds and bail-in bonds). He was involved in the structuring and implementation of a number of innovative asset based financings, including Switzerland’s first covered bond programme as well as domestic and cross-border asset securitization transactions involving different asset classes.

He regularly publishes on banking and financial market matters and is an editor of the Commentary on the Swiss Banking Act as well as the Commentary on the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act.

Career

2024
Head of the Financial Services practice team
2016
Partner at Homburger
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M., International Finance Concentration)
2007
Associate at Homburger
2007
Bar admission
2005
Junior Associate at Homburger
2005
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
2000
Research and teaching assistant at the University of Zurich
2000
University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

Languages

English, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar

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