Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
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Provided by Schoenherr
Our core practice is advising and representing clients on transactions and complex corporate and commercial matters. Over the years, the practice group has built an outstanding record on in Austria and throughout CEE/SEE.
Schoenherr’s m&a teams advise on national and cross-border transactions, including private m&a, public tender offers, transactions for listed companies, private equity and venture capital transactions, auction sales, privatisations, strategic alliances and joint ventures.
Dedicated teams within the practice group focus on restructuring and insolvency, working together with the firm’s insolvency specialists to advise on distressed companies m&a. Together with the firm’s regulatory specialists, the corporate/m&a group has developed industry-specific expertise covering inter alia the following sectors: energy, financial institutions, telecoms, automotive, media and pharmaceuticals.
Chambers Review
Schoenherr boasts a market-leading team with considerable strength in both domestic and cross-border acquisitions, mergers and divestments, as well as advising on contentious takeover offers. The team is renowned for its presence across the entire CEE region. The formation of joint ventures and corporate reorganisations and restructurings also fall within Schoenherr's areas of expertise. It is active in transactions in a number of sectors, including energy, real estate, technology, telecommunications and healthcare. The firm complements its outstanding offering with its strength in M&A-related disputes.
Work Highlights
- Schoenherr advised Kontron on the sale of significant parts of its IT services business to VINCI Energies for approximately EUR400 million via an auction process.
Strengths
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"The team is well fitted for challenging, technical and commercially novel matters."
"Schoenherr possesses very high and accurate expertise and very high responsiveness, providing practical and ready-to-use documents."
"Their lawyers are technically strong and very responsive, don’t change their opinion and find a way to do what the client wants."
"The team is well fitted for challenging, technical and commercially novel matters."
"Schoenherr possesses very high and accurate expertise and very high responsiveness, providing practical and ready-to-use documents."
"Their lawyers are technically strong and very responsive, don’t change their opinion and find a way to do what the client wants."
Notable Practitioners
Star individual Christian Herbst is widely considered a pioneering figure in the Austrian market. He boasts strength in public takeovers and acquisitions in the healthcare and real estate sectors.
"Christian is a very entrepreneurial lawyer."
"A knowledgeable, very experienced and smart person."
Sascha Hödl is revered for his strength in handling high-profile takeovers, as well as representing clients in M&A-related disputes with a particular focus on the real estate, banking and telecommunications sectors.
"Sascha is very strong when it comes to banking M&A."
Robert Bachner is a skilled lawyer advising on prominent exits, share dispositions and strategic investments in the renewable energy and life sciences sectors. He is adept at cross-border transactions.
"You can see he's really intelligent, and his expertise in financing and accounting means he knows exactly what he's doing in these deals."
"Robert is always focused on finding solutions with the client's rationale in mind. In doing so, he acts pragmatically but always on the solid grounds of his profound legal expertise."
Thomas Kulnigg is adept with investments and shares acquisitions and disposals, with a focus on the technology sector. He enjoys particular visibility in the startup scene, advising on cross-border M&A transactions.
"Thomas is knowledgeable, service-orientated, pragmatic and fun to work with."
"He is adept at identifying and implementing practical strategies to overcome challenges and achieve our desired outcomes."
Alexander Popp is known for his strength in divestments, as well as strategic investments and acquisitions. He has a strong focus in the energy sector and the CEE region as a whole.
"Alexander always does a good job."
Roman Perner is experienced in handling cross-border restructurings and M&A transactions, with particular strength in the pharmaceutical, IT and energy sectors.
"Roman is a deal-oriented lawyer."
"Roman is an experienced M&A lawyer with an efficient and solutions-oriented approach. I definitely recommend him in complex matters."
Ranked Lawyers at
Schoenherr
Austria
Members
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Head of Department
Roman Perner
Head of Department
Thomas Wenger
Clients
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360kompany
AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals
ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH
Allianz Capital Partners
América Móvil
BPE 4
BTV Multimedia GmbH
Bitpanda GmbH
Blue Minds Group
Caverion Österreich GmbH
Deutsche Telekom AG
EQT
Eucodis Bioscience
Findologic
FirmenABC Group
GROPYUS AG
General Electric
Goldman Sachs
HS Timber Group
Harps Global PTE Ltd.
IMMOFINANZ AG
Kontron AG
Mondelez
OMV AG
Red Bull GmbH
Roche
UNIQA
Industries
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Aerospace & Defence
Automobiles & Parts
Banks
Chemicals
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Health Care
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
Media
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Private Clients / Individuals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications
Transportation
Travel & Leisure
Utilities