Baker McKenzie Switzerland and Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow advised Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Bio-Rad Europe GmbH, Bio-Rad IHC Europe GmbH and Bio-Rad Laboratories (Singapore) Pte Ltd (together, "Bio-Rad") as borrowers and guarantors in connection with a USD 200 million credit agreement arranged by Wells Fargo Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and Citibank N.A. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent. Baker McKenzie acted as the legal adviser to Bio-Rad on all Swiss and Singaporean law aspects of the transaction.
The Baker McKenzie team was led by Partner Markus Wolf (Banking & Finance, Switzerland) and further included Emmanuel Hadjidakis (Banking & Finance, Singapore), Jan Lusti (Banking & Finance, Switzerland), Qingxun Lin (Banking & Finance, Singapore) and Andrea B. Bolliger (Tax, Switzerland).