Maurus Winzap
Partner
lic. iur., LL.M., Avvocato, Dipl. Esperto fiscale
Sede
Contatto
Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 56 05
maurus.winzap@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
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.
Swiss Life – CHF 600 million 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 issues a CHF 200 million senior unsecured bond
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 closes USD 13 million Series A financing round
Walder Wyss advised AMAG Leasing AG on its issuance of 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 issues Senior Unsecured Bonds with a volume of 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 advised AMAG Leasing AG on its issuance of 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
DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being
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
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 acquires majority stake in dss+ from 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
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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 Acquires a Minority Stake in Unit8
Swiss Life – CHF 500 million Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility
DPE closes EUR 708 million continuation fund
UBS Switzerland AG – CHF 150,000,000 Credit Facility for Auto-Interleasing AG
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. - Financing of Unlimitrust Campus
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Clariant places CHF 175m Green Bond
UBS Switzerland AG – USD 175m Credit Facility for Dätwyler Group
Elvaston sells Magnolia International AG to GENUI
Astorg sells AutoForm to Carlyle
Scott Sports SA - CHF 150m Term and Revolving Credit Financing
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Helvetia – CHF 400 Mio. Dual Tranche Senior Bond
Riverside Acquires ACTANDO
UBS Switzerland AG – Financing of 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
Yokoy raises USD 80 million in series B financing round
Athlon sells Swiss leasing fleet to Arval
Polhem Infra and Nordic Infrastructure acquire additional stake in Solör Bioenergy Group
Sale of Datatrans AG to Planet Payment Group
Yokoy raises USD 26 million in series A financing round
Frontify raises USD 50 million in series C financing round
Nautilus acquires Swiss motion tech company VAY
Swiss Life – EUR 600 mio. Senior Green Bond
MKS Instrument rileva Atotech
Glarner Kantonalbank colloca un’obbligazione Tier 2 da 150 milioni di CHF
Naxicap Partners acquisisce myStromer SA
wefox chiude un round di finanziamento di serie C da 650 milioni di dollari
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, acquisisce una partecipazione in MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG
Naxicap acquisisce Stromer
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IPO di Montana Aerospace AG
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EMZ Partners acquisisce una partecipazione nel gruppo Assepro
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Nordic Infrastructure SA chiude un finanziamento da 200 milioni di euro
Nordic Infrastructure acquisisce una partecipazione in Solör Bioenergy Group
Osterwalder cede la divisione dell’olio minerale
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a CRISPR sul programma di vendita di azioni “ATM” da USD 600 milioni
PureFacts Financial Solutions rileva Quartal Financial Solutions diventando leader globale nel settore del WealthTech
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a CRISPR sul programma di vendita di azioni “ATM” da USD 350 milioni
Ford Credit emette un’obbligazione da oltre 230 milioni
AMAG Leasing: Swiss Car ABS 2020-1 Ltd.
AWK Group acquisisce TALOS
La Mobiliare finanzia una parte della flotta veicoli di Carvolution per CHF 50’000’000
Afinum investe nell’app di messaggistica Threema
Proman / Consolidated Energy SA
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a CRISPR su un’offerta di azioni da USD 520 milioni
wefox Group estende il round di finanziamento di serie B da USD 125 milioni di altri USD 110 milioni
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a CRISPR in merito all’emissione di azioni per USD 310 milioni
UBS Switzerland AG acquisisce il portafoglio ipotecario di Banca Julius Baer & Co. SA
Swiss Life: primi Senior Green Bond per un importo di CHF 600 milioni
Polhem Infra acquisisce una partecipazione in Solör Bioenergy Group
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza nella costituzione dell’Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance (OTCSA)
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a Nestlé in merito alla vendita da CHF 10,2 miliardi della sua attività nel settore Skin Health
Vendita del gruppo Lista Office
Walder Wyss fornisce consulenza a CRISPR sul programma di vendita di azioni ATM da USD 200 milioni
Ardian acquisisce la quota azionaria di maggioranza di Sintetica
Castleton chiude linee di credito per un totale di USD 2775 miliardi
IPO di Aluflexpack AG
PSA Finance Suisse SA ha concluso un’operazione di finanziamento del credito garantito
Swiss Life – senior bond per CHF 250 milioni
Swiss Life – Programma di riacquisto di azioni
AMAG Leasing: Swiss Car ABS 2018-2
Walder Wyss ha fornito consulenza a 40 North per l’acquisizione e la successiva cessione di azioni in Clariant AG
AMAG Leasing: Swiss Car ABS 2018-1
Cembra Money Bank firma una partnership con la start-up Lendico Schweiz AG
Swiss Life – obbligazioni ibride per CHF 600 milioni
Glarner Kantonalbank colloca con successo un’obbligazione Additional Tier 1 da 100 milioni di CHF
DPE erwirbt AWK Group
Multilease: Swiss Auto Lease ABS 2017-2
Baloise Group platziert erstmals eine Hybridtransaktion über CHF 500 Mio.
