Horst Ebhardt

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Corporate/M&A

Austria

22 Years Ranked

Foreign Expert

Corporate/M&A

Austria

8 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Europe 2026

About

Provided by Horst Ebhardt

Global

Practice Areas

Extensive experience in cross-border M&A and corporate restructuring transactions in Austria and Central and South-Eastern Europe, including advising leading financial institutions, corporations and private equity investors on acquisitions, reorganizations and corporate governance aspects. Industry specialization: financial institutions, TMT, energy and private equity.

Career

Partner, Wolf Theiss, since 1997; admitted in Austria, since 1994; Lecturer at the University of Vienna (M&A transactions).

Professional Memberships

Vienna Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Bar Association.

Personal

Born 1961 in Graz, Austria; University of Graz, (Dr. iur. 1984); London School of Economics and Political Science, (LL.M. 1986).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Austria

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Experienced practitioner Horst Ebhardt is appreciated for his strength in large-scale, cross-border sales and acquisitions across the technology, telecoms and food and drink sectors. He is also well recognised for his ability to assist with matters throughout Central & Eastern Europe.

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Corporate/M&A - Austria

Foreign expert in Central & Eastern Europe

Individual Editorial

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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Horst Ebhardt

Global Practice Guide

Investing In... 2026
Austria | Trends and Developments

Authored by

Horst Ebhardt, Sebastian Reiter, Miriam Broucek, Philipp Kapl

Article • Apr 2026

Global Practice Guide

Investing In... 2026
Austria | Law and Practice

Authored by

Horst Ebhardt, Benedikt Sprinzl, Maja Mayrhuber, Sebastian Reiter, Petra Heindl and more

Article • Apr 2026

Global Practice Guide

Private Equity 2025
Austria | Trends and Developments

Authored by

Horst Ebhardt, Hartwig Kienast, Philipp Kapl, Matija Bernat

Article • Aug 2025

All contributions provided by Horst Ebhardt

Title and authors	Content type	Publication date	Media type
Private Equity 2025 \| Austria \| Law and Practice Authored by: Horst Ebhardt, Hartwig Kienast, Philipp Kapl, Matija Bernat	Global Practice Guide	Aug 2025	Article

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Horst Ebhardt is very constructive in negotiations. He is very solution-oriented and stays calm and factual. He makes sure his clients feel good and in safe hands.