Dr. Christian Rebell, LL.M.
Partner, Zurich
T +41 58 552 00 67
christian.rebell@mll-legal.com
Profile
Christian Rebell is a partner in MLL’s Corporate an M&A team. He specializes on corporate law and M&A, financings and capital market law. Christian regularly advises clients on domestic and cross-border M&A and financing transactions, the structuring and dissolution of joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters.
Christian has a strong track record on advising international clients in the acquisition of Swiss companies in a broad range of industries. He also regularly advises venture capital funds on investments in tech and biotech start-ups. He regularly publishes in his areas of expertise.
Christian studied in Switzerland, Germany and England. He holds a Ph. D. from the University of Berne and an LL.M. degree from King’s College London. He is a bilingual native speaker of German and French and also fluent in English.
Practice Areas
Rankings & Awards
- “Excellent technical knowledge, quick grasp of a very complex issue, excellent negotiation skills, very responsive” – IFLR 1000, 2021-22
- “Great availability and technical skills, and very reliable” – The Legal 500 EMEA, Commercial Corporate and M&A 2021
Deals & Cases
- Advised SIX listed Julius Baer Group Ltd on its Series C investment in digital assets banking platform SEBA Bank Ltd
- 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, with four important production facilities and approx. 380 staff members
- Advised ASX listed Bigtincan Holdings Limited on the acquisition of Vidinoti SA, a Swiss leader in the area of augmented reality
- Advised the Wienerberger group, a global leader of smart solutions for building infrastructure, on the sale of its Swiss affiliate ZZ Wancor AG to the swisspor group
- Advised Goebel Capital GmbH, active in the security printing business, in the acquisition of Müller Martini Druckmaschinen GmbH from the Mueller Martini group
- Represented Martello Technologies Corporation, a global provider of digital experience monitoring solutions, in the acquisition of GSX Participations SA
- Represented the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in its acquisition the business jet maintenance activities from the Swiss aerospace and defense group RUAG
- Represented a leading Swedish venture capital fund in the Series B financing round of Frontify AG, an internet start-up active in the development of software for digital brand management
Education & Admission
- King’s College London, LL.M. (2017–2018)
- Admission to the bar in Switzerland (2011)
- Universities of Berne and Munster (Germany), MLaw / Ph. D. (2007/2014)
Memberships and public offices
- Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
- Legal and Tax circle of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
- MLL Counsel Forum
- Swiss Bar Association
- Zurich Bar Association
Languages
- German
- French
- English
Publications
- Vorbereitung und Durchführung der GV (inkl. neues Aktienrecht) | 15.06.2022
- Das neue Aktienrecht & Neuerungen im Erbrecht | 25.11.2021
- Selective opting-up clauses under takeover law: recent Takeover Board and FINMA rulings | 19.05.2021
- Reporting of beneficial ownership: impact on listed companies | 28.04.2021
Find all publications by Christian Rebell on our website mll-legal.com.
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“Excellent technical knowledge, quick grasp of a very complex issue, excellent negotiation skills, very responsive”