E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH
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Number of partners: 26
Number of lawyers: 70
Languages: English, German
Firm Details
The world is changing faster and faster. Every day, new challenges arise that require new approaches. As an innovation driver, E+H is always at the forefront. We support our clients in implementing their visions.
Our clients can focus on their core business while we do what we do best: find innovative solutions to legal challenges.
With exceptional lawyers at its offices in Vienna, Graz and Brussels, E+H ranks amongst Austria’s largest law firms. The firm is driven by a team of partners with an international background and practice. Thus, E+H is guided by a spirit of innovation, dedication and creativity. Throughout the lifetime of each project, partners assist their clients personally, ensuring quality, flexibility and efficiency.
With a well-established network of partner law firms all over Europe and strong ties with first-tier business law firms in the US and Asia, E+H has become one of the leading Austrian referral firms and premier addresses for international clients.
Main Areas of Practice
Antitrust + Competition Law:
With more than ten lawyers, our Antitrust + Competition law practice group is one of the largest and foremost antitrust teams in Austria. The practice group advises on national and international cases, and coordinates cases in multiple jurisdictions. With our office in Brussels, we also represent our clients’ interests there.
Banking + Finance:
Our Banking + Finance practice group has decades of experience advising on sophisticated financing transactions; we are a leading Austrian law firm in this field. Our solution-oriented approach, combined with a high level of economic understanding, sets us apart. In an increasingly complex environment, we work daily on innovative solutions for our clients.
Capital Markets:
Our Capital Markets practice group is closely linked to the practice groups Corporate + M&A, Banking + Finance, and Public Law. The team members are highly qualified with many years of experience in capital markets issues and transactions. Our clients appreciate our entrepreneurial approach, which guides us towards pragmatic solutions even when time is of the essence.
Central and Eastern Europe: Our CEE practice group provides expert advice on complex cross-border transactions, the CEE region is one of the most important strongholds of our practice. We have gained an excellent reputation in the market for its expertise in this area.
Corporate + M&A:
We are a proven and established Austrian law firm, at the forefront of the M&A market. Our clients trust us to manage transactions of all kinds, whether large-volume, in regulated industries, or with complex structures. Apart from private and public mergers and acquisitions, the firm handles strategic partnerships, joint ventures, auction sales and takeovers of listed companies.
Dispute Resolution:
The Dispute Resolution practice group has decades of experience in major commercial disputes. Our experts will represent our clients in court, arbitration, or settlement proceedings. With multiple practice groups available to work on larger cases, we can assemble the perfect team to meet our clients needs.
Employment Law:
Our Employment Law practice group advises on all areas of individual and collective employment law. The team also has many years of litigation experience in employment law disputes and in advising on due diligences. Our experts advise on reorganizations and restructurings, as well as management contracts.
IP/IT Law:
Our experts in the IP/IT Law practice group advise in the areas of unfair competition, data protection, e-commerce, trademarks, software licensing, contract drafting, and distribution systems. Special emphasis is placed on advising and representing clients dealing with complex issues where these areas of law intersect with Competition and Antitrust Law.
Public Law and Environment:
The experts of the Public Law practice group advise on all issues of public commercial law. The team has clout, exceptional expertise, and the necessary stamina in challenging cases. We are particularly strong in environmental law and energy law.
Public Procurement:
The Public Procurement practice group primarily advises public-sector clients on procurement projects and represents them in the public review process. We also advise bidders participating in public tenders. E+H Rechtsanwälte is the law firm for all questions concerning Austrian public procurement law.
Real Estate:
Our experts in the Real Estate practice group advise in real estate transactions and all other questions of real estate law. We see ourselves as our clients strategic partners in real estate investments. By working together, our practice groups are able to keep pace with the increasingly complex challenges in the real estate industry.
Restructuring + Insolvency:
Our Restructuring + Insolvency practice group has a wealth of experience in advising on complex restructuring transactions that require a high level of expertise and experience in the areas of Corporate + M&A, Restructuring, Financing, and Real Estate law. With experts in all related fields, we are able to offer tailor-made solutions for our clients. Using this interdisciplinary approach, our Restructuring + Insolvency practice group has established a unique market position in Austria.
