International

Since its formation in December 2005, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. Corporate Finance (Schweiz) AG has already established itself as a successful service provider in Switzerland in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Real Estate Advisory and Financial Institutions in only the first year of its existence. In cooperation with Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. (Schweiz) AG, the Corporate Finance team executed several prestigious capital market transactions in the course of financial year 2006.

For the first time in the history of the Group, Sal. Oppenheim acted as lead manager in a CHF 100 million transaction in Switzerland, thereby positioning itself in the top Swiss investment banking bracket and propelling the Group to the status of a leading provider of capital market services. M&A business in Switzerland was also successful.

The team played a leading role in seven M&A transactions totalling CHF 14.1 billion, placing Sal. Oppenheim third in the Merger Market League Tables based on both the volume and number of transactions, after it attained seventh place in the previous year. 2006 saw the laying of the foundation stone for the development of the real estate asset management business area within the Swiss real estate investment banking business. The fund structured by Sal. Oppenheim Real Estate and launched in Luxembourg started out in 2007 with a volume of CHF 100 million.