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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Löwenstrasse 19
P.O. Box 2201
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
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Mr Jean Jacques Ah Choon

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Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity and Venture Capital / Banking and Finance / Corporate and Commercial

Position

Jean Jacques Ah Choon is a Partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer’s M&A group. He regularly advises both Swiss and international clients on all types of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, takeovers, joint ventures, and general corporate matters. He also advises clients on financing issues.

Experience:

  • Swiss counsel to REYL advising them in their long-term strategic partnership with the private banking division of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group (Fideuram ISP PB) through the acquisition of a stake in the capital of REYL
  • Swiss counsel to Alpian SA in connection with the preparation of the banking license application
  • Swiss counsel to Orange Cyberdefense advising them on the acquisition of the Swiss companies SCRT and Telsys
  • Swiss counsel to the shareholders in Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology, on their high-profile sale of Metaco to Ripple

Career

2007 – Partner at Schellenberg Wtittmer
1999 – Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • German

Memberships

  • Member of various professional organizations, such as the International Bar Association, CEDIDAC, AIBL, etc.

Education

1999 – Bar Admission in Switzerland
1997 – lic. iur., University of Geneva

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

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.

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