Cembra Money Bank refinanziert Privatkreditportfolios von eny Finance
Castleton erhält Kreditrahmen in Höhe von insgesamt 3,6 Mrd. USD
Baloise erwirbt Movu
Multilease: Erste Schweizer Auto Lease ABS 2017-1
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. gibt Ausgabe von Schuldscheindarlehen (Senior Notes) bekannt
Unigestion kauft Akina und kreiert damit einen Marktführer im Bereich von Small- und Mid-Market-Private Equity mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von über USD 6 Mrd
gategroup CHF 300 Mio. Anleihe
FinanceFox successfully completes Series A financing round
Swiss Life – EUR 600 Mio. Hybridanleihe
Auris Medical lanciert ATM Offering
Castleton closes refinancing facility
AMAG Leasing: Zweite Auto Leasing CHF 515m ABS Transaktion (Dual Tranche 2016-1/2016-2)
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Nachfolgeregelung DT Swiss
Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners
Castleton aquires Morgan Stanley's Global Oil Merchanting business
AMAG Leasing: Erste Auto Lease ABS 2015-1
Glarner Kantonalbank begibt CHF 100m Additional Tier 1 Anleihe
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EUR 750 Mio. Hybridanleihe – Swiss Life
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P&I Personal & Informatik AG übernimmt Geschäftsbereich HR der Soreco AG
Refinanzierung der Constellium Gruppe
Solør Bioenergy Group
Finanzierung der Übernahme von Vat Holding AG
Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG verkauft ihren Zürcher Hauptsitz
NZZ erwirbt Moneyhouse
EQT investiert in die Selbstbedienungsbäckerei BackWerk
Swiss Life Holding AG platziert CHF 500 Millionen Wandelanleihe
IPO Cembra Money Bank
Adello fusioniert mit HStreaming
Verkauf der Klinik Villa im Park an Genolier Gruppe
AUCTUS invests in Beck Transport AG
Swiss Life Holding AG platziert zwei Senior Bonds über CHF 425 Mio.
Glarner Kantonalbank platziert CHF 70 Millionen Additional Tier 1 Nachrangige Anleihen
Swiss Life closed CHF 800 million Loan Exchange Transaction
Mobiliar etabliert eigene Fondsleitung
Swiss Life AG platziert eine Hybridanleihe über CHF 300 Mio.
First Swiss Auto Lease Securitisation Transaction
Riverside Exits Swiss EMC Testing Firm
Financing of the acquisition of Bureau Van Dijk by Charterhouse Capital Partners
Intra-group debt financing: updated safe haven rates and thin capitalization rules
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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
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Securitisation 2023 - Chapter Switzerland: Trends & Developments
Intra-group debt financing: updated safe haven rates and current thin capitalisation rules
Tax-optimised employee share plans for privately held Swiss companies and start-ups
Corporate Tax 2023: Chapter Switzerland
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review
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 2022: Switzerland - Trends and Developments
Banking & Finance 2021: Switzerland - Trends and Developments
Besteuerung von Patenten und Lizenzerträgen
Abolizione della tassa di emissione per dare ulteriore impulso all’economia svizzera
Mitarbeiterbeteiligungspläne in der Schweiz: regulatorischer Überblick
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La prima CDI Svizzera-Brasile diventerà realtà nel 2022
Le criptoimprese svizzere sono soggette alla normativa FATCA e allo scambio automatico di informazioni?
Imposta svizzera sul tonnellaggio
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
Introdotta una nuova regolamentazione dei crediti fiscali
Sgravi fiscali sulle quote di partecipazione dei dipendenti nelle start-up e in altre società non quotate
In che modo i gruppi internazionali con sede in Svizzera sono influenzati dalla direttiva UE sulla cooperazione amministrativa?
Comunicazione obbligatoria degli accordi transfrontalieri: in che modo i gruppi internazionali con sede in Svizzera sono influenzati dalla sesta direttiva sulla cooperazione amministrativa (DAC 6)?
