Former Baker McKenzie Senior Associate Katerina Schenkova has joined Thyssenkrupp as its new Regional Compliance Officer.

BPV Huegel has advised Immofinanz on the acquisition of a further approximately 38% stake in S IMMO via a share acquisition from CPI Property Group for EUR 608.5 million. Wolf Theiss advised CPI Property Group.

Former E+H Equity Partner Tatjana Katalan and her team have joined Dorda.

Fabiani, Petrovic, Jeraj, Rejc and MP Law have merged as of September 30, 2024, to create PFP Law.

Cerha Hempel has advised AT&S on its sale of AT&S Korea to SO.MA.CI.S. Schoenherr, Latham & Watkins, and Kim & Chang reportedly advised the buyers.

Schoenherr has advised a group of sellers of Flightkeys on an investment from Insight Partners. E+H, working with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, advised Insight Partners. Deloitte Legal-affiliated Jank Weiler Operenyi and Grohs Hofer reportedly advised other sellers of Flightkeys.

Former Wolf Theiss Partner Birgit Kraml has joined DLA Piper as Partner and the new Head of Real Estate at the firm’s Vienna office.

CMS has advised AVL List on the sale of its subsidiary Piezocryst to Spectris. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the buyer.

Navigating the complexities of managing multinational legal teams requires a blend of strategic foresight, robust communication skills, and a profound understanding of diverse legal frameworks. Drawing on over two decades of experience, former Paysafe Associate General Counsel Christopher Fischer shared during the 2024 CEE General Counsel Summit his strategies for aligning diverse teams toward a unified goal, emphasizing the necessity of effective leadership in the globalized legal environment of the time.

E+H has advised CVI Investments and Heights Capital Management on the restructuring and insolvency proceedings of Fisker. Schoenherr advised Fisker.

Former Wolf Theiss Attorney at Law Georg Knafl and former OEBB-Holding Senior Compliance Expert Erika Stark-Rittenauer have joined E+H as Partners in the firm's public law department and the firm's compliance and investigations team, respectively.

Dorda, working with McDermott Will & Emery and Quinz, has successfully advised P95 on its acquisition of the Austrian CRO Assign DMB. 

Wolf Theiss has promoted former Counsels Andreea Zvac, Oleg Temnikov, Stefan Horn, and Alexander Zollner to Partner.

Schoenherr has advised Danske Bank, Erste Group, ING, Natixis, and UBS, on Volksbank Wien’s invitation to existing holders of their outstanding EUR 400 million 2.75% fixed to fixed tier 2 notes with an interest rate reset date on October 6, 2022 to tender their notes for purchase by the company for cash. Schoenherr also advised the banks on the successful issuance of EUR 500 million 5.5% Volksbank Wien’s subordinated notes issuance. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien.

CMS has advised Erste Asset Management on its acquisition of Impact Asset Management. Schoenherr reportedly advised the sellers.

Baker McKenzie has advised Uniwater on its acquisition of 4 Pipes. Fries Rechtsanwaelte reportedly advised the sellers.

Brandl Talos has advised Vienna-based start-up TriLite Technologies on the extension of its Series A financing round, bringing the total funding raised under the Series A financing round to over EUR 20 million.

Schoenherr has advised OMV Aktiengesellschaft on a EUR 1 billion corporate bonds issuance with Barclays, Erste Group, Mizuho, Raiffeisen Bank International, Societe Generale, and UniCredit serving as joint bookrunners. White & Case's Frankfurt office advised the joint bookrunners.