Akela Law
Client SatisfactionFounded in 2022, Akela Law has since gone from strength to strength, with the team’s focus areas encompassing advice on Digital Global Certificates, financial clearing, and the placement of financial instruments on the primary market. Heading the practice alongside Martin Pichler, Michael Kollik‘s broad portfolio includes a specialism in supervisory law and proficiency in handling matters which require knowledge of both banking and capital markets law, while Pichler excels in securities regulatory law.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘High level of expertise, excellent cooperation and coordination within the entire team, very good availability and flexibility.’
‘Pragmatic and customer-oriented approach and solution-oriented skills.’
Key clients
- Wiener Börse AG
- OeKB CSD GmbH
- CCP Austria Abwicklungsstelle für Börsegeschäfte GmbH (CCP.A)
- CMTA AG
- Whitestone Group
- KKA Partners
- Venionaire Capital
- Österreichisches Konferenzzentrum
- EXAA Abwicklungsstelle für Energieprodukte AG (EXAA)
- CMTA Invest GmbH
- WhatAVentures Group
Work highlights
- Advised the Austrian Central Securities Depository OeKB CSD on the legal concept and implementation of the newly introduced Digital Global Certificates (DGC) for debt securities and UCITS certificates.
- Advised the Austrian investment firm CMTA on the structuring of the redemption of debt securities in the total amount of €500m for which a specific license approval from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will be required due to the issuer being subject to U.S. sanctions law.
- Advised an Austrian holding company on the structuring of its refinancing in the total amount of €350m by means of various loan agreements.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Kollik, Martin Pichler