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Johannes Barbist advises on an array of public law mandates from FDI restrictions to procurement review proceedings.
Johannes Barbist
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Johannes Barbist
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Practice Areas
Johannes Barbist is a partner in the firm’s Regulatory Team. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising companies on the regulatory framework and a legally compliant management. Furthermore, Johannes Barbist represents the interests of his clients before supervisory authorities and courts.
He focuses on
-public commercial law
-administrative law and constitutional law
-regulatory (mainly energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunications)
-law on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI)
-state aid, public procurement and competition law
-compliance management
Career
He started his career as a stagiaire with the European Commission in Brussels and has been with Binder Grösswang since 1998 where he became a partner in 2005. Johannes obtained a postgraduate degree (MA) from the University of Limerick / Ireland in 1997 and a doctorate degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of Innsbruck in 2000.
Professional Memberships
Johannes has been a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Innsbruck since 2012 and is a regular speaker at conferences.
Publications
Johannes regularly publishes on current topics in legal journals and books.
Strengths
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Johannes Barbist is excellent, always well informed and responsive, involved in a fairly significant number of filings and is always a trusted point of contact.
Johannes Barbist is very responsive and to the point.
Johannes Barbist is excellent, always well informed and responsive, involved in a fairly significant number of filings and is always a trusted point of contact.
Johannes Barbist is very responsive and to the point.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Binder Grösswang advises Addnode Group AB on the acquisition of PRIME Aerostructures GmbH
Binder Grösswang advises Addnode Group AB on the acquisition of PRIME Aerostructures GmbH
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Binder Grösswang advises Hannover Finanz on Growth Funding and Acquisition of Shares in PEAK Technol
Binder Grösswang advised Hannover Finanz on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in PEAK Technology GmbH through a EUR 10 million growth financing transaction. Founder and CEO Dieter Grebner retained the majority of shares in the Holzhausen/Linz-based company.
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Binder Grösswang advises Nimbus on Sale of Extrusion Technology Group to Davis-Standard
Binder Grösswang advised Nimbus on the sale of Extrusion Technology Group (ETG) to Davis-Standard. The acquisition will expand Davis-Standard’s portfolio and global reach. ETG CEO Gerold Schley will join Davis-Standard's management. The deal is pending regulatory approval.
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Binder Grösswang advises Semperit on Sale of Medical Business to Glove Producer HARPS
Binder Grösswang successfully advised the Semperit Group on the sale of its medical business (Sempermed: surgical and examination gloves) to the Southeast Asian glove producer HARPS GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
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Closing: Binder Grösswang advises Macquarie on minority stake acquisition in Best in Parking AG
Binder Grösswang advises Macquarie Asset Management as Austrian Counsel in cooperation with Lead Counsel Linklaters LLP on the acquisition of a minority stake in Best in Parking AG via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7.
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Binder Grösswang advises Wendel on the sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners
Binder Grösswang as local counsel advises the French investment company Wendel S.E. on the sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners
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Binder Grösswang advises ORLEN S.A. on the acquisition of the petrol stations network Turmöl
Binder Grösswang advises the Polish energy company ORLEN S.A. on the acquisition of the petrol stations network Turmöl.
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Binder Grösswang advises Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH on Introduction of Venture Capital Fund
aws Gründungsfonds II, launched by Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), follows on from the success of Gründungsfonds I, which started with EUR 72 million in equity. Since 2013, aws, together with other investors, has invested around EUR 500 million in Austrian start-ups through Gründungsfonds I.
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Binder Grösswang advises the lenders on a EUR 417.5 million financing for Alpen Glasfaser
Alpen Glasfaser has received a EUR 412.5 million CAPEX facility and a EUR 5 million revolving credit facility from six leading banks from Austria, Germany and France for its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) roll-out in Austria.
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Binder Grösswang advises Lone Star on the restructuring of GTT Communications
Binder Grösswang advised Lone StarGTT Communications on the restructuring of GTT Communications under the US Chapter 11 proceedings. The project was led by Matthew Yeowart and Léonore de Mullewie of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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Binder Grösswang advises Addnode Group AB on the acquisition of PRIME Aerostructures GmbH
Binder Grösswang advises Addnode Group AB on the acquisition of PRIME Aerostructures GmbH
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Binder Grösswang advises Hannover Finanz on Growth Funding and Acquisition of Shares in PEAK Technol
Binder Grösswang advised Hannover Finanz on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in PEAK Technology GmbH through a EUR 10 million growth financing transaction. Founder and CEO Dieter Grebner retained the majority of shares in the Holzhausen/Linz-based company.
Highlight
Binder Grösswang advises Nimbus on Sale of Extrusion Technology Group to Davis-Standard
Binder Grösswang advised Nimbus on the sale of Extrusion Technology Group (ETG) to Davis-Standard. The acquisition will expand Davis-Standard’s portfolio and global reach. ETG CEO Gerold Schley will join Davis-Standard's management. The deal is pending regulatory approval.
Highlight
Binder Grösswang advises Semperit on Sale of Medical Business to Glove Producer HARPS
Binder Grösswang successfully advised the Semperit Group on the sale of its medical business (Sempermed: surgical and examination gloves) to the Southeast Asian glove producer HARPS GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
Highlight
Closing: Binder Grösswang advises Macquarie on minority stake acquisition in Best in Parking AG
Binder Grösswang advises Macquarie Asset Management as Austrian Counsel in cooperation with Lead Counsel Linklaters LLP on the acquisition of a minority stake in Best in Parking AG via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7.
Highlight
Binder Grösswang advises Wendel on the sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners
Binder Grösswang as local counsel advises the French investment company Wendel S.E. on the sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners
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Binder Grösswang advises ORLEN S.A. on the acquisition of the petrol stations network Turmöl
Binder Grösswang advises the Polish energy company ORLEN S.A. on the acquisition of the petrol stations network Turmöl.
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Binder Grösswang advises Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH on Introduction of Venture Capital Fund
aws Gründungsfonds II, launched by Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), follows on from the success of Gründungsfonds I, which started with EUR 72 million in equity. Since 2013, aws, together with other investors, has invested around EUR 500 million in Austrian start-ups through Gründungsfonds I.
Highlight
Binder Grösswang advises the lenders on a EUR 417.5 million financing for Alpen Glasfaser
Alpen Glasfaser has received a EUR 412.5 million CAPEX facility and a EUR 5 million revolving credit facility from six leading banks from Austria, Germany and France for its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) roll-out in Austria.
Highlight
Binder Grösswang advises Lone Star on the restructuring of GTT Communications
Binder Grösswang advised Lone StarGTT Communications on the restructuring of GTT Communications under the US Chapter 11 proceedings. The project was led by Matthew Yeowart and Léonore de Mullewie of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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