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Wolf Theiss

Corporate/M&A

Global Guide 2026 : Central & Eastern Europe

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Wolf Theiss

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Provided by Wolf Theiss

Wolf Theiss has the largest team of corporate lawyers in CEE/SEE and is ideally positioned to handle regional and local corporate and transactional work in all countries where it operates.

Through our offices in 13 countries, we can rely on the support of specialized lawyers on the ground. Each office works on transactions that rank among the most significant in its market. This ensures high quality project and transaction execution and in-depth coverage in relation to regulatory, due diligence and corporate restructuring work.

Our team is backed by experts in employment, financing, real estate, regulatory and competition/antitrust, capital markets, procurement, litigation and IP in all our. Our recognitions in the region include the "Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe, " award 2025 from The Lawyer, "SEE Firm of the Year" 2025 from LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA, 2025, and "Deal of the Year 2025" from CEE Legal Matters (Albania, Austria, Hungary).

We are often retained by major global or national law firms out of the US, the UK, Europe and China that do not have offices in CEE/SEE because of our capacity to cover an entire region as a single firm.

We have also built a strong regional FDI control practice, and expanded our offering by providing dedicated ESG advice, both in a transactional context (including ESG diligence) and from a corporate governance perspective.

Clients (26)

  • A&M Capital Partners
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Blackstone
  • BNP Paribas
  • CPI Property Group
  • Elvaston
  • KKR
  • Raiffeisen Bank International
  • RWA
  • One Rock Capital Partners
  • T-Mobile
  • Tricentis
  • Vienna Insurance Group (VIG)
  • Waterland Private Equity Investments
  • Acrisure
  • American Industrial Partners
  • Ardian Holdings
  • Advent International Corporation
  • Ardian Holdings
  • K1 Investment Management
  • Northvolt
  • Oji Holdings
  • OMV Petrom
  • Thoma Bravo

Industries (23)

  • Aerospace
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Chemicals
  • Construction
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Beverage Producers
  • Forestry & Paper
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Transportation
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Defense

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wolf Theiss leverages vast resources spread across a number of CEE jurisdictions, acting on global transactions that revolve around acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, disposals and share purchase agreements. Clients also turn to the team for its expertise in due diligence as well as regulatory tasks. The firm is also often selected by European and global corporate clients to handle the CEE aspects of wider group restructurings and reorganisations. The team regularly works in close collaboration with employment and competition partners.

Notable practitioners

Vienna-based Christian Mikosch is the main point of contact for CEE.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team's strength lies in balancing technical excellence with commercial pragmatism.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The Wolf Theiss lawyers' guidance and support throughout the transactions was clear, strategic and solution-oriented.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The firm approaches each matter with thorough analysis and a clear understanding of both the legal and commercial implications.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The team at Wolf Theiss consistently delivers high quality, commercially-focused advice and fully meets our needs.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • Their team has consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of the commercial drivers behind deals, which has made them a true extension of our team.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

Members

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Markus Bruckmüller

  • Katerina Kraeva

  • Sokol Nako

  • Richard Clegg

  • Nataša Lalović Marić

  • Ileana Glodeanu

  • Miroslav Stojanović

  • Luka Tadić-Čolić

  • Florian Kusznier

  • Anna Rizova

  • Taras Dumych

  • Sarah Wared

  • Clara Gordon

  • Christian Hoenig

  • Andrea Gritsch

  • Janos Toth

  • Peter Daszkowski

  • Bryan Jardine

  • Bruno Štefánik

  • Bartosz Kuraś

  • Anna Dąbrowska

  • Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek

  • Katarzyna Wójcik-Bąkowska

  • Maciej Olszewski

  • Krzysztof Libiszewski

  • Marcin Pietkiewicz

  • Maciej A. Szewczyk

  • Daniel Lungenschmid

  • Janka Brezaniova

  • Zeno Grabmayr

  • Claudia Popescu

  • Andjelka Todorovic

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