Lending and Taking Security in
Switzerland: Overview

A Q&A guide to lending and taking security in Switzerland.

This Q&A provides a high-level overview of forms of security over assets, release of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, guarantees, risk areas for lenders, structuring the priority of debts, debt trading and transfer mechanisms, agent and trust concepts, enforcement of security interests, borrower insolvency and cross-border issues on loans.