
About
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 and healthcare. The firm complements its outstanding offering with its strength in M&A-related disputes.
Work Highlights
- Schoenherr advised Sanofi on the acquisition of Origimm Biotechnology.
Strengths
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"The experienced team not only provides excellent legal work on complex funding and M&A structures but also displays a great commercial understanding of the underlying matters."
"The firm is strong in formulating complex commercial points."
"The team is good at providing advice and keeping things moving and the drafting is really good."
"Schoenherr always thinks through the strategic and commercial questions first and uses this as a framework for the legal analysis that follows."
"'I'm very convinced by Schoenherr's attention to detail and quality service."
"The experienced team not only provides excellent legal work on complex funding and M&A structures but also displays a great commercial understanding of the underlying matters."
"The firm is strong in formulating complex commercial points."
"The team is good at providing advice and keeping things moving and the drafting is really good."
"Schoenherr always thinks through the strategic and commercial questions first and uses this as a framework for the legal analysis that follows."
"'I'm very convinced by Schoenherr's attention to detail and quality service."
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.
"He is very strong and extremely commercially oriented."
"He is probably the strongest M&A specialist in Austria."
"Christian Herbst is an absolutely massive name in the M&A world."

Excellent practitioner 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 sector.
"He is brilliant."
"He offers competence, creativity and broad knowledge and he delivers solutions."

Robert Bachner rises in the rankings following his increased visibility in the market. He advises on prominent exits, cross-shareholder reversals and strategic investments in the renewable energy sector.
"Robert Bachner is a very experienced M&A and corporate finance lawyer with a great commercial understanding."
"He has a very efficient, pragmatic, hands-on and solution-oriented approach."

Based on excellent feedback, Thomas Kulnigg rises in the rankings. He enjoys particular visibility in the startup scene, advising on cross-border M&A transactions.
"He is a fantastic M&A adviser for venture, tech and fintech deals."

Alexander Popp is mandated for his strength in divestments, as well as strategic investments and acquisitions. He has a strong focus in the energy sector.

Roman Perner is experienced in handling cross-border restructurings and M&A transactions, with particular strength in the pharmaceutical and energy sectors. He also assists with the formation of joint ventures.
"He is very responsive and always to the point."
"He understands the dynamics, the bigger picture and the issues the other side is likely to raise."
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
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Energy
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Insurance
Media
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Private Clients / Individuals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
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