White-Collar Defence:
Our White-Collar Defense practice group has expertise in all areas of white-collar defense: starting with preventive advice, through support in a crisis situation, to representation in main proceedings. We have a strong team that can support our clients on short notice in a crisis situation. In complex cases involving white-collar defense, we will quickly provide our clients with the best possible solutions.
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Austria - Head office
Vienna
Vienna Twin Tower, Wienerbergstraße 11, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, A-1100, Vienna
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E+H advises nexspace on the expansion of its data centre site in Graz
E+H has provided comprehensive legal advice to co-location provider nexspace on the further expansion of its site in Graz.
E+H advises SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel on the planned acquisition of austrion
E+H advised SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel, alongside Latham & Watkins LLP, in connection with the planned acquisition of the Austrian insurer austrion Life Group out of the insolvency proceedings of the German FWU AG.
E+H and LARK Jointly Advise Lead Investor Capmont Technology on Sodex’s Financing Round
E+H, together with the law firm LARK, successfully advised Capmont Technology – a Munich-based, entrepreneurial private capital investment manager – as the lead investor in Sodex Innovations’ €4M financing round.
E+H advises PLConcepts on its integration into the Kanaan Sellers Group
E+H Rechtsanwälte provided comprehensive legal advice and support to PLConcepts GmbH & Co KG in connection with its merger with the Kanaan Sellers Group.
E+H advises Leonardo Hotels in acquiring the LEONARDO SMART Hotel at Vienna International Airport
With this successful transaction, Leonardo Hotels has secured a strategically significant hotel project in one of Central Europe’s most important transportation and economic hubs. Scheduled for completion in late 2025, the hotel will feature 510 rooms and is set to open on 25 June 2026, as the first
E+H advises on sale of operating company of Sigmund Freud Private University to Oakley Capital
E+H acts as sole legal counsel for the selling founders of SFU with a team led by Dominik Juster. The buy-side is advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and DORDA Rechtsanwälte. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions.
E+H advises Hödlmayr International in acquiring Gartner KG’s high & heavy commercial vehicle divisio
E+H advised Hödlmayr International GmbH on the planned acquisition of the commercial vehicle division of Gartner KG. The transaction will significantly strengthen the Hödlmayr Group’s market position in the high & heavy haul logistics sector.
E+H advises MUST Visibility on financing round
E+H successfully advised MUST Visibility FlexCo, a deep-tech spin-off of Pro2Future GmbH, on the completion of a financing round. E+H has been advising the Graz-based startup since its founding in 2025.
E+H advised Yflavour on early-stage financing round
E+H advised Yflavour FlexCo, an innovative Graz-based startup specializing in the development of sustainable flavor solutions for plant-based meat alternatives, on the completion of a six-figure early-stage financing round. The investment was provided by the notable Austrian investors Angels United
E+H advises AddLife on the acquisition of CoaChrom Diagnostica GmbH
E+H successfully advised the Nasdaq Stockholm listed Swedish Life Science company AddLife AB on its acquisition of the Austrian company CoaChrom Diagnostica GmbH. The transaction was carried out in collaboration with the Swedish law firm Hammarskiöld, which acted as lead counsel.
E+H advised Repentium GmbH on seven-figure financing round
E+H successfully advised Repentium GmbH, a deep-tech startup in the field of industrial additive manufacturing, on the completion of a seven-figure financing round. E+H has been advising the Salzburg-based startup since its founding in 2024.
E+H and BINDER GRÖSSWANG successfully advise on the "Educational Campus Nordwestbahnhof" PPP project
E+H advised the winning bidder consortium, comprising HYPO NOE Leasing GmbH, STRABAG Real Estate GmbH and CAVERION Österreich GmbH, in dealings with the City of Vienna and the banks financing the project. BINDER GRÖSSWANG acted on behalf of the European Investment Bank and DZ BANK AG and took the l
E+H advises GuardAero on Seed Financing Round
E+H advised GuardAero FlexCo, an emerging defence startup based in Graz, on the completion of its seed financing round. The round was led by the well-known lead investors Angels United GmbH and BKIemen Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH. In addition, the startup was able to secure several notable business
E+H advises VTC on the acquisition of a majority stake in the TSPD Group
E+H advised the investment company VTC on the acquisition of a majority stake in the TSPD Group. VTC, based in Munich, invests in market-leading, fast-growing medium-sized companies in German-speaking countries. With VTC's entry, the TSPD Group gains access to strategic expertise and resources as w
E+H advises STC Group on property sale for subsidized residential development in up-and-coming area
E+H advised STC Holding Group (STC Group) on the sale of building plots earmarked for subsidized housing in the future district "Am Kempelenpark" to Port Folio Immobilien GmbH.
