Herbst Kinsky has advised Viennese start-up GoStudent on its EUR 70 million Series B investment round, which included existing investors Left Lane Capital and DN Capital as well as New York fund Coatue. Goodwin and Schoenherr advised Left Lane, and Cooley and Wolf Theiss reportedly advised Coatue.
PeliPartners and Wolf Theiss Advise on Erste Group’s EUR 123 Million Loan to Mitiska REIM
PeliPartners has advised the Mitiska REIM Group on its receipt of a EUR 123 million senior debt facility from the Erste Group. The Bucharest office of Wolf Theiss advised the Erste Group.
Boyanov & Co., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, McDermott Will & Emery, and Wolf Theiss Advise on Sale of Concord USA
Boyanov & Co., working alongside Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, has advised the Concord USA owners on Bulgarian aspects of the sale of company to H.I.G. Capital. McDermott Will & Emery and Wolf Theiss, provided U.S. and Bulgarian advice, respectively, to H.I.G. Capital.
Schoenherr and Wolf Theiss Advise on Volksbank Wien Note Issuance
Schoenherr has advised joint lead managers Barclays Bank Ireland Plc, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Erste Group Bank AG, and Raiffeisen Bank International AG on the successful issue of EUR 500 million 0.875 % senior non-preferred eligible notes 2021-2026 by Volksbank Wien AG. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien on the issuance.
Schoenherr and Wolf Theiss Advise on Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg’s EUR 300 Million Mortgage Covered Notes Issuance
Schoenherr has advised joint lead managers DekaBank, DZ Bank, Erste Group, Raiffeisen Bank International, and UniCredit on the successful issue of covered notes by Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg Waren-und Revisionsverband registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschrankter Haftung. Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg on the issue.
Wolf Theiss and Binder Groesswang Advise on Dussmann’s Acquisition of Janus Group
Wolf Theiss has advised the owners of the Janus Group, Vienna-based provider of cleaning services in the hospital sector, on the sale of the company to Germany’s Dussmann Group. Binder Groesswang advised the buyer on the deal.
Schoenherr and Wolf Theiss Advise on Oberbank Aktiengesellschaft’s Issue of EUR 250 million Non-Preferred Senior Eligible Notes
Schoenherr has advised joint lead managers DZ Bank, Erste Group, Helaba, and Raiffeisen Bank International on the successful issue of notes by Upper Austrian-based Oberbank Aktiengesellschaft, which was advised by Wolf Theiss.
CMS and Wolf Theiss Advise on Erste Group Bank’s EUR 750 Million Bond Issuance
CMS’s Vienna office has advised joint lead managers BofA Securities, BNP Paribas, Erste Group, Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan, and UBS on Erste Group Bank AG’s EUR 750 million issuance of undated fixed-to-fixed resettable notes. Wolf Theiss advised the issuer on the deal.
Binder Groesswang, Linklaters, and Wolf Theiss Advise on Lenzing AG Hybrid Bond Issuance
Binder Groesswang has advised Lenzing AG on the successful issuance of a EUR 500 million hybrid bond. Linklaters and Wolf Theiss advised joint global coordinators BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley and joint bookrunners BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, and UniCredit.
Linklaters Advises Echo Investment on Acquisition of Polish Investment Properties from Tesco
Linklaters has advised Echo Investment on the acquisition of investment properties developed with Tesco first-generation shopping centers in Poznan, Lodz, and Krakow, for the purposes of developing residential, office, commercial, and service facilities. Wolf Theiss reportedly advised Tesco on the transaction, which was valued at approximately EUR 42 million.
RTPR, Allen & Overy, Wolf Theiss, and Paksoy Advise on Sale of Aegon’s Business in Romania, Hungary, Poland, and Turkey
Allen & Overy and RTPR have advised Dutch life insurance, pension, and asset management company Aegon on the EUR 830 million sale of its operations in Romania, Hungary, Poland, and Turkey to the Vienna Insurance Group. Wolf Theiss and Turkey’s Paksoy Law firm advised the buyer on the deal.
RTPR, D&B David si Baias, and Wolf Theiss Advise on Holmbergs’ Acquisition of Romania’s Te-Rox Prod
RTPR and D&B David si Baias have advised shareholders Doina and Roxana Cepalis on the sale of Te-Rox Prod to Sweden's Holmbergs group. The Bucharest office of Wolf Theiss advised the buyer on the deal.
SSW Pragmatic Solutions Advises Cotta Group and Kanizsa Trend on Acquisition of Manufacturing Property Portfolio in Poland and Hungary
SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised the Cotta Group on its acquisition of seven production properties in southwest Poland, and has advised Cotta's sister company, Kanizsa Trend, on its acquisition of a production plant in Hungary, from Standard Properties. Germus & Tarsai, Wolf Theiss, and Clifford Chance reportedly advised the seller on the deal.
MTG Advises LCN Capital Partners on Acquisition of Retail and Warehouse Units in Croatia
Marohnic, Tomek & Gjoic has advised LCN Capital Partners on its acquisition of five Emmezeta retail and warehouse units in Croatia. Josip Martinic in cooperation with Wolf Theiss reportedly advised the seller on the deal.
Hot Practice: Ileana Glodeanu on