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Tax treatment of debt waivers and other debt-to-equity swaps
Employee share plans in Switzerland: regulatory overview
New step-up on migration instrument introduced
Nuovo passo avanti della Svizzera in materia di migrazione
La tassazione dell’economia digitale: la risposta della Svizzera alla recente dichiarazione dell’OCSE
Corporate Tax 2020: Chapter Switzerland
Wesentliche Veränderungen bei der schweizerischen Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinszahlungen
Capitolo Svizzera
Finanza strutturata e cartolarizzazione - Capitolo Svizzera
La Svizzera adotta la nuova riforma fiscale per le società
Willkommene Lockerung der Bestimmungen über die schweizerische Verrechnungssteuer auf ausländischen Anleihen, garantiert durch die Schweizer Muttergesellschaft
Finanziamento infragruppo del debito: tassi d’interesse “safe haven” aggiornati e normativa in materia di sottocapitalizzazione
«The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review», Kapitel 18: Schweiz
Finale Beschlüsse zu Schweizer Prinzipalgesellschaften und zum Finanzsektor
Svizzera: il Consiglio nazionale approva la riforma dell’imposizione delle imprese
Svizzera: la Camera alta svizzera pubblica proposte rivedute per una riforma dell’imposizione delle imprese (“Progetto fiscale 17”); il voto passa alla Camera bassa
Securitisation 2018: Switzerland
Steuerfreie Gewinne bei Firmenverkäufen
Svizzera e Brasile firmano una convenzione di doppia imposizione
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Il governo svizzero approva un avamprogetto per una riforma dell’imposizione delle imprese (“Progetto fiscale 17”) e presenta il messaggio al Consiglio federale
Initial Coin Offering – dalle criptovalute al finanziamento d’impresa
Die Schweizerische GAAP und die Interaktion mit Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen vor und nach BEPS
Initial Coin Offering – maggior chiarezza sulle implicazioni fiscali
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»)
The Securitisation & Structured Finance Handbook 2018
Government publishes detailed draft for corporate tax reform
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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
Investimenti di venture capital in Svizzera: rassegna del mercato e del contesto normativo
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
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Besteuerung kollektiver Kapitalanlagen
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Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/09
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 1/09
Besteuerung kollektiver Kapitalanlagen und ihrer Anleger (2. Teil)
Besteuerung kollektiver Kapitalanlagen und ihrer Anleger (3. Teil)
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 4/08
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 3/08
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/08
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 1/08
Quellensteuern bei hypothekarisch gesicherten Kreditverträgen
Besteuerung kollektiver Kapitalanlagen und ihrer Anleger (1. Teil)
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 4/07
Opco/Propco Strukturen unter Schweizer Recht
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 3/07
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/07
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 1/07
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 4/06
Abkommensmissbrauch/Dänemark-Entscheid zum Treaty Shopping
Anmerkungen zum Entscheid des Bundesgerichts vom 28.11.2005 [BGE 2A.239/2005] betreffend Abkommensmissbrauch
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 3/06
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 2/06
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH, EuGH Report 1/06
Kommentar zu Art. 12 des Bundesgesetzes über die Stempelabgaben
Repatriation of Swiss source dividends to EU corporate shareholders free of withholding tax
Quellensteuerbefreiung von Dividenden, Zinsen und Lizenzen durch Art. 15 Zinsbesteuerungsabkommen
Supreme Court decision eases tax-free intra-group transfers of qualifying participations
Abzugsfähigkeit von Steuern bei juristischen Personen
International Tax and Investment Service – Switzerland
Riconoscimenti
Altri avvocati
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Lorenzo Barbieri
Praticante
Zurigo -
Clarissa Berta
Praticante
Zurigo -
Nicolas Bopp
Associate
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Marius Breier
Partner
Zurigo -
Martin Busenhart
Partner
Zurigo -
Janine Corti
Consulente
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Robert Desax
Partner
Zurigo -
Ursina Gremminger
Managing Associate
Zurigo -
Gabrielle Guye
Senior Associate
Ginevra -
Daniela Hottiger
Associate
Zurigo -
Vangelis Kalaitzidakis
Senior Associate
Zurigo -
Fabienne Limacher
Partner
Zurigo -
Jan Ole Luuk
Consulente
Zurigo -
Thomas Meister
Partner
Zurigo -
Michael Müller-Zhang
Associate
Zurigo -
Yacine Rezki
Managing Associate
Ginevra -
Natascha Rizzi
Associate
Zurigo -
Fouad G Sayegh
Partner
Ginevra -
Kinga M Weiss
Partner
Zurigo