Avocates et Avocats Maurus Winzap
Maurus Winzap

Maurus Winzap

Associé
lic. iur., LL.M., Avocat, Expert fiscal diplômé

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Zurich

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Téléphone direct: +41 58 658 56 05
maurus.winzap@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Domaines d'activité: Marchés des capitaux Clients Privés Private equity et fonds Start-ups et Venture capital Droit fiscal

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.

Valtronic sells two subsidiaries with production sites to Cicor

Swiss Life - CHF 250m Hybrid Bonds

Helvetia – CHF 300m Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility

Corient acquires Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital

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Cembra Money Bank AG CHF 1bn Auto Covered Bond Programme

Walder Wyss advised Chrysalis Investments Ltd. in connection with its investment in wefox

UBS Switzerland AG and Zürcher Kantonalbank – Financing for QR Group AG

Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative provides aquisition financing to Halphamicron Holding SA

Walder Wyss advised Boostbar AG on EUR 16m financing round

UBS Switzerland AG – Financing for Brack.Alltron

Jacobs Group Simplifies Organisational Structure

Walder Wyss advised Sequotech SA and its subsidiaries in connection with a multicurrency credit facilities agreement

Veraxa Biotech merges with Voyager Acquisition Corp.

Repower sells PLUG’N ROLL

TravelPerk closed its acquisition of Yokoy

Banque Cantonale de Genève successfully issues its first Eurobond

Walder Wyss with the banking syndicate on Galderma inaugural EUR 500 million bond and new dual tranche CHF 435 million bonds

Sandoz successfully issues EUR 500 million Eurobonds
Plus News

Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Overview

| par Irène Suter-Sieber et Maurus Winzap | dans: Thomson Reuters Practical Law

Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Overview

| par Irène Suter-Sieber et Maurus Winzap | dans: Thomas Reuters Practical Law

Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations Switzerland 2024

 | par Maurus Winzap, Fabienne Limacher et Janine Corti | dans: Oliver Currall & Steve Quinn, Sidley Austin LLP (edit.) | «International Comparative Legal Guide»
Plus Publications

Reconnaissances


Chambers Europe 2025_frei
Chambers Global 2025
Legal 500 EMEA Leading partner 2025
WWL_Lexology Thought Leader
Chambers Practice Guide Securitisation 2025
Best Lawyers 2026

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