Swiss government

On March 27th, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller Sutter stated that the Swiss government was forced to intervene to save Credit Suisse because Credit Suisse might not survive Mon

According to reports, under the mediation of the Swiss government, UBS agreed to acquire rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs and agreed to bear losses of up to $5.4 billion. UBS said that the 22.48 shares held by its shareholders would be exchanged for one UBS share, equivalent to 0.76 Swiss francs per share, for a total consideration of 3 billion Swiss francs. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, with annual cost savings of approximately $7 billion by 2027. The Swiss Central Bank said it would provide liquidity assistance of 100 billion Swiss francs ($108 billion) to the merged banks. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) stated that all business activities of the two banks would likely continue without restriction or interruption. With the support of the Swiss government, Credit Suisse’s additional Tier 1 capital bond (AT1) with a nominal value of approximately 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.2 billion) will be…