SGS successfully places EUR 650m bonds due 2032

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, successfully issued 650 million EUR-bonds through its subsidiary SGS Finance B.V., which are guaranteed by SGS SA.

Niederer Kraft Frey acted as legal advisor to a broader banking syndicate as managers consisting of UBS AG London Branch, BNP PARIBAS, Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, HSBC Continental Europe, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, J.P. Morgan SE and Société Générale.

The NKF team was led by Banking, Finance and Regulatory of counsel Christoph Balsiger, working with associate Manuel Hirlinger (Transactions) and associate Reto Seiler (Banking, Finance and Regulatory).