FULLY BOOKED Lunch & Learn: GDR Listings on SIX Swiss Exchange – A Sino-Swiss Success Story?
The China-Switzerland Stock Connect Program has so far
witnessed 13 Chinese companies successfully listing global depository receipts
(GDRs) on SIX Swiss Exchange. Dozens more companies are
preparing or have already started their applications.
Why is the Swiss capital market so attractive to
Chinese companies? What are the prospects and implications of GDR listings? How
do SIX Swiss Exchange and the Chinese home market perceive this listing boom?
What is the latest regulatory development?
Experts from Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China, SIX Swiss Exchange and VISCHER will discuss these
questions and more.
We are pleased to invite
you to this Lunch & Learn event in collaboration with VISCHER.
Programm Details
12:00
Welcome by Lukas Zuest, Head of the VISCHER China Desk and board member of the SCCC
12:05
Presentations and Q&A
- Economic
Situation and Perception of GDR Listings on SIX Swiss Exchange in China by Wenhui Jia,
Deputy General Manager, ICBC Zurich
Branch
- Experience of SIX Swiss Exchange with GDR
Listings by Patrick Förg, Head
Origination, SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd
- Regulatory Overview and Practical Insights
regarding GDR Listings on SIX Swiss
Exchange by Christian Schneiter, Senior Associate, VISCHER
- Q&A with speakers moderated by Adrian Dörig,
Partner, VISCHER
13:00
Apéro and Networking
Speakers
Lukas Zuest
Attorney-at-Law, Counsel, VISCHER
Lukas Zuest specializes in investment and commercial transactions. He advises Swiss and foreign companies on foreign direct investments, M&A-transactions, joint ventures, distribution and agency, and license agreements. He worked as lawyer in Shanghai for five years. Lukas Zuest heads the China Desk of VISCHER and is on the board of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Wenhui Jia
Deputy General Manager, ICBC Zurich Branch
Ms Jia has joined ICBC Headquarter since June of 2005, she worked as a head of relationship management of Chinese asset managers, overseas investors in the Custody Services Department. From Nov 2022 Ms Jia joined ICBC Zurich branch as a member of management. Before joining ICBC, she worked as a financial consultant and project manager in Beijing Investment Consultant Inc., and Beijing Guofu private equity investment company. She holds the master of Philosophy in Economics of Cambridge university, and accomplished ICBC International Leadership Development Project in University of Toronto.
Patrick Förg
Head Origination, SIX Swiss Exchange
Patrick Förg is Head Origination in the Primary Markets team at SIX Swiss Exchange. He and his team are responsible for the origination of new listings (equity and debt) and for enhancing the visibility and awareness of SIX Swiss Exchange as a listing location for Swiss and international companies. Before joining SIX Swiss Exchange, Patrick Förg worked 12 years in the Corporate Finance & Treasury department of the Holcim Group. He holds a BSc in Business Administration (Banking and Finance), a MAS in Corporate Finance and a CAS in Sustainable Finance.
Christian Schneiter
Attorney at Law, Senior Associate, VISCHER
Christian Schneiter's practice focuses on complex debt and equity-linked financing transactions. He also specializes in capital market transactions and is further experienced in mergers & acquisitions as well as corporate and commercial law matters. He has been heavily involved in several GDR listing projects of Chinese companies.
FULLY BOOKED Lunch & Learn: GDR Listings on SIX Swiss Exchange – A Sino-Swiss Success Story?
additional info
Participation Fees:
- Members: CHF 80 (excl. VAT)
- Non-Members: CHF 100 (excl. VAT)
Registration is mandatory.
Registration deadline: May 31, 2023.
Substitutes for registered persons unable to attend are welcome, otherwise full no-show charge will be applied.
