Practice Expertise

  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
  • Financial Products
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Financial Products
  • Capital Markets
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Industry & Commerce
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity & Funds
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Start-ups & Venture Capital
  • Tax
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Profile

Maurus Winzap is a partner and heads the Tax Team. Maurus Winzap’ practice covers all areas of domestic and international corporate taxation. He acts for a broad range of corporate and financial clients, and has developed significant expertise in planning and advising on M&A and private equity transactions, structured financings, corporate restructurings, relocations, capital market transactions, collective investment schemes and management incentive programmes. Furthermore, he focuses on advice to high-net-worth individuals, family offices and companies in connection with succession and estate planning.

Maurus Winzap is a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association (“IFA”) and a Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Tax Law Association (Swiss branch of the IFA). He regularly lectures and publishes in his areas of practice.

Maurus Winzap has been recommended by several international directories such as Chambers, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers as a leading lawyer. Clients appreciate that he is “exceptionally strong”, “very dynamic”, “commercially-minded” and “practical” (Chambers 2018).

Born in 1972, Maurus Winzap received his degree in law from the University of Zurich in 1997 and his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia in 2002. He was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 1999 and became a Swiss certified tax expert in 2004.

Maurus speaks German and English.

Bar Admissions
He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Corporate Finance & Capital Markets
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Financial Products
  • Capital Markets
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Industry & Commerce
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity & Funds
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Start-ups & Venture Capital
  • Tax
  • Taxes and Expenses

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Walder Wyss advises Mercer on the acquisition of hkp///group

UBS Switzerland AG – Financing for Meeberg Leasing Switzerland AG

Swiss Life – EUR 500 Mio. Hybridanleihe

Sandoz successfully issues EUR 600 million Eurobonds

CorFlow Therapeutics AG – EUR 44 Mio. B-Runde

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires veterinary therapeutic vaccines developer Saiba Animal Health

Walder Wyss advised Neustark AG on USD 69m Financing Round

Bregal Unternehmerkapital erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an BSI Software von Capvis

Windyty, S.E. Acquires Majority Stake in meteoblue ag

SkyCell AG closed USD 116m Series D Financing Round

Barry Callebaut successfully places EUR 700 million Eurobonds

Helvetia – CHF 230 Mio. Senior Bond

KLAR Partners erwirbt BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG

Vaudoise-Gruppe übernimmt Prevanto

SOPHiA GENETICS SA closed secured term loan financing

Deutsche Bank, ING Bank, and UniCredit provide EUR 8.1bn acquisition financing to Swisscom

Swiss Life – CHF 600 Mio. Senior Bonds

UBS Switzerland AG – Financing for EGS Beteiligungen AG’s acquisition of SERTO Group

u-blox – CHF 140 million Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility

Walder Wyss advised CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ) on USD 280 Million Equity Issuance

BOBST GROUP SA begibt vorrangige unbesicherte Anleihe über CHF 200 Millionen

Nordic Infrastructure AG completes EUR 215m Green Financing

UBS Switzerland AG and Zürcher Kantonalbank – Financing of the Acquisition of Iconia Group

ABB acquires Sevensense Robotics

Sandoz successfully issues EUR 2.0 billion inaugural Eurobonds

Walder Wyss advised Ionisos group

Zusammenschluss von SETEX und Datatex mit Elvaston

SkyCell AG - USD 57m financing round

deskbird schliesst eine Series A Finanzierungsrunde in der Höhe von USD 13 Mio. ab

Walder Wyss berät AMAG Leasing AG bezüglich der Ausgabe von CHF 365m Green Bonds

UBS Switzerland AG – EUR 100 million revolving credit facility agreement for Zehnder Group

TP24 raises CHF 400m of additional funding from Barclays and M&G

Cornèr Banca SA begibt Senior Unsecured Anleihe über CHF 150 m

UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 700 million multicurrency credit facility agreement for On (NYSE:ONON)

UBS Switzerland AG - Financing for Capvis' acquisition of Schurter Group

Walder Wyss berät AMAG Leasing AG bezüglich der Ausgabe von CHF 170m Green Bonds

CHF 150 million credit facility agreement for Bauwerk Group

Reata closes secured term loan financing for up to USD 275 million

CABB group – EUR 670 million senior secured floating rate notes and 8.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2028 and new EUR 110 million revolving credit facility

DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being

UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 1.4 billion multicurrency syndicated revolving credit facility for Maus Frères SA

Legalcommunity.ch Awards: Walder Wyss Receives Awards as Market Leading Firm and Labour Law Firm of the Year

CHF 450 million sustainability-linked facility agreement for Clariant AG

Inflexion erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an dss+ von Gyrus Capital

Bavarian Nordic Acquires Emergent BioSolutions’ Travel Vaccines Portfolio

Porsche SE invests in ABB E-mobility’s CHF 325m Pre-IPO Private Placement

Hakan Koç and Pyrros Koussios complete acquisition of eSIM and compliance technology leader Truphone

Swiss Life – CHF 600 Mio. Senior Bonds

UBS Switzerland AG – Financing of the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in CSD Group

UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 150 million Credit Facilities Agreement for ORIOR Group

Sagard NewGen erwirbt eine Minderheitsbeteiligung an der Unit8

Swiss Life – CHF 500 million Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility

DPE platziert EUR 708 Mio. Continuation Fund

UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 150,000,000 Credit Facility for Auto-Interleasing AG

Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. - Financing of Unlimitrust Campus

Swiss Life – EUR 700 Mio. Senior Bond

Clariant places CHF 175m Green Bond

UBS Switzerland AG – USD 175m Credit Facility for Dätwyler Group

Elvaston sells Magnolia International AG to GENUI

Astorg verkauft AutoForm an Carlyle

Scott Sports SA - CHF 150m Term and Revolving Credit Financing

Hotel Saratz Pontresina hat neue Eigentümerin

Helvetia – CHF 400 Mio. Dual Tranche Senior Bond

Riverside übernimmt ACTANDO

UBS Switzerland AG - Finanzierung der Rhystadt AG (Klybeckareal)

DSM and Firmenich to merge in EUR 42bn transaction, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being

UBS Switzerland and Credit Suisse – EUR 250m financing of Guess Europe

Serie-B-Finanzierungsrunde von Yokoy über USD 80 Millionen

Athlon verkauft Schweizer Leasingflotte an Arval

Polhem Infra und Nordic Infrastructure übernehmen zusätzliche Beteiligung an der Solör Bioenergy Group

Sale of Datatrans AG to Planet Payment Group

Series A Finanzierungsrunde von Yokoy über USD 26 Millionen

Series C Finanzierungsrunde von Frontify über USD 50 Millionen

Nautilus acquires Swiss motion tech company VAY

Swiss Life – EUR 600 Mio. Senior Green Bond

MKS Instrument übernimmt Atotech

Glarner Kantonalbank platziert CHF 150m Tier 2 Anleihe

Naxicap Partners erwirbt myStromer AG

wefox schliesst USD 650 Mio. Serie C Finanzierungsrunde ab

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, erwirbt eine Beteiligung an MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG

Naxicap erwirbt Stromer

Swiss Life – CHF 500 Mio. Hybridanleihen

Montana Aerospace AG geht an die Börse

Walder Wyss berät Relio bei der Pre-Seed-Runde

AMAG Leasing: Swiss Car ABS 2021-1 AG

Walder Wyss berät EMZ Partners bei der Akquisitionsfinanzierung für die Beteiligung an der Assepro Gruppe

Nordic Infrastructure AG schliesst eine EUR 200m Finanzierung ab

Nordic Infrastructure erwirbt eine weitere Beteiligung an der Solör Bioenergy Group

Osterwalder verkauft Mineralölgeschäft

Walder Wyss berät CRISPR bei USD 600 Millionen „ATM“-Aktienverkaufsprogramm

PureFacts Financial Solutions erwirbt Quartal Financial Solutions, um Weltmarktführer im Bereich WealthTech zu werden

Walder Wyss berät CRISPR bei USD 350 Millionen „ATM“-Aktienverkaufsprogramm

Ford Credit begibt Anleihe über 230 Mio.

AMAG Leasing: Swiss Car ABS 2020-1 AG

AWK Group übernimmt TALOS

Die Mobiliar finanziert im Umfang von bis zu CHF 50'000'000 einen Teil der Fahrzeugflotte von Carvolution

