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Karin Oberlin

MLL Legal

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Banking
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
Biography

Corporate and finance partner Karin Oberlin advises national and international lenders and borrowers in asset backed financing. She is specialized in ship and aviation finance, in aviation law and in general banking and financing matters. Karin Oberlin regularly assists clients in complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions and general corporate law matters.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Represented a ship owning company in all matters relating to a complex and international re-financing transaction involving the re-negotiation of one syndicated loan agreement and seven bilateral loan agreements in parallel
  • Advised Taco Family of Companies in the acquisition of Taconova Group AG. In addition to the M&A process, MLL also provided advice regarding any post closing matters such as TSA and coordination of all European law aspects with the subsidiaries’ local counsels
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Trade finance
Sector specialisations
  • Aviation
  • Shipping
Bar admissions
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
Association memberships
  • European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
  • Zurich Shipping Network
  • Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA)
Academic qualifications
  • LL.M., Columbia University New York, (2009)
  • lic.iur., University of St. Gallen, (2003) 
  • lic. rer. publ., University of St. Gallen, (2002)
Address:
Zurich
Tel:+41 58 552 04 20 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.mll-legal.com/people/karin-oberlin/?lang=en