E+H advises Wien Energie on the acquisition of electric charging station operator ella
E+H advised Wien Energie, Austria's largest regional energy service provider, on the acquisition of all shares in ELLA GmbH & Co KG, a domestic e-charging infrastructure operator based in Lower Austria, from WEB Windenergie AG.
E+H advises HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND AG on the acquisition of Austrian Anadi Bank AG
E+H acted as legal counsel to HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Austrian Anadi Bank AG. The share purchase agreement was signed on 6 January 2026, with closing taking place on 5 February 2026.
E+H advises ecomDATA founder on partial sale to Your.Online
E+H provided legal advice to founder and managing director Andreas Bezuh on the partial sale of ecomDATA GmbH, an Austrian managed hosting provider, to the internationally operating Your.Online Group.
E+H advises on the establishment of a Joint Venture to launch the multimedia platform ‘CNBC DACH’
E+H acted as lead counsel in the implementation of a joint venture to establish a multimedia platform delivering German-language business and financial news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Further growth at E+H: Michael Holzmannhofer joins as attorney and permanent substitute
E+H is delighted to welcome Michael Holzmannhofer to the firm as a lawyer and permanent substitute.
E+H advises EnerCube (GEWINN Start-up of the Year 2025) on financing round with Vonovia
E+H advised EnerCube GmbH (EnerCube), a Salzburg-based ClimateTech start-up, on a seven-figure financing round and the conclusion of a framework agreement in connection with an extensive partnership with investor Vonovia, one of Germany's leading real estate companies.
Advancement at E+H: Bernhard Walter enrolled as lawyer
E+H is delighted that Bernhard Walter (29) is continuing his career as a lawyer at E+H. He will continue to strengthen the Corporate + M&A, Restructuring + Insolvency, and Banking + Finance practice groups.
E+H advises Wien Energie on acquiring ImWind Group
E+H advised Wien Energie as lead counsel on the acquisition of all shares in the ImWind Group, a leading Austrian developer of wind and photovoltaic projects.
E+H advises FLEX Capital on acquisition of Evo IT
E+H advised FLEX Capital on the acquisition of Evo IT GmbH, a well-established custom-software developer headquartered in Vienna with additional sites in Zurich and Poprad (Slovakia).
E+H advises VTC in acquiring fiber optics specialist NBG Group
As part of a succession plan, Munich-based VTC is acquiring all shares in NBG Holding GmbH. The NBG Group is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fiber in metal tubes ("FiMTs"). E+H advised VTC on the legal aspects of this transaction.
E+H advises BE Energy GmbH on realizing Europe's second largest rooftop photovoltaic system
E+H advised BE Energy GmbH - a subsidiary of Burgenland Energie AG and one of the leading companies in the field of renewable energies in Austria - on completing the second largest rooftop photovoltaic plant in Europe.
E+H advises Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on Taceo's high-profile international seed financing round
E+H has advised Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the world’s largest US venture capital funds, on a USD 5.5 million seed financing round for Taceo GmbH (Taceo). a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) already invested in Taceo last year and included the company in its blockchain accelerator progra
E+H expands partner circle with appointments from within its own ranks
E+H is pleased to announce that Felix Frommelt and William Redl have been appointed as new partners in the firm with immediate effect. Both previously worked as attorneys and permanent substitutes at E+H and have proven themselves to be experts in their fields over the past few years
E+H expands IP/IT team with two high-profile new additions
E+H is pleased to announce the expansion of its IP/IT + Competition Law practice group with the addition of Gernot Fritz as partner and Tanja Pfleger as attorney.
