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Corporate/M&A

Austria

21 Years Ranked

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Practice Areas

M&A, Corporate, Private Clients & Trusts, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Insolvency & Restructuring

Career

Managing Partner Albert Birkner is Head of Department of Takeovers & Antitrust. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures and trusts with a special focus on Austria and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE). He has developed particular expertise in the fields of structuring and implementation of corporate transactions, takeover mechanics and the modelling of co-ownership structures. Albert has expanded his expertise to structuring and maintenance of private trusts and to the implementation of trust structures within M&A transactions.

Albert has been and is a lead partner on many prominent matters for several years already and holds an extremely vast track record.

Albert is also an author and regular contributor of a number of publications.

He is frequently named as a leading individual within other guides, journals, publications, etc. and often referred to as an expert within his field.

Professional Memberships

Vienna Bar, Czech Bar, IBA, Wiener Advokatengesellschaft UNION

Personal

University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 1995), University of Cambridge (LL.M. 1995)

Languages Spoken

German, English

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Austria

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Individual Editorial
Albert Birkner is renowned for his market-leading role in large-scale and often cross-border acquisitions and sales across the banking and manufacturing sectors. He often acts for a number of high-profile private equity companies.

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Latest contributions provided by Albert Birkner

Global Practice Guide
Albert Birkner
Clemens Hasenauer
Authored by
Albert Birkner, Clemens Hasenauer
Article • Mar 2024

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