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30 May 2011
Sale of Wankdorf Center
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- 10 June 2011Position Paper – Cross-Border Debt Offerings by Foreign Issuers into Switzerland – an Overview
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- 22 February 2011IFLR Europe Awards 2011
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In the course of the sale of the Wankdorf Shopping Center to two UBS real estate funds and a pension fund relating to UBS AG, Walder Wyss advised the seller of the Wankdorf Shopping Center. The transaction represents the largest investment of the UBS real estate funds involved. Walder Wyss' team consisted of partner Francis Nordmann and senior associate Elisabeth Moskric.
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- Recognition of a foreign/Austrian bankruptcy decree (mini-bankruptcy)
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- IFLR Europe Awards 2011
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- Contractual Penalty Clauses and Reduction of Excessive Penalty Amounts
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30 May 2011Sale of Wankdorf Center
In the course of the sale of the Wankdorf Shopping Center to two UBS real estate funds and a pension fund relating to UBS AG, Walder Wyss advised the seller of the Wankdorf Shopping Center. The transaction represents the largest investment of the UBS real estate funds involved. Walder Wyss' team consisted of partner Francis Nordmann and senior associate Elisabeth Moskric.