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Wolf Theiss

Banking & Finance

Europe Guide 2026 : Central & Eastern Europe

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Wolf Theiss

About

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Our outstanding experience and track record in the banking and finance industry, in capital markets transactions and regulatory matters make us one of the leading Banking & Finance teams in the CEE/SEE. We offer a strong experienced Banking & Finance cross-border team with fully-integrated offices in 13 countries in the region.

Our Team

Our team draws on deep banking product expertise and works with our regulatory, litigation, restructuring and other specialist teams to develop solutions for our clients, often incorporating pioneer financing techniques.

Our Cases

We advise banks, insurance companies, funds and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers and customers on issues ranging from commercial lending, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, infrastructure finance and private equity, to regulatory work, regulatory litigation, debt issuances, IPOs and other capital increases, ICOs, securitizations, de-listings and loan portfolios.

Our Regulatory Expertise

With continuously increasing regulatory demands, we put our strong regulatory expertise readily available to our clients. We advise on compliance regulation related to blockchain, FinTech, PayTech and crypto-currencies, Basel IIICRR V/CRR 2, BRRD II/SRMR 2, MiFID II/MiFIR, MAD II/ MAR, the new EU prospectus regime, AIFM/UCITS, derivative structuring and trading (EMIR, SFT), Solvency II, and issues resulting from Brexit.

Clients (27)

  • Advent International
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Anadi Austria Bank
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch International
  • BlackRock
  • BNP Paribas
  • Borealis
  • Citi
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • EIB - European Investment Bank
  • Erste Group Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • IFC - International Finance Corporation
  • ING Bank
  • JP Morgan
  • Kommunalkredit Austria
  • Mizuho Bank
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Oberbank
  • PORR Beteiligungen und Management
  • Raiffeisen Bank International
  • Société Générale
  • UniCredit Bank Austria
  • VIG - Vienna Insurance Group
  • Meta

Industries (13)

  • Banks
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Funds
  • Information & Communications Technologies, Software
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity
  • Professional Services
  • Public Sector
  • Real Estate

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Banking & Finance - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wolf Theiss is a significant firm throughout the CEE and SEE regions, with local expertise in jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Romania. The law firm advises on revolving ESG-linked credit facilities for clients active across multiple CEE countries. The team also advises major regional entities on financing matters in the automotive sector that are co-ordinated between teams in local offices. In addition Wolf Theiss handles significant loan agreements between syndicates of CEE-based lenders. Cross-border capital market matters also serve as a source of instruction for the firm.

Notable practitioners

Vienna-based Andreas Schmid is a key client contact for this practice.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team is smart and creative. It stands out for its commercial approach and business understanding.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • Wolf Theiss lawyers are really responsive and always provide great service, staying on top of things and getting back quickly whenever needed.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • Wolf Theiss handles complex financial structures with speed and clarity, especially in cross-border and time-sensitive contexts.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

Members

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Katerina Kraeva

  • Melinda Pelikán

  • Richard Wolf

  • Claus Schneider

  • Markus Bruckmüller

  • Claudia Chiper

  • Przemek Kozdój

  • Katarina Stojakovic

  • Marika Lomashvili

  • Robert David

  • Andrea Gritsch

  • Vedrana Iveković

  • Oksana Volynets

  • Nikolaus Paul

  • Rudolf Pfeffer

  • Zeno Grabmayr

  • Nicholas Coddington

  • Gergely Szalóki

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