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Our Corporate/M&A Team is a transactional powerhouse advising in M&A transactions across all industries. We excel with our ability to master market-leading advice when representing both, buy-side and sellers and acts for clients in a broad range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, financial and IT/Software sectors. 


Our team's transactional strength is evidenced by the frequent involvement in high value M&A deals, in particular representing blue chip clients listed in Austria and abroad and acting as international lead counsel of such transactions.  


We advise on regulatory developments in corporate governance and other corporate matters as well as joint ventures with a national or cross-border focus. 


We have longstanding and unique expertise in corporate ESG matters providing strategical/governance ESG, ESG due diligence reviews in M&A transactions on an ongoing and growing basis. 

We are using the most advanced AI tools in M&A transactions and larger scale reorganization processes on a constant basis, including enhanced tools for document analysis and contract summaries in course of due diligence processes.


We have special expertise and know-how in public takeovers, utilizing in a number of capital market related matters. 


Our team consists of highly qualified lawyers from junior to senior level with the highest percentage of female corporate M&A specialists in Austria (50% at partner level, 60% overall).

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Gerhard Hermann
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Claudia Fochtmann-Tischler

Gerhard Hermann

Head of Department

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Consumer Goods & Retail

Energy, Mining & Infrastructure

Financial Institutions

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Hotels, Resorts & Tourism

Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation

Private Equity

Technology, Media & Telecommunications