Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 4
About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
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).
Chambers Review
The international law firm Baker McKenzie houses a long-established team active in large-scale, cross-border acquisitions and sales. The practice's special experience lies in supporting foreign entities with the acquisition of Austrian targets. The firm is also experienced in corporate matters such as group-wide reorganisations. Its sector expertise includes pharmaceutical, technology and energy.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised Accenture on the acquisition of ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has a high problem-solving competence."
"The network has good specialisation and internationality in the field."
"The team possesses a very strong commercial awareness - they strive and succeed in understanding the business."
"Lawyers are quick to respond, to provide advice and to move matters forward, especially when on a tight deadline."
"Baker McKenzie lawyers don't just prepare things but consider what happens next and put forward proposals if that case were to occur."
"The firm has a high problem-solving competence."
"The network has good specialisation and internationality in the field."
"The team possesses a very strong commercial awareness - they strive and succeed in understanding the business."
"Lawyers are quick to respond, to provide advice and to move matters forward, especially when on a tight deadline."
"Baker McKenzie lawyers don't just prepare things but consider what happens next and put forward proposals if that case were to occur."
Notable Practitioners
Well-known practitioner Gerhard Hermann is experienced in a broad array of mandates from divestments and acquisitions to the set-up of joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. He is visible in the energy and technology sectors.
"Gerhard has a huge knowledge and is an extraordinarily strong expert in M&A. He finds solutions for the biggest and most difficult subjects, topics I thought were unsolvable."
"Gerhard provides in-depth analysis, and his response time is very good."
Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie
Austria
Members
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Claudia Fochtmann-Tischler
Head of Department
Philipp Stanek
Sophie Schubert
Industries
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Consumer Goods & Retail
Energy, Mining & Infrastructure
Financial Institutions
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Hotels, Resorts & Tourism
Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation
Private Equity
Technology, Media & Telecommunications