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MLL Legal appoints Reto Luthiger to its Board of Directors

MLL Legal is pleased to announce the appointment of Reto Luthiger to its Board of Directors. The firm’s Co-Head of Regulatory, Compliance and New Technologies joins the board at a moment of growth and strategic development for the firm.

Senior Associate Promotions: Congratulations to Andrea Heiniger, Lisa Hans-Margot and Léa Stucki

We are very pleased to announce the promotions of Andrea Heiniger (Zurich), Lisa Hans-Margot (Geneva) and Léa Stucki (Geneva) to Senior Associates.

Partner & Counsel Promotions 2025 Louisa Galbraith, Hannah Cipriano-Favre and Camillo Devecchi

Louisa Galbraith is promoted to Partner, and Hannah Cipriano-Favre and Camillo Devecchi to Counsel, effective 1 January 2025. The nominees work from MLL’s Zurich and Geneva Office.

First issuance on ARTEX MTF, the innovating art shares trading facility

MLL Legal has advised and assisted ARTEX MTF

MLL Legal advised B2 Payment Solutions Inc. on its joint venture with abrantix AG

On 18 December 2023, B2 Payment Solutions and abrantix announced that they agreed to establish a joint venture to revolutionize the field of payment software automated testing by combining the expertise and knowledge in payment testing and certification. The joint venture company is PaytestLab AG.

MLL Legal advised owner of Vio Chemicals

MLL Legal advised owner of Vio Chemicals with regards to the sale of 100% of the shares to KKR-backed Biosynth Group.

MLL Legal advised the TotalEnergies Group on the acquisition of the company Predictive Layer SA

MLL Legal assisted the TotalEnergies Group on the acquisition of the Swiss company Predictive Layer SA, together with the French law firm August Debouzy.

Partner & Counsel Promotions 2024: Jacques Johner, Stefan Schröter, Gabriel Meier, Jérôme Pidoux

On behalf of the entire MLL Legal partnership it is with great pleasure that we announce the promotion of Jacques Johner and Stefan Schröter to Partners and Gabriel Meier and Jérôme Pidoux to Counsel as per 1 January 2024.

MLL Legal advised Moflix in its $3.1 Million seed financing round

On 9 November 2023, Moflix announced the successful closing of its $3.1million seed financing round with the participation from the Hashgraph Association and other strategic investors.

MLL Legal advises EIM Group regarding the acquisition of Magnalia Group

MLL Legal is proud to have been able to advise the EIM Group as lead legal counsel with regard to the full acquisition of Magnalia Group, a group of specialised interim management providers, operating under the brands of GroNova and Management Angels in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

MLL Legal represented Atlas Tapes S.A. on the acquisition of a stake of Swiss Quality Paper AG

Atlas Tapes S.A., with headquarters in Greece and an industry-leading and vertically integrated manufacturer of self-adhesive tapes, acquired a stake of Swiss Quality Paper AG, a Swiss manufacturer of premium specialty paper products, from its shareholders.

MLL Legal advised Lipomed AG on the sale of its Reference Standards Business to LGC

MLL Legal advised Lipomed AG on all legal and tax aspects of this complex cross-border transaction where assets and a foreign subsidiary of Lipomed AG were sold to LGC.

MLL Legal represents Liontrust in the public exchange offer regarding GAM Holding AG

MLL Legal is representing Liontrust Asset Management PLC in Switzerland regarding the public exchange offer for all shares of Gam Holding AG.

MLL Legal advised akquinet GmbH on its acquisition of Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH

On 16 October 2023, akquinet GmbH, an international IT consulting firm headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, announced that it has successfully acquired Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH.

Sale of Novasina AG to SIC Group AG

MLL Legal acted as transaction counsel for the owners of Novasina AG and SIC Group AG on the sale of Novasina AG.

Merger between yes.com AG and Verimi GmbH

MLL Legal advised together with GÖRG the ID wallet provider Verimi GmbH on its merger with Yes (yes.com AG).

MLL Legal advised akquinet GmbH on its acquisition of Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH

On 16 October 2023, akquinet GmbH, an international IT consulting firm headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, announced that it has successfully acquired Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH.

MLL Legal advised Wingman Ventures and BASF Venture Capital in the seed financing round of DePoly SA

On 27 June 2023, DePoly SA announced the successful closing of its seed financing round led by Wingman Ventures and BASF Venture Capital.

MLL Legal advised the Founder of INEXTO SA in the sale of his shares to Impala Technologies

MLL Legal assisted the Founder of INEXTO SA in the sale of his shares in INEXTO to its majority shareholder, the investment company Impala Technologies.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Furrer | New Special Counsel

On behalf of the entire MLL Legal partnership we are very pleased to inform you that Prof. Dr. Andreas Furrer has joined our firm as of 1 October 2023 as special counsel.

Purchase of Suter Group by Nord Holding

MLL Legal advised the shareholders in the sale of Suter Group

Purchase of Metaltec AG by voestalpine High Performance Metals

MLL Legal advised voestalpine High Performance Metals on the acquisition of Metaltec AG.

Arduino’s €22 million investment round led by CDP Venture Capital

MLL Legal, in collaboration with Bird & Bird, advised CDP Venture Capital and the U.S. investment fund Anzu Partners in its investment in Arduino.

MLL Legal successfully defended Allianz against goodwill indemnity claims

MLL Legal has successfully defended Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG and Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG.

ELLE@MLL is now live

A major milestone has been reached today: After six months of intense preparation, we have now implemented the groundbreaking ELLE legal software by Swiss-based Logol Group.

Arnaud Martin and Marc Schamaun | New Partners as of 1 February 2023

We are very pleased to introduce you to Arnaud Martin and Marc Schamaun as new partners in our firm. With Arnaud and Marc we have two immensely knowledgeable new team members who will strengthen and broaden our expertise in our Tax as well as our Corporate and M&A group.

MLL Legal implements ELLE Legal Software by Logol Group

We are happy to have signed an agreement with Swiss-based Logol Group for the implementation of their ELLE legal software.

Reto Luthiger and Kevin Hubacher new Partners, Catherine Kavadze new Counsel - as of 1.1.2023

On behalf of the entire MLL Legal partnership we are very happy to announce that Reto Luthiger and Kevin Hubacher will be promoted to Partners and Catherine Kavadze to Counsel as per 1 January 2023.

MLL Legal successfully represents Lindt & Sprüngli against Lidl

With Judgment of 30 August 2022 the Swiss Federal Court has fully granted Lindt & Sprüngli’s injunction against Lidl and has prohibited Lidl from producing and distributing copies of the Lindt Gold Bunny. This implies that Lidl is no longer allowed to sell Gold Bunny look-alikes in Switzerland...

Catrina Luchsinger-Gaehwiler elected as Co-Chair of the IPBA Banking, Finance and Securities Committ

Zurich based Banking & Finance partner has been elected as Co-Chair of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (“IPBA”) Banking, Finance and Securities Committee for the next two years.