Dr. Alexander Vogel, LL.M.
Dr. Alexander Vogel, LL.M.

Dr. Alexander Vogel, LL.M.

Partner, Zurich/Zug

Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland
Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland
T +41 58 552 00 40
alexander.vogel@mll-legal.com

Profile

Alexander Vogel heads the firm’s Corporate and M&A department. He has over 25 years’ experience across a wide range of industries, transaction types and countries, with a particular interest in complex cross-border transactions. His principal areas of work include cross-border M&A, private equity, acquisition finance and capital markets. His experience includes recommended and hostile public takeovers, all manner of private share and business acquisitions or disposals and related financings, spin-offs, initial and secondary equity offerings, private equity, group reorganisations, joint ventures and strategic alliances as well as corporate governance questions.

Alexander is ranked by Chambers and Partners in their Global and Europe editions, in the Banking and Finance section and in the M&A section. According to Chambers and Partners he has a “good relationship with clients, is open-minded and wants to solve problems.”

His clients include listed companies, financial institutions as well as other large and medium-sized companies, with a particular industry focus on financial services, technology, construction and consumer goods.He is a member of the board of directors of several listed and non-listed companies, including companies active in the areas of financial services, technology, building and real estate.

Alexander Vogel was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 1992 and to the New York Bar in 1994. He holds a degree from the University of St Gallen law school and a master’s degree from Northwestern University school of law.





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Rankings & Awards

Chambers Europe 2022 Alexander VogelChambers Global 2022 Alexander VogelChambers FinTech 2022, Alexander VogelIFLR 1000 2021Legal 500 - Leading Individual, SwitzerlandWho's Who Legal Switzerland lawyer directoryBest Lawyers Switzerland listed lawyersExpert Guide Switzerland
  • “Alexander Vogel attracts a lot of clients” – Chambers and Partners, Fintech, 2022
  • “Know-how, approachability, flexibility, sense of humor and solution-oriented mind-set” – IFLR 1000, 2021-22
  • “Alexander Vogel earns widespread plaudits for his considerable experience of sophisticated cross-border transactions and financings” – WWL, Project Finance 2021
  • “Extremely hard working, innovative, depth of knowledge, well connected” – IFLR 1000, 2021-22
  • “He brings a lot to the table, he’s productive 24/7. He has great knowledge in how to run a startup and avoid the first pitfalls” – Chambers and Partners, FinTech, 2021
  • “He did an outstanding job and had an extraordinary level of knowledge and know-how with regards to digital assets and the surrounding regulation in Switzerland” – Chambers and Partners, FinTech, 2021
  • “Many years of invaluable experience and a broad knowledge base make Alexander Vogel an outstanding individual in the Swiss legal market. Based on his large experience, he is able to render competent and reliable advice on a wide range of issues” – Legal 500, 2020
  • “Alexander Vogel is very sharp and smart and has an enormous experience in M&A transactions.” – Legal 500, 2020
  • “Alexander Vogel is a top restructuring lawyer. Technically outstanding, and at the same time very reasonable and pragmatic” – Legal 500, 2020

Deals & Cases

  • Advised SIX listed Julius Baer Group Ltd on its Series C investment in digital assets banking platform SEBA Bank Ltd
  • Advised Labster, the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and interactive science, on the acquisition of UbiSim, the virtual reality training platform for nursing
  • Advised the Swiss-based Lakeward Group on the sale of a portfolio of real estate assets in Berlin to CBRE Investment Management
  • Advised the private sellers of ancosys GmbH, a globally leading provider of chemical analysis and metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, on the sale of the company to Nova Ltd, which is dual-listed at Nasdaq (NVMI) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NOVA)
  • Advised Müller-Steinag group on the acquisition of Creabeton Matériaux Ltd. Müller-Steinag is an owner-managed, independent family enterprise with around 1,150 staff members and activities in the areas of concrete products, natural construction materials, recycling, waste management and water technology. Creabeton Matériaux is a leading manufacturer of pre-fabricated concrete products in the French part of Switzerland and an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of 3D printing processes for the production of concrete objects and the seamless digitization of production processes
  • Advised ASX listed Bigtincan Holdings Limited on the acquisition of Vidinoti SA, a Swiss leader in the area of augmented reality
  • Advising Värdex Suisse in structuring and introducing its new cryptonow voucher cards available for purchase in retail stores enabling its purchasers to exchange Swiss Francs into crypto currencies

Education & Admission

  • Admitted to the New York Bar (1994)
  • Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M. (1994)
  • Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1992)
  • University of St. Gallen, Dr. iur., lic. iur. (1997/1989)

Memberships and public offices

  • Member of the board of the Swiss Association of Investment Companies (SRO SVIG)
  • Member of the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)
  • Member of the Zug Chamber of Economy

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French


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“Alexander Vogel is a top restructuring lawyer. Technically outstanding, and at the same time very reasonable and pragmatic”

Legal 500, 2020