Dr Oliver Triebold > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland

Work Department

Zurich / Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity and Venture Capital / Capital Markets / Corporate and Commercial

Position

Oliver Triebold is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Zurich. He specializes in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate governance matters, corporate restructurings and commercial business transactions.

Experience

  • Advised a group of Swiss private investors on their landmark acquisition of leading furniture and home appliance retailer Conforama Switzerland
  • Advised PriceHubble, one of the fastest growing global proptech companies, in multi-million financing round
  • Advised Shareholders of WorldConnect, brand owner of SKROSS® and global market leader for premium travel adapters, on sale to Cellularline

Career

Managing Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (2007-2009); Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (2003); Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer (1997); Foreign Associate in an international business law firm in New York (1996-1997)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Memberships

  • Co-chair of the International Bar Association’s annual European Corporate and Private M&A Conference in Paris (since 2013)
  • Council Member of the International Bar Association’s Legal Practice Division (2017/2020)
  • Lecturer at the CAS program “Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law” of the Europa Institut at the University of Zurich
  • Served in 2013/2014 as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Corporate and M&A Law Committee
  • Since 2012 member of the Legal Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

Education

Bar Admission in New York (1996); M.C.J., New York University (1996); Bar Admission in Switzerland (1994); Dr. iur., University of Basel (1993); lic. iur., University of Basel (1990)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading partners)

Oliver Triebold – Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Drawing upon its wider expertise across corporate, tax, data protection, and real estate law, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is able to advise its varied client roster on debt-funded transactions, M&A, and regulatory issues. The practice is steered by Lorenzo Olgiati and Christoph Vonlanthen; the former maintains a broad practice that includes private equity and technology mandates, and the latter is well-versed in a host of mandates, such as M&A, growth equity, and corporate governance. Jean Jacques Ah Choon is highly experienced in advising clients on M&A, joint ventures, and commercial law issues, while Oliver Triebold utilises his experience that spans more than 25 years to assist multinational clients with a diverse range of corporate and commercial issues. Josef Caleff is an expert on the real estate side.