Dr. André Terlinden

Partner

Profile

Dr. André Terlinden advises his clients in all matters of business law. As an entrepreneur involved in his family’s business (dry-cleaning and and real estate), and as a board member of several domestic and foreign corporations, he shares the commercial mindset of his clients. He serves, among other roles, on the boards of a family office, a FINMA-regulated asset manager (hedge fund), an international group of automotive suppliers, real estate companies, holding companies, and IT start-ups. As co-founder of Nils Capital (www.nilscapital.com), he is also active as an investor and operational board member in the private equity sector (buy-and-build), particularly in property management and education.

Dr. André Terlinden has extensive experience in regulatory matters in banking and financial market law, in structuring financings, in M&A and private equity transactions, and in corporate law. In addition, he is regularly mandated as an escrow agent for national and international transactions or disputes. He also safeguards the interests of his clients in fiduciary functions.

Practice Areas

Banking & Financial Market Law
Financing
Corporate Law
M&A

Languages

German, English, French

Professional Career

since 2024
Co-Founder of Nils Capital
since 2012
Attorney and Partner at Neupert Vuille Partners
since 2011
Member of the Executive Board of Terlinden Management AG and Terlinden Textilpflege AG (www.terlinden.ch)
2010 – 2019
Lecturer in Financial Market Law at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences (CAS Financial Investigation)
2009 – 2011
Attorney at Homburger AG, Banking & Finance practice group
2008
Legal counsel at the Secretariat of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (now FINMA)
2007
Research and teaching assistant in private, commercial, and business law, University of St. Gallen
2005
Trainee lawyer, VISCHER Attorneys-at-Law, Zurich
2002 – 2003
Trainee at UBS Investment Bank and KPMG (Dublin)

Education

2015
Regulated financial intermediary (member of SRO-SAV)
2012
LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science (distinction in financial market regulations)
2010
Dr. iur. HSG, University of St. Gallen
2007
Admission to the Bar
2005
lic. iur. HSG, University of St. Gallen / École supérieure de commerce de Paris (ESCP-EAP)

Additional Activities

Member of the Zurich Bar Association, Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Publications

THE TEAM

Dieter W. Neupert

Partner

Jean-Marc Vuille

Partner

Julian Goede

Junior Associate

Natalija Jovanovic

Associate

Timo Fenner

Partner

Marianne Elsa Niederer

Paralegal

Isela Balla

Paralegal

Beate Werninger

Senior Compliance Officer
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Laura Chouyoukh

Legal Intern

Marina Kunz

Legal Intern