Wolfgang Weitnauer

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Wolfgang Weitnauer (* 1954 ) is a German lawyer specializing in over-the-counter corporate finance .

Life

Wolfgang Weitnauer studied law in Europe at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , the Université de Lausanne , Switzerland, and the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg . In Freiburg doctorate he in 1980 with the work "The contract of gravity - a comparative view of the American and German international treaty law and the EC Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations" to Dr. iur. A year earlier he acquired at the site Urbana-Champaign the University of Illinois the Master of Comparative Law (MCL). He was admitted to the Munich bar in 1982 .

The law firm he founded in 1995 with its headquarters in Munich and five branches in Germany primarily advises venture capital funds and technology companies and primarily supports financing rounds and M&A transactions. Weitnauer's areas of law in particular are banking & finance and private equity & venture capital.

In addition to his legal work, he has published a number of specialist books, including the “Handbook Venture Capital”, of which the 6th edition appeared in 2018, as well as “Management Buy-out” (two editions so far) and “Beck’s Form Book IT- Law ”(three editions so far). As managing editor, he is responsible for the content of the specialist publication “Corporate and Commercial Law” (GWR). He is also co-editor of the magazine for “Banking and Capital Market Law” (BKR).

He is a member of the “Law and Taxes” working group in the Federal Association of German Equity Participation Companies (BVK).

Publications (selection)

  • Venture Capital Handbook: From Innovation to IPO. 5th edition, Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2015, ISBN 3-406-60864-7 .
  • with Lutz Boxberger: KAGB: Commentary on the Capital Investment Code and the Regulation on European Venture Capital Funds with reference to the AIFM-StAnpG. Publishing house CH Beck, Munich 2014.
  • as editor: Beck'sches form book IT law. 2nd edition, Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-406-63190-8 .
  • Management Buy-Out: Handbook for Law and Practice. Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50651-8 .
  • as editor: Beck'sches form book E-Commerce. Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-48978-8 .
  • The main focus of the contract. Metzner Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-787-50205-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Weitnauer Rechtsanwälte> Curriculum Vitae Wolfgang Weitnauer , accessed on March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Heidelberg University Library> Information on Wolfgang Weitnauer's doctorate , accessed on March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Business Angels Network Germany> Short CV Wolfgang Weitnauer , accessed on March 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b c Website of “Corporate and Commercial Law”> Publisher and editorial staff , accessed on March 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Thomas Claer: Der Deutsche Wirtschaftsanwalt 2008/2009: Handbook for Companies , Lexxion Verlag Verlag, Berlin, 2008, p. 632.
  6. ^ Website of "Banking and Capital Markets Law" , accessed on March 27, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Weitnauer, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH 1954