Financial Services
Our financial services practice provides comprehensive support for all legal, tax and regulatory aspects relating to financial institutions, including asset lending, corporate lending, real estate financing and acquisition financing, with experience representing both banks and corporations. In addition, the team has recognized expertise in providing regulatory advice and structuring collective investment schemes, complex hedging transactions, Islamic finance transactions, resolving disputes and conducting investigations as well as providing legal assistance in day-to-day operations. We have a keen sense for adapting to our clients’ changing situations to innovate to their advantage. Our clients include international banking organizations, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, issuers, investors, investment banks, investment advisers, investment funds, private equity and hedge funds, real estate investment funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, outsourcing and other third party service providers, fintech ventures and other key players in the financial industry sector.
The main activities include:
- Structured Finance and Lending, in particular syndicated lending, leveraged and investment grade acquisition finance, trade commodities and export finance, project, real estate and infrastructure finance, mezzanine-lending structures, work-outs, restructurings and recapitalizations, Islamic finance, aviation & ship finance and risk transfer transactions.
- FinTech, in particular alternative lending platforms, crowdfunding, crypto currencies / initial coin offerings / SAFT agreements / crypto brokerage services, blockchain technology (customer identities, trade finance, etc.), payment services and systems, online asset management and robo-advisory.
- Debt & Equity Capital Markets, in particular standalone issuances, programs, equity-linked, hybrid and subordinated debt as well as derivatives and structured finance
- Regulatory and Compliance Support, in particular authorization and/or registration of providers, carriers and products, (cross-border) financial services and product distribution, AML, KYC, international legal assistance, internal regulations for regulatory compliance, setting up of compliance procedures, forms and manuals, pre-screenings for external or special audits, internal reports, surveys and/or investigations.
Team
- Urs Boller
- Dunja Koch
- Samuel Ljubicic
- Reto Luthiger
- Arnaud Martin
- Mark Montanari
- Karin Oberlin
- Mona Stephenson
- Alexander Vogel
- Ülkü Cibik
- Eric Favre
- Christoph Heiz
- Diana Lafita
- Jérôme Pidoux
- Grégoire Schafroth
- Andrea Trost
- Stefan A. Wandel
- Noemi Bünter
- Rebecca Isenegger
- Marc Baumberger
- Karim Steiner
“The team is very knowledgeable and always views legal issues in the commercial context in which they arise”
Publications
Acquisitions transfrontalières en Suisse : enjeux et conseils
JEM Juristes d'Entreprise Magazine, Juin 2023 – N°45, pages 84 et 85- FR
Strukturierte Produkte und Derivate für Pensionskassen
Ein Handbuch von der Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA), S. 32-40, Zürich 2023- DE
Tokenisierung von Immobilien: Hype oder bald Realität?
Präsentation über Anwendungsbereich von Blockchaintechnologie im Immobiliensektor, MLL Legal- DE
Switzerland to introduce foreign direct investment legislation: overview
International Law Office, 25 January 2023- EN
Firm News
MLL Legal recognized as leading law firm in Leaders League’s Switzerland 2023 Guide
40 MLL Legal lawyers recognised for Best Lawyers® 2024 award
Eric Favre | Conférencier | Gérer et conseiller dans le cadre LSFin: exigences légales, pratiques de marché, surveillance et audit
Jury member Ülkü Cibik participates in the Swiss Derivative Awards ceremony 2023 in Zurich
