BDK and Clifford Chance advised the EBRD, IFC, and the Development Bank of Austria on financing for a waste management public-private partnership project in the Vinca district of Belgrade. The City of Belgrade was advised by Hogan Lovells and Karanovic & Partners, with Karanovic & Partners also advising IFC on the matter. Baker McKenzie and Wolf Theiss reportedly also advised the financial institutions as well.

Wolf Theiss has advised Berlin Hyp as the lender on a EUR 166 million loan to companies controlled by a joint venture between EPP and pan-European private equity real estate platform Henderson Park. EPP and Henderson Park were advised by Linklaters and Dentons.

Kamila Seberova, Radka Nenickova, and Tereza Naucova have joined Wolf Theiss in Prague as Counsels, Dita Sulcova has joined as a Tax Consultant, and Filip Michalec has joined as a Senior Associate.

Wolf Theiss has advised DekaBank, DZ Bank AG, Erste Group, LBBW, UniCredit Bank, and Hypo Noe as managers on the Hypo Noe's successful EUR 500 million public-sector Pfandbriefe benchmark issue. Clifford Chance advised the banks on German law aspects.

Wolf Theiss has advised the Swiss Kuehne + Nagel logistics group on its July 15 acquisition of Jobstl.

Wolf Theiss has advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG as issuer of EUR 500 million Tier 2 Notes and on a tender offer for the repurchase of EUR 500 million Subordinated Callable Fixed Rate Reset Notes due February 2025. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Germany advised RBI in connection with the tender offer and White & Case Frankfurt, acted as the legal advisor to joint lead managers RBI, BNP Paribas, Citi Bank, UBS, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Wolf Theiss Bucharest has advised Ingka Investments on its August 28, 2019 acquisition of an 80% shareholding in seven companies owning wind power plants with an aggregate installed capacity of 171MW from Vestas Wind Systems A/S, which retains the remaining 20% shareholding. Reff & Associates reportedly advised Vestas on the transaction, which was valued at approximately EUR 136 million and is expected to close by the end of the year.

Weber & Co. has acted as legal counsel to joint lead managers Erste Group Bank AG, HSBC France, ING Bank N.V., Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, and Nykredit Bank A/S in connection with the successful September 11, 2019 issue by Erste Group Bank AG of a EUR 500 million 0.010% Mortgage Pfandbriefe under the bank's Covered Bonds Programme. Wolf Theiss was issuers counsel.

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Wolf Theiss has advised Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces on its acquisition of Technistone, a global manufacturer of quartz. Clifford Chance advised Technistone on the transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in September of 2019.

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner, working with Linklaters, Wolf Theiss, and Gleiss Lutz, achieved the successful implementation of a "Company Voluntary Agreement," paving the way for the financial restructuring of the Steinhoff Group. Binder Groesswang and Allen & Overy advised the international creditor coordinating committee consisting of banks and funds. Latham & Watkins and Dorda advised the Secondary creditor committee, while Eisenberger & Herzog and Kirkland & Ellis advised the convertible bondholder.

Wolf Theiss has advised Swiss logistics group Kuehne & Nagel on the takeover of Austrian freight forwarding and transportation company Joebstl. RPCK Rastegar reportedly advised Joebstl.

Former Schoenherr Partner Florian Kusznier will be joining the Corporate/M&A team of Wolf Theiss at the beginning of September 2019.

Wolf Theiss has advised Miba AG, acting through its Miba eMobility GmbH subsidiary, on its acquisition of a stake in VOLTLABOR and establishment of a joint venture in the field of battery systems for mobile applications with the company.

The agricultural sector in the European Union is facing an increasing number of legal and regulatory challenges, in contexts which are genuinely multidisciplinary.

Wolf Theiss Vienna has advised Miba AG on its acquisition of a 25.1% stake in Voltlabor GmbH from Montenor GmbH and on its establishment of a joint venture to develop battery systems for mobile applications. SCWP Schindhelm advised Montenor on the sale.

Wolf Theiss has advised Asfinag Motorways and Freeways Financing on its issue of EUR 600 million 0.1% bonds due 2029 guaranteed by the Republic of Austria. The Frankfurt office of Linklaters reportedly advised the joint lead managers Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, and UniCredit Bank Austria AG, as well as co-lead managers Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisen Bank International AG.

As one of the few “foreign” lawyers who has been continuously active on the Romanian market for the last 20 years, it is interesting to note the evolution of this market over that period.