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Credit Suisse retail investors line up lawsuit in wake of UBS deal

Swiss Investor Protection Association latest to line up challenge on behalf of investors

Former staff are set to join claim as equity holders pile pressure on UBS
Former staff are set to join claim as equity holders pile pressure on UBS Photo: Joan Cros/Getty Images

UBS's legal worries are mounting in the wake of its takeover of Credit Suisse, as retail investors are set to file a class action claiming they lost out in the deal.

The Swiss Investor Protection Association will launch a claim on 14 August, according to the Financial Times, on behalf of more than 500 Credit Suisse equity investors that it says lost out when the shotgun marriage saw Credit Suisse change hands at a fraction of its book value.

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