New talent onboard at the E+H conflict resolution team: Dominik Szerencsics
E+H is pleased to welcome Dominik Szerencsics as a new lawyer and permanent substitute in the dispute resolution team.
E+H advises nexspace on the expansion of its data centre site in Graz
E+H has provided comprehensive legal advice to co-location provider nexspace on the further expansion of its site in Graz.
E+H advises SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel on the planned acquisition of austrion
E+H advised SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel, alongside Latham & Watkins LLP, in connection with the planned acquisition of the Austrian insurer austrion Life Group out of the insolvency proceedings of the German FWU AG.
E+H and LARK Jointly Advise Lead Investor Capmont Technology on Sodex’s Financing Round
E+H, together with the law firm LARK, successfully advised Capmont Technology – a Munich-based, entrepreneurial private capital investment manager – as the lead investor in Sodex Innovations’ €4M financing round.
E+H advises PLConcepts on its integration into the Kanaan Sellers Group
E+H Rechtsanwälte provided comprehensive legal advice and support to PLConcepts GmbH & Co KG in connection with its merger with the Kanaan Sellers Group.
E+H advises Leonardo Hotels in acquiring the LEONARDO SMART Hotel at Vienna International Airport
With this successful transaction, Leonardo Hotels has secured a strategically significant hotel project in one of Central Europe’s most important transportation and economic hubs. Scheduled for completion in late 2025, the hotel will feature 510 rooms and is set to open on 25 June 2026, as the first
E+H advises on sale of operating company of Sigmund Freud Private University to Oakley Capital
E+H acts as sole legal counsel for the selling founders of SFU with a team led by Dominik Juster. The buy-side is advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and DORDA Rechtsanwälte. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions.
E+H advises Hödlmayr International in acquiring Gartner KG’s high & heavy commercial vehicle divisio
E+H advised Hödlmayr International GmbH on the planned acquisition of the commercial vehicle division of Gartner KG. The transaction will significantly strengthen the Hödlmayr Group’s market position in the high & heavy haul logistics sector.
E+H advises MUST Visibility on financing round
E+H successfully advised MUST Visibility FlexCo, a deep-tech spin-off of Pro2Future GmbH, on the completion of a financing round. E+H has been advising the Graz-based startup since its founding in 2025.
E+H advised Yflavour on early-stage financing round
E+H advised Yflavour FlexCo, an innovative Graz-based startup specializing in the development of sustainable flavor solutions for plant-based meat alternatives, on the completion of a six-figure early-stage financing round. The investment was provided by the notable Austrian investors Angels United
E+H advises AddLife on the acquisition of CoaChrom Diagnostica GmbH
E+H successfully advised the Nasdaq Stockholm listed Swedish Life Science company AddLife AB on its acquisition of the Austrian company CoaChrom Diagnostica GmbH. The transaction was carried out in collaboration with the Swedish law firm Hammarskiöld, which acted as lead counsel.
E+H advised Repentium GmbH on seven-figure financing round
E+H successfully advised Repentium GmbH, a deep-tech startup in the field of industrial additive manufacturing, on the completion of a seven-figure financing round. E+H has been advising the Salzburg-based startup since its founding in 2024.
E+H and BINDER GRÖSSWANG successfully advise on the "Educational Campus Nordwestbahnhof" PPP project
E+H advised the winning bidder consortium, comprising HYPO NOE Leasing GmbH, STRABAG Real Estate GmbH and CAVERION Österreich GmbH, in dealings with the City of Vienna and the banks financing the project. BINDER GRÖSSWANG acted on behalf of the European Investment Bank and DZ BANK AG and took the l
E+H advises GuardAero on Seed Financing Round
E+H advised GuardAero FlexCo, an emerging defence startup based in Graz, on the completion of its seed financing round. The round was led by the well-known lead investors Angels United GmbH and BKIemen Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH. In addition, the startup was able to secure several notable business
E+H advises VTC on the acquisition of a majority stake in the TSPD Group
E+H advised the investment company VTC on the acquisition of a majority stake in the TSPD Group. VTC, based in Munich, invests in market-leading, fast-growing medium-sized companies in German-speaking countries. With VTC's entry, the TSPD Group gains access to strategic expertise and resources as w
E+H advises STC Group on property sale for subsidized residential development in up-and-coming area
E+H advised STC Holding Group (STC Group) on the sale of building plots earmarked for subsidized housing in the future district "Am Kempelenpark" to Port Folio Immobilien GmbH.
