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Corporate/M&A - Austria

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The law firm CMS is home to a well-regarded team assisting with both domestic and cross-border transactions, such as public takeovers and carve outs. Its expertise also includes disposals, mergers and joint venture agreements. CMS offers further experience in corporate governance issues. The team advises clients from the energy, telecommunications, transport and financial sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised A1 Telekom on its carve-out of around 15,000 towers across Austria, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Bulgaria, in addition to a bond issuance and listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Rakosi
3
Alexander Rakosi
3
Band 3

Alexander Rakosi is active across a broad spectrum of work, with a particular focus on cross-border acquisitions and divestments, including on public takeovers. Additionally, he advises on restructurings and corporate mandates across a breadth of sectors. He is equally well equipped to handle matters for clients across Central & Eastern Europe.

Alexander Rakosi kept calm and his experience proved to be very good.

Alexander Rakosi is professional, consistent, strong in negotiations and reasonable.

Alexander Rakosi is a very capable practitioner.

Alexander Rakosi is an excellent M&A lawyer with a client-first approach. He is driven, efficient and very hard-working, with a down-to-earth demeanour.

Peter Huber
3
Peter Huber
3
Band 3
Peter Huber is well regarded for his expertise in cross-border acquisitions and dispositions. In addition, he assists clients with corporate issues and share dispositions.

Peter Huber is very on point. He is also proactive in providing a different point of view on certain things, suggesting solutions which are not at the top of our minds.

I have learned to fully trust Peter Huber to offer the best possible answer to the many complex questions we have put to him and his team.

Peter Huber is very experienced and knowledgeable of key commercial terms and negotiation tactics. He also has a high level of availability and is pleasant to work with.

I appreciate that Peter Huber is readily available to provide advice, often at short notice.

Radivoje Petrikić
Radivoje Petrikić
Expertise Based Abroad
Belgrade-based practitioner Radivoje Petrikić advises prominent Austrian clients from the manufacturing and telecommunications sectors on acquisitions, asset sales and market entries in Serbia.

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Austria

Corporate/M&A

Alexander Rakosi
3
Alexander Rakosi
3
Band 3
Peter Huber
3
Peter Huber
3
Band 3
Radivoje Petrikić
Radivoje Petrikić
Serbia expertise based abroad