Schellenberg Wittmer

Martin Weber is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Zurich. His main areas of practice are private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets and stock exchange law, corporate and commercial law, corporate restructurings, and international business transactions.

Expertise

Mergers & Acquisitions Capital Markets

Corporate and Commercial Financial Services

Experience

Extensive experience in advising publicly listed and closely held companies, including multinational groups of companies, in all types of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers and going privates, initial public offerings, rights offerings, and private equity transactions as well as corporate governance matters
Regular assistance to clients in a variety of other international business transactions, such as corporate restructurings, joint ventures and business outsourcings. In addition, board member of several Swiss companies of various sizes
Lead transaction counsel in the merger of TWINT (Postfinance) and Paymit (SIX), creating the leading Swiss mobile payment solution in a joint venture together with Credit Suisse, UBS, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank and Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Lead transaction counsel (together with Oliver Triebold) to EFG International AG to acquire the Swiss bank BSI SA from Banco BTG Pactual S.A.

Career

Professional Experience

1993

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

1988

Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Education and Admission

1993

Dr. iur., University of Zurich

1988

LL.M., University of Chicago

1986

Bar Admission in Switzerland

1982

lic. iur., University of Zurich

Recognitions

Chambers Europe and Global (Corporate/M&A)
Expert Guides (M&A; Private Equity; Corporate Governance)
IFLR 1000
Legal 500 (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
PLC Which Lawyer (Private Equity/Venture Capital, Corporate/M&A)
Who's Who Legal (Debt and Equity, M&A, Corporate Governance)
Leaders League International Corporate Finance Guide

Languages

German
English
French

Selected Publications

European Takeovers: The Art of Acquisition. 2nd Edition Global Legal Insights – Mergers & Acquisitions (3rd ed.) - Switzerland Warum Corporate Compliance? Chapter Switzerland in"China Outbound Investments, A Guide to Law and Practice" Rechtsprobleme bei Private-Equity Transaktionen

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