Barnert Egermann Illigasch

Number of partners: 7

Number of lawyers: 15

Languages: English, German

Firm Overview:

BARNERT EGERMANN ILLIGASCH is a full-service Austrian law firm with specific strengths in corporate/M&A, banking and finance, competition law, employment law as well as real estate/hotels and public law. BARNERT EGERMANN ILLIGASCH was founded in 2004. Since then, the lawyers of the firm have grown a substantial and diversified client base and have made their name in the legal and business communities, being consistently ranked in the highest tiers in the fields they are active in.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance:

■ Counsel to an Austrian utility as borrower with regard to a € 715 million syndicated guarantee facility for an international environmental project and a € 400 million syndicated revolving facility

■ Counsel to three Austrian banks as mandated lead arrangers with regard to a € 200 million club facility for an Austrian gambling group

■ Counsel to two of the largest Austrian banks as mandated lead arrangers with regard to a € 225 million club facility for an Austrian aerospace solutions provider

■ Counsel to an Austrian utility holding with regard to a € 70 million EIB loan

■ Advising a financial and strategic investment company in their ongoing derivatives activities under GMRA, GMLS and ISDA Master Agreements with major international investment banks (e.g., Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Natixis)

Contact: Alexander Illigasch

Tel: +43 1 513 80 08-58

Email: [email protected]

Corporate/M&A:

■ Austrian Counsel to EnBW Energie Baden- Württemberg AG (EnBW) with regard to a joint venture with SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG (parties: OMV, Verbund and Siemens) regarding Austria’s largest network of charging stations

■ Austrian Counsel to DBAG in connection with the acquisition of Catalysts GmbH

■ Counsel to all major electricity and gas network operators in Austria on their joint venture regarding data exchange required by Austrian laws and regulations

■ Counsel to the Austrian motorway infrastructure and financing company (ASFINAG) with regard to the reorganisation of the ASFINAG group

■ Counsel to the largest European media group with regard to the sale of Austria’s largest magazine publishing group

■ Counsel to all sellers with regard to a $ 485 million sale of a life science company to a global health-care company

■ Counsel to the Austrian motorway infrastructure and financing company (ASFINAG), Austrian Federal Railways, Austrian Automobile Club, several public transport operators and other parties with regard to a joint venture regarding the Austrianwide electronic traffic routing system

■ Counsel to various utilities in M&A transactions with regard to a total of > € 10 billion

Key Clients: EVN, Wien Energie, Bertelsmann/ Gruner + Jahr, ASFINAG, EnBW, DBAG

Contact: Michael Barnert

Tel: +43 1 513 80 08-52

Email: [email protected]

Competition/European Law:

■ Representation of an international freight forwarding group in cartel proceedings before the Austrian Cartel Court and the European Court of Justice (Case C-681/11, Schenker)

■ Various merger control proceedings, including a reference to the European Court of Justice (Case C-248/16, Austria Asphalt), for of one of Austria’s largest construction companies

■ Obtaining Austrian merger clearance for EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG in connection with its acquisition of a 25.1% stake in E mobility services provider SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG

■ Austrian counsel to a hotel booking platform in the pan-European investigations into parity clauses used in contracts with accommodations

■ Advising companies in several industries (e.g., logistics, construction, food & beverages) on competition compliance issues

■ Representation of an art house cinema in civil proceedings brought by a competitor regarding allegedly illegal state aid

■ Obtaining clearance under the Austrian foreign direct investment rules regarding Curium Pharma's acquisition of Io GmbH, the head entity of IASON-Group

Key Clients: ASFINAG, Bertelsmann, Curium Pharma, EnBW, EVN, Gebrüder Weiss, Netz Niederösterreich, PORR, RTL

Contact: Isabella Hartung

Tel: +43 1 513 80 08-56

Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution:

■ Counsel to a media group with regard to a multiparty ad hoc arbitration

■ Counsel to a media group in an ICC arbitration

■ Counsel in various DIS arbitrations relating to corporate disputes

Contact: Clemens Egermann / Michael Barnert

Tel: +43 1 513 80 08-52

Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Employment:

■ Continual representation before civil courts and advice to renowned national and international businesses, including Kromberg & Schubert, EVN, Rittal and Gebrüder Weiss, in all areas of employment law

■ Structuring of group-wide company benefits, compensation systems and reward programs (executive and non-executive)

■ Advice on mobility strategies and assisting with employee assignments as well as domestic and cross-border transfer of employees

■ Advice in cross-border M&A transactions, including downsizing and remuneration changes

Key Clients: Kromberg & Schubert, EVN, Rittal

Contact: Clemens Egermann

Tel: +43 1 513 80 08-55

Email: [email protected]