Jürg Maurer was a cheeky money manager in the Ringier press. In the course of the Swissfirst affair at the time, the financier hit the headlines. “Sorry, Jürg Maurer“, The gaze crept to Kreuz in front of Maurer later.
Since then it has been quiet about the experienced banker. Now he reappears in the course of the sensational IPO of the sports company ON with Roger Federer as the driving force.
Maurer is one of Federer’s asset managers. He does not want to confirm that himself; the entrepreneur is silent on such questions his JMA, the “Jürg Maurer Asset Management” in Zurich.
But according to sources, Maurer is one of Federer’s personal bankers. A second at Credit Suisse helps with investing, it is a senior director. CS pays Federer around 10 million annually for advertising appearances.
Asset manager Maurer, who enjoys the reputation of a cautious and successful money manager in Zurich, is part of the Federers’ Inner Circle.
When Mirka Federer, the tennis superstar’s wife, celebrated her 40th birthday in the Maldives three years ago, banker Maurer was part of the party.
She stayed at the Cheval Blanc Randheli, a luxury resort in the archipelago. Estimated cost for the 50 invited: half a million.
Maurer emphasized by email that he had nothing to do with the planned IPO of ON Holding, with which the “crack” could make a huge mess.
“As an asset management company, we do not offer any private equity services,” stated Maurer. “Even if your statement undoubtedly honors me, we are not mandated by Mr. Federer.”
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Even he himself doesn’t want to play a role in the ON gang on the floor in New York. “Unfortunately, I don’t know the founders, management or employees of On, and I don’t own any shares.”
The targeted IPO with a value of up to 8 billion US dollars for an eleven-year-old shoe sports company that was still in the red last year is causing a stir.
“Roger Federer could take in up to 400 million francs,” was the headline this week 20 minutes. It is not known how the Swiss figurehead is involved in ON Holding.
In any case, Federer does not appear among the share sellers in the first prospectus as the basis for the IPO.
„References to the ’selling shareholders‘ are to David Allemann, Olivier Bernhard, Caspar Coppetti, Martin Hoffmann and Marc Maurer“, stands there.
The latter is not associated with Federer-Banker Maurer. “No, Marc Maurer is not related, I don’t know him,” said Jürg Maurer.
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