E+H advises Wien Energie on the acquisition of electric charging station operator ella
E+H advised Wien Energie, Austria's largest regional energy service provider, on the acquisition of all shares in ELLA GmbH & Co KG, a domestic e-charging infrastructure operator based in Lower Austria, from WEB Windenergie AG.
E+H advises HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND AG on the acquisition of Austrian Anadi Bank AG
E+H acted as legal counsel to HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Austrian Anadi Bank AG. The share purchase agreement was signed on 6 January 2026, with closing taking place on 5 February 2026.
E+H advises ecomDATA founder on partial sale to Your.Online
E+H provided legal advice to founder and managing director Andreas Bezuh on the partial sale of ecomDATA GmbH, an Austrian managed hosting provider, to the internationally operating Your.Online Group.
E+H advises on the establishment of a Joint Venture to launch the multimedia platform ‘CNBC DACH’
E+H acted as lead counsel in the implementation of a joint venture to establish a multimedia platform delivering German-language business and financial news across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Further growth at E+H: Michael Holzmannhofer joins as attorney and permanent substitute
E+H is delighted to welcome Michael Holzmannhofer to the firm as a lawyer and permanent substitute.
E+H advises EnerCube (GEWINN Start-up of the Year 2025) on financing round with Vonovia
E+H advised EnerCube GmbH (EnerCube), a Salzburg-based ClimateTech start-up, on a seven-figure financing round and the conclusion of a framework agreement in connection with an extensive partnership with investor Vonovia, one of Germany's leading real estate companies.
Advancement at E+H: Bernhard Walter enrolled as lawyer
E+H is delighted that Bernhard Walter (29) is continuing his career as a lawyer at E+H. He will continue to strengthen the Corporate + M&A, Restructuring + Insolvency, and Banking + Finance practice groups.
E+H advises Wien Energie on acquiring ImWind Group
E+H advised Wien Energie as lead counsel on the acquisition of all shares in the ImWind Group, a leading Austrian developer of wind and photovoltaic projects.
E+H advises FLEX Capital on acquisition of Evo IT
E+H advised FLEX Capital on the acquisition of Evo IT GmbH, a well-established custom-software developer headquartered in Vienna with additional sites in Zurich and Poprad (Slovakia).
E+H advises VTC in acquiring fiber optics specialist NBG Group
As part of a succession plan, Munich-based VTC is acquiring all shares in NBG Holding GmbH. The NBG Group is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fiber in metal tubes ("FiMTs"). E+H advised VTC on the legal aspects of this transaction.
E+H advises BE Energy GmbH on realizing Europe's second largest rooftop photovoltaic system
E+H advised BE Energy GmbH - a subsidiary of Burgenland Energie AG and one of the leading companies in the field of renewable energies in Austria - on completing the second largest rooftop photovoltaic plant in Europe.
E+H advises Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on Taceo's high-profile international seed financing round
E+H has advised Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the world’s largest US venture capital funds, on a USD 5.5 million seed financing round for Taceo GmbH (Taceo). a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) already invested in Taceo last year and included the company in its blockchain accelerator progra
E+H expands partner circle with appointments from within its own ranks
E+H is pleased to announce that Felix Frommelt and William Redl have been appointed as new partners in the firm with immediate effect. Both previously worked as attorneys and permanent substitutes at E+H and have proven themselves to be experts in their fields over the past few years
E+H expands IP/IT team with two high-profile new additions
E+H is pleased to announce the expansion of its IP/IT + Competition Law practice group with the addition of Gernot Fritz as partner and Tanja Pfleger as attorney.
New talent onboard at the E+H conflict resolution team: Dominik Szerencsics
E+H is pleased to welcome Dominik Szerencsics as a new lawyer and permanent substitute in the dispute resolution team.