Schoenherr, working with Legance and Ypog, has advised Verdane on its investment in Fiskaly. Herbst Kinsky advised Fiskaly.

Baker McKenzie has advised Worthington Enterprises on the USD 10 million sale of 49% of Worthington’s Sustainability Energy Solutions business segment to Hexagon Composites forming a joint venture with Hexagon Composites. Saxinger, Chalupsky & Partner reportedly advised Hexagon.

Schoenherr has advised Storyblok on its USD 80 million Series C financing led by US investment firm Brighton Park Capital. Wolf Theiss, working with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, advised Brighton Park Capital.

E+H has advised LongRange Capital affiliate Alpin Unlimited on its acquisition of a 31.85% stake in Bergbahn Aktiengesellschaft Kitzbuehel – KitzSki. CHG Czernich advised the sellers. Eberl, Hubner, Krivanec, Ramsauer & Partner was the escrow agent. Gasser Partner reportedly advised Alpin Unlimited and LongRange Capital as well.

Discussing the draft bill aimed at increasing the contribution to legal costs for suspects not found guilty in criminal proceedings. Recently, the government has published its revised bill.

Wolf Theiss, working with Clifford Chance, has advised Raiffeisen Bank International on the securitization of Raiffeisen Leasing Group's EUR 529.4 million leasing portfolio.

Schoenherr, working with Linklaters, has advised joint ESG structuring agents Barclays and JP Morgan and joint bookrunners BofA Securities, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Santander CIB on Verbund's EUR 500 million issuance of 3.25% green bonds due 2031. Binder Groesswang, working with White & Case, advised Verbund.

Herbst Kinsky has advised Zouk Capital on leading Enspired's EUR 25.5 million series B financing round. Capital Push VC, Puspoek, Banpu Next, Vopak Ventures, and Presidio Ventures joined the round alongside existing investors Emerald Technology Ventures, Helen Ventures, 360 Capital, and EnBW New Ventures. KPMG Law advised Enspired.

Wolf Theiss has advised Addiko Bank on navigating the takeover bids submitted by Agri Europe Cyprus Limited and Nova Ljubljanska Banka. Cerha Hempel advised Agri Europe. Schoenherr advised NLB.

Dorda, working with Linklaters, Kromann Reumert, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has advised Novo Holdings on its acquisition of Single Use Support. E+H advised the Single Use Support founders and Binder Groesswang advised Danaher on the sale side. Kirkland & Ellis reportedly advised Danaher as well.

BPV Huegel has advised Strabag SE on its acquisition, together with Porr AG, of the technical operations management and construction projects divisions of the Vienna General Hospital, including the Austrian project development business and thermal spa holdings in Austria, from the Vamed group. KPMG Law reportedly advised Porr AG. Latham & Watkins reportedly advised Vamed AG and its majority owner, Germany's Fresenius.

Taylor Wessing has announced it brought on board former Lindner Stimmler Attorney at Law Sabine Meister as a Partner in its Vienna office to build up a Public Law team.

Lead Counsel Alexey Amvrosov has started a new position with IBM as the Manager of the Legal Department IBM Central and Eastern Territories Europe.

Martin Eichinger has been promoted to Partner at Cerha Hempel.

With legal services in a constant state of technology-driven evolution, Austria-based Legal Tech Hub Europe is trying to revolutionize the legal industry by fostering innovation and embracing the digital future. Partners from Dorda, E+H, Herbst Kinsky, and Schoenherr – four of the five firms spearheading the hub – talk about the initial set-up of the LTHE and its milestones over the last six years.

The Austrian government has recently enacted the Start-Up Promotion Act to nurture its start-up ecosystem and enhance employee participation in corporate growth. Wolf Theiss Partner Hartwig Kienast analyses how this legislation integrates with Austria’s existing legal framework and its implications for start-ups, employees, and the broader economic landscape.

An in-depth look at Francine Brogyanyi of Dorda covering her career path, education, and top projects as a lawyer as well as a few insights about her as a manager at work and as a person outside the office.

Kinstellar has advised Dutch aircraft maintenance provider SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance on the acquisition of Austrian Airlines Technik – Bratislava. CMS, working with Netherlands-based BarentsKrans, advised Austrian Airlines on the sell side.