MLL Legal Ltd. has a strong reputation for its advisory in transactional work. The firm has offices in Zurich, Geneva, Zug and Lausanne and works with an international network of other law firms worldwide.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is known for its capital markets work and has an active banking and finance practice, including on the regulatory side. The firm also has notable M&A and restructuring and insolvency practices. In banking and finance, the firm advises both listed and private companies as borrowers of acquisition financing, syndicated, multicurrency loan agreements, mortgage documents and financings. On the regulatory side, the firm has an industry focused on work relating to fintech transactions, AML compliance and FINMA.
In the capital markets practice area, the firm advises issuers on bond issuances and placements. In equity work, the firm advises Swiss companies on capital increases via rights offerings.
In M&A, the firm notably advises buyers in acquisitions in the private equity, aviation, metals, technology and biotech start up industries. It also has experience in crossborder divestments and carveout transactions.
In restructuring and insolvency, the firm represents distressed companies, acquirers, creditors and investors in debt recovery and reorganisations, distressed M&A, and bankruptcy proceedings.
Key clients
Some of the recent key clients of the firm include Zurich Airport, TWINT, MBaer Merchant Bank Credit Suisse, Bellevue Group, Dassault Aviation, Allreal Holding and Franz Carl Weber.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period, the banking and finance team conducted transactional work acting mostly on the borrower side in acquisition and corporate financing matters. The team also worked on a strong amount of financial services regulatory work, representing clients in the banking and financial services industry in regulatory matters concerning AML compliance, FINMA, FATCA, FinSA, cryptocurrency, online payment systems, acquisitions and investment fund transactions.
The capital markets practice works on debt, equity and structured finance and securitization matters, representing issuers. Most of the work was done in equity matters, in which the team worked on rights offerings, public share offerings, capital increases, delistings, direct listings, IPOs. On the debt side, it worked on investment grade and convertible bond issuances. In structured finance and securitizations, the team completed ABS’s.
In M&A, the group worked on numerous strategic and private equity acquisitions, acting on both the buy and sell side. It also represented a lot of private equity clints in investments. The team also worked on mergers, all within various industries.
Restructuring and insolvency matters included corporate restructurings and bankruptcy filings, representing debtors and receivers. It also represented distressed companies in merger and acquisition transactions resulting from insolvencies.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Hayfin Capital Management €45 million acquisition financing
Ares Invest €80 million financing
Credit Suisse $280 million financing
Allreal CHF 175 million 0.70% bond issuance
Aleinus SIX IPO
Capiton acquisition of Cedes financing
Dottikon CHF 250 million rights and public share offering
Sun Chemical Group acquisition of Sensient Imaging Technologies
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Bank lending
"Very reactive, highly professional."
Capital markets
"Very professional and hands-on; always finding good solutions; high quality of work; always delivered on time.”
"Extremly supportive, pragmatic, fast, cooperative, highly recommended and excellent for Swiss small and mid caps, experienced in equity capital market transactions
"Responsive and solution oriented, implementable solutions given the complex environment we are operation in.”
"They answer questions in a timely and clear manner, without unnecessary legal elaborations.”
Financial services regulatory
"In-depth research of use cases and focus on dos & don'ts – identification of grey areas and assessment of risk.”
"Advice is to the point, quick turnaround, very pragmatic approach. The law firm understands our problems and our needs. Reto Luthiger as the partner in charge is extremely knowledgeable and has an excellent understanding of the needs of fintech companies such as ours.”
"Pragmatic, easy to talk to, very knowledgeable, quick turnaround.”
"Profound knowledge of the matter and very good network. Concrete and pragmatic solutions.”
M&A
"Kevin Hubacher is highly experienced and extremely street-smart. As a seasoned legal counsel, I still learned a lot from his pragmatic and creative approaches. His work met my highest quality standard, the task was tackled efficiently, and he kept the back of the investors free.“
Project finance
Professional, highspeed, reliable, thoroughly."
Restructuring
"MLL Legal conducted a thorough analysis of the client's situation, identified areas for improvement of the client's structure, developed a detailed plan for restructuring, provided guidance and supported throughout implementation process. We do appreciate company's high knowledge of the sphere and clear consultation.”
Eric Favre
"Listening of client needs; understanding of the business model; financial product knowledge.”
Kevin Hubacher
"Kevin Hubacher is highly experienced and extremely street-smart. As a seasoned legal counsel, I still learned a lot from his pragmatic and creative approaches. His work meet my highest quality standard, the task was tackled efficiently, and he kept the back of the investors free.”
Ronald Kogens
"Innovative, responsive, solution oriented."
Reto Luthiger
"To the point, very responsive, highly talented, excellent network."
Wolfgang Müller
"Very professional, very pragmatic and innovative; high quality of work."
"He is a very qualified, unexcited attorney who delivers what is asked."
"Extremely supportive, pragmatic, fast, cooperative, experienced in equity capital market transactions, solution-oriented, highly committed, cooperative.”
Kilian Schärli
"Reliable, industry knowledge, understands the client."
Daniel Schoch
"Daniel is always very responsive, pragmatic and highly professional."
Alexander Vogel
"Profound knowledge of his field of competence and extremely well connected."
