About

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PHH is known for its strength in complex transactions across trade finance, real estate, infrastructure, energy projects, and increasingly in restructuring. We regularly act for lenders, including guarantors and mezzanine providers, in crisis situations involving distressed projects.

Our team is among the few in Austria with deep experience in infrastructure financing, advising both lenders and sponsors. Partner Wolfram Huber leads many of these mandates, including those in aviation and rolling stock financing, where we’ve played a key role in shaping future mobility solutions.

The shift toward clean energy has led to a surge in renewable energy financing, an area in which we are highly active. Legal support in digital infrastructure has also grown, particularly for fiber optic networks and broadcasting towers, reflecting the need for reliable communication systems.

In sustainability law, Lisa Urbas supports businesses in navigating ESG requirements. Since 2022, she has co-chaired the Sustainability Board of AIJA. In 2024, we launched the PHH ESG & Sustainability Desk, offering clients strategic guidance on ESG compliance, green and sustainability-linked financing, and integrating ESG into business strategy. Our interdisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive support in this evolving field.

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What the Team is Known For

The Vienna-based law firm PHH Rechtsanwält:innen is particularly noted for its lawyers' expertise in real estate, project and aviation finance, as well as debt finance and restructuring. The team also has strong experience in advising on market entry. The group possesses further expertise in regulatory matters. The law firm's clientele includes a range of financial institutions as well as corporate clients.

Work Highlights

  • PHH Rechtsanwält:innen advised UniCredit as representative of a banking consortium on the Austrian aspects of a EUR5.2 billion financing of the acquisition of 51% of Deutsche Telekom's radio tower business.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Wolfram Huber
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Wolfram Huber
Head of Banking & Finance
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Qualified to practise in Austria and in England and Wales, Wolfram Huber is routinely engaged in complex cross-border mandates, particularly those involving the UK. He regularly advises on aviation, real estate, project and debt financing, acting for a number of international banks and corporate clients.

Wolfram Huber offers a high level of responsiveness and good explanations of legal terms and concepts, as well as being a strong lawyer to negotiate our commercial targets with the counterparty.

Wolfram Huber is responsive, knowledgeable and highly commercial in his approach.

Wolfram Huber has a strong understanding of how the business works.

Wolfram Huber knows the needs of the company.

I am yet to come across a matter Wolfram Huber is not comfortable with. He can be very analytical and will be able to jump in effortlessly when he needs to.

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Wolfram Huber
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Wolfram Huber
Head of Banking & Finance
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Members

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Lisa Urbas

Wolfram Huber

Wolfram Huber

Head of Department

Clients

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Akf bank GmbH

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.

Freenow

HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG

ING Bank N.V.

Kommunalkredit Austria AG

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

Meridiam Investment GmbH

RGREEN Invest SAS

Industries

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Technology and telecommunications

Banking

Consumer goods and services

Financial services

Healthcare

Industrials and manufacturing

Infrastructure

Investment management

Real Estate Finance

Renewable Energy Finance