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Peter Huber

Peter Huber

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

Corporate/A; Private equity

Career

Peter Huber is a corporate/M&A lawyer. He is a partner and head of the CMS Austria international transaction team and has decades of professional experience in corporate transactions, including more than four years at leading investment banks. His areas of expertise are M&A (including privatizations and public takeovers) and corporate law (including corporate governance) in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe.

Peter Huber advises numerous large Austrian companies and major shareholders as well as shareholder groups on corporate transactions, restructurings, shareholder agreements and governance structures as well as on legal issues arising from shareholder activism. He also advises large private equity firms on investments and exits.

He has authored numerous publications in the field of corporate and takeover law as well as the leading commentary on the Austrian Takeover Act.

Professional Memberships

Austrian Bar Association

International Bar Association.

Publications

Commentary on the Amendment to the Austrian Stock Exchange Act, Huber / Matt, ecolex (2016), p. 139

Commentary on Takeover Law, Peter Huber (ed.), (2016)

Thoughts regarding the corporate action, GesRZ 2010, pp. 13 seq.

Thoughts regarding the restructuring privilege in the Austrian Takeover Law, Bernhard Hainz and Heinz Krejci (eds.), Anniversary publication on the occasion of Johannes Reich-Rohrwig’s 60th Birthday (2014)

International Business Acquisitions: Major Legal Issues and Due Diligence, Michael Whalley and Ralf Kurney (eds.), 4th Edition (2014)

The European Stock Corporation in Slovakia, Dirk Jannott and Jürgen Frodermann (eds.), Handbook of the European Stock Corporation – Societas Europaea, 2nd edition (2014) (with Peter Simo and Michal Kmec)

Commentary [Entscheidungsanmerkung] on the Supreme Court [OGH] 13 March 2014, 6 Ob 37/14f, GesRZ 2014, pp. 257 seq.

Commentary [Entscheidungsanmerkung] on the Supreme Court [OGH] 9 September 2015, 6 Ob 97/15f, GesRZ 2015, pp 401 seq.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A - Austria

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Peter Huber is well regarded for his expertise in cross-border acquisitions and dispositions, acting for both private equity firms and multinational corporates. In addition, he assists clients with corporate issues and share dispositions.

Strengths

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  • Peter Huber is always available and provides a very high standard of service.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Peter Huber has great commercial awareness and is leading an excellent team.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Peter Huber is a true professional. He easily strikes a balance of responsiveness, expertise and openness to potential solutions to complex transactions.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • In complex and very sophisticated matters, Peter Huber's advice is straight to the point. He is able to keep calm and rock solid in very stressful and challenging situations.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Peter Huber has seen a lot of transactions so he always has an experienced perspective. Nothing is new for him.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide

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