The Viking Cruise Group issued USD 150,000,000 7.000% Senior Unsecured Notes as an add-on to the USD 350 million offering of February 2021. Viking, one of the world’s leading providers of destination-focused travel experiences, is the largest operator of river cruises in Europe, Russia and China, for North American passengers, and offers ocean, lake and river cruises worldwide.
Bratschi acted as Swiss legal advisor to Viking in this transaction. The team included Thomas Peter (lead), Barbara Jecklin (corporate and finance) as well as Michael A. Barrot (tax). Further, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom acted as lead counsel to the issuer.
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Yotel, a hotel chain based in the UK, has opened a few days ago its first hotel in Switzerland, at Geneva lake. The hotel consists of 237 rooms, F&B offerings with a restaurant and seafood bar and upscale meeting spaces with a banqueting & conference center, a rooftop space and an auditorium.
We are pleased to inform you that Bratschi Ltd. has received multiple awards in the Switzerland Report 2024 of the renowned «Who's Who Legal» ranking.