Law Firm Bergt & Partners Ltd., Liechtenstein office@bergt.law +423 235 40 15
INDUSTRIES · SECTOR KNOWLEDGE · LIECHTENSTEIN

Sector knowledge where law, regulation and business models intersect

Bergt Law advises financial institutions, technology businesses, issuers, investors, family offices, entrepreneurs and international groups in sectors where Liechtenstein law, EEA regulation, capital and cross-border execution meet.

Our sector work is strongest where legal disciplines overlap: regulation with transactions; banking with payments and digital assets; private wealth with corporate governance; and disputes with regulatory or cross-border risk.

Financial servicesDigital assets & paymentsPrivate capital & wealthCross-border business
Industry

Industry focus with Liechtenstein depth and cross-border execution

These eight sectors reflect the markets in which we most frequently combine regulatory, corporate, transactional, financing and contentious capabilities.

01 Banks & Financial Institutions Banks, lenders and other financial institutions: lending and structured finance, security and collateral packages, payment and treasury structures, CRR/CRD and prudential matters, governance, outsourcing, compliance and AML/CFT, digital-asset interfaces, recovery and enforcement. Banking · Finance · CRR/CRD · Compliance · AML/CFT 02 FinTech, Payments & Digital Assets CASPs, exchanges, custodians, payment and e-money providers, token issuers and digital businesses: market entry and authorisation, MiCAR/TVTG, payments/e-money, token and white-paper work, AML/CFT and Travel Rule, DORA, safeguarding, governance/compliance and operational implementation. MiCAR · Payments · AML/CFT · DORA · Digital Business 03 Technology, Software & Digital Business Software, SaaS, platform, media, e-commerce and AI/data businesses: company and product set-up, commercial and technology contracts, IP/licensing, data protection, digital-business regulation, financing/M&A interfaces and IP/IT disputes. Software · Digital Business · IP · Data · AI 04 International Business, Entrepreneurs & Family-Owned Companies International groups, founders, entrepreneurs and family-owned companies: Liechtenstein set-up and holding/operating structures, M&A, financing, joint ventures, shareholder and board arrangements, commercial contracts, reorganisations, succession/family-governance interfaces and disputes. Corporate · M&A · Financing · Governance · Succession 05 Private Wealth, Family Offices & Fiduciaries Private clients, family offices, foundations, trusts and fiduciaries: foundation, trust and holding structures, succession law and planning, family governance, asset protection, private capital, banking/financing interfaces, AML/CFT and compliance where applicable, and contentious wealth matters. Private Wealth · Succession · Foundations · Trusts · AML/CFT 06 Insurance & InsurTech Insurers and InsurTech businesses: set-up and licensing, VersAG/Solvency II, governance and fit and proper, substance, outsourcing, compliance and risk management, distribution, cross-border EEA business, technology-enabled insurance models and regulatory or contentious matters. Insurance · Solvency II · Licensing · Compliance · InsurTech 07 Investment Firms, Asset Management & Funds Investment firms, asset managers, funds and distribution models: MiFID II market entry and investment services, governance and compliance, AML/CFT, suitability/appropriateness, product governance, marketing/distribution, fund/AIFMD/UCITS interfaces, financial-instrument classification and cross-border services. MiFID II · Investment Firms · Funds · Compliance · AML/CFT 08 Issuers, Capital Markets & Alternative Investments Issuers, sponsors and alternative-investment structures: prospectuses and public or private offerings, equity and debt, preferred shares, depositary receipts and structured or tokenised instruments, issuer governance, disclosure/marketing, capital raising, compliance and liability. Prospectuses · Issuers · Capital Markets · Tokenisation · Compliance
INTEGRATED LIECHTENSTEIN COUNSEL

Sector knowledge with regulatory, transactional and contentious depth

Clients often come to us when licensing and regulatory requirements, corporate structure, financing, contracts, governance and dispute risk converge. We coordinate those workstreams from a Liechtenstein-law perspective and with foreign counsel where required.

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What clients typically need from Liechtenstein counsel

The emphasis differs by business model, but four recurring workstreams are where sector understanding and legal execution most often need to operate together.

01

Market entry, set-up & supervision

Company and operational set-up, authorisations and licensing requirements, FMA proceedings, EEA passporting, governance/substance and ongoing supervisory requirements.

02

Transactions, financing & capital

M&A, investments, financing and security packages, joint ventures, capital measures, prospectuses and structured or tokenised instruments.

03

Governance, compliance & operations

Corporate governance, fit and proper, outsourcing, compliance, AML/CFT, DORA/ICT, commercial contracts and robust organisational frameworks.

04

Disputes & enforcement

Commercial and regulatory proceedings, investigations, asset recovery, enforcement and cross-border litigation coordination.

Insights & legal research

Our sector work is complemented by regulatory analysis, publications and current Insights on Liechtenstein and the wider European legal framework.

Industry descriptions are representative and do not constitute an exhaustive list of services or mandates. Bergt Law provides legal advice and representation. Where implementation requires notarial, fiduciary, tax, investment or financial services, these are provided by independent appropriately authorised professionals.

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