Afinum steigt bei Messenger App Threema ein

Proman / Consolidated Energy AG

Walder Wyss berät CRISPR bei USD 520 Millionen Aktienemission

Filtration Group erwirbt Oxyphen





Articles


Financing of Start-up and Early-Stage Companies with Convertible Loans Swiss Tax Considerations
Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Overview
Intra-group debt financing: updated safe haven rates and thin capitalization rules
Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations Switzerland 2024
Federal Supreme Court confirms strict practice of Federal Tax Administration concerning stamp duty restructuring relief
Offset of losses is to be extended
Swiss electorate votes in favour of global minimum tax
Federal Council opens consultation on the taxation of home offices abroad
Structuring of private equity acquisitions in Switzerland
Structured Finance & Securitisation - Chapter Switzerland
Securitisation 2023 - Chapter Switzerland: Trends & Developments
Intra-group debt financing: updated safe haven rates and current thin capitalisation rules
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review
Tax-optimised employee share plans for privately held Swiss companies and start-ups
Corporate Tax 2023: Chapter Switzerland
Banking & Finance 2022: Switzerland - Trends and Developments
Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Regulatory Overview
Swiss reject tax reform aiming at strengthening domestic debt capital markets
Employees working from home: Permanent establishment risks in a Swiss intercantonal context
Securitisation 2022 - Chapter Switzerland
Withholding tax and securities transfer tax reform aims to strengthen debt capital market
Swiss Withholding Tax and Securities Transfer Tax Reform to Strengthen the Swiss Debt Capital Market
Swiss electorate rejects planned abolition of stamp duty on companies
Intra-group debt financing: updated safe haven rates and thin capitalization rules
Swiss Federal Administrative Court’s ruling of 29 November 2021: A welcome relief for distressed Swiss companies
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review
Corporate Tax 2022: Chapter Switzerland
Banking & Finance 2021: Switzerland - Trends and Developments
Besteuerung von Patenten und Lizenzerträgen
Mitarbeiterbeteiligungspläne in der Schweiz: regulatorischer Überblick
Abschaffung der Emissionsabgabe zur weiteren Stärkung der Schweizer Wirtschaft
Securitisation 2021 - Chapter Switzerland
Strukturierte Finanzierung und Verbriefung 2021 – Kapitel Schweiz
Erstes Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen Schweiz/Brasilien wird 2022 Realität
Unterliegen Schweizer Crypto-Unternehmen dem FATCA und dem automatischen Informationsaustausch?
Schweizer Tonnagesteuer
New capital band: greater flexibility in capitalisation of Swiss companies and necessary changes to tax law
Trends and Developments in the Swiss Securitisation Market
Corporate Tax 2021 - Chapter Switzerland
Federal Council to request Parliament to abolish withholding tax on bonds
Tax Newsletter - Swiss Federal Council to request Parliament to abolish withholding tax on bonds
Tax relief on employee shares in start-ups and other non-listed companies
Neue Vorschriften zu Steuergutschriften eingeführt
Steuererleichterung für Mitarbeiteraktien an Start-ups und anderen nicht börsennotierten Unternehmen
Wie wirkt sich die EU-Richtlinie über die Zusammenarbeit der Verwaltungsbehörden auf internationale Konzerne mit Sitz in der Schweiz aus?
Meldepflicht für grenzüberschreitende Gestaltungen: Wie wirkt sich die 6. Richtlinie über die Zusammenarbeit der Verwaltungsbehörden (DAC 6) auf internationale Konzerne mit Sitz in der Schweiz aus?
Tax treatment of debt waivers and other debt-to-equity swaps
Verbriefung 2020 – Kapitel Schweiz
Employee share plans in Switzerland: regulatory overview
New step-up on migration instrument introduced
Neues Schweizer Step-up bei der Umstellung
Besteuerung der digitalen Wirtschaft: Schweizer Antwort auf die kürzliche Verlautbarung der OECD
Corporate Tax 2020: Chapter Switzerland
Willkommene Lockerung der Bestimmungen über die schweizerische Verrechnungssteuer auf ausländischen Anleihen, garantiert durch die Schweizer Muttergesellschaft
Wesentliche Veränderungen bei der schweizerischen Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinszahlungen
Chapter Switzerland
Structured Finance & Securisation - Chapter Switzerland
Switzerland adopts new corporate tax reform
«The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review», Kapitel 18: Schweiz
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Konzerninterne Fremdfinanzierung: Aktualisierte «Safe Haven»-Zinssätze und Regelungen zur Unterkapitalisierung
Initial Coin Offering – Mehr Klarheit bei den steuerlichen Auswirkungen
Government publishes detailed draft for corporate tax reform
The Securitisation & Structured Finance Handbook 2018
Finale Beschlüsse zu Schweizer Prinzipalgesellschaften und zum Finanzsektor
Schweiz: Der Nationalrat verabschiedet die Unternehmenssteuerreform
Schweiz: Das Schweizer Oberhaus veröffentlicht überarbeitete Vorschläge für eine Unternehmenssteuerreform («Steuervorlage 17»), das Unterhaus soll über die Vorlage abstimmen
Securitisation 2018: Switzerland
Steuerfreie Gewinne bei Firmenverkäufen
Die Schweiz und Brasilien unterzeichnen ein Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen
Taxing Tokens - A Swiss Perspective On the Taxation of Initial Coin Offerings and Blockchain-Based Tokens
Die Schweizer Regierung verabschiedet eine Gesetzesvorlage für eine Reform der Unternehmenssteuer («Steuervorlage 17») und legt ihre Botschaft dem Bundesrat vor
Initial Coin Offering – Von Kryptowährungen bis hin zur Unternehmensfinanzierung
Die Schweizerische GAAP und die Interaktion mit Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen vor und nach BEPS
Regulierung von kollektiven Kapitalanlagen in der Schweiz
Employee share plans in Switzerland: regulatory overview
Initial Coin Offerings in Switzerland
Swiss Government publishes new detailed draft for a corporate tax reform («Tax Proposal 17»)
Structured Finance & Securitisation
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Recent developments in the Swiss ABS market 2015/16
Practical Law: Structured finance and securitisation in Switzerland: overview
Structured Finance & Verbriefung 2016
Vermögensteuer auf Aktien von Startup-Unternehmen – neue Regeln im Kanton Zürich
Developments in Swiss debt capital markets – 2015
Recent developments in the Swiss ABS market – 2015
Übernahmen und Leveraged Finance
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
2014: a very good year
Die Bedeutung von FATCA bei Schweizerischen Finanztransaktionen
Understanding Acquisition Finance in Switzerland
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review
Leveraged Acquisition Finance in der Schweiz: Neuste Trends in der Strukturierung
Venture capital investment in Switzerland: market and regulatory overview
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/10
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 1/10
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 4/09
Besteuerung kollektiver Kapitalanlagen
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 3/09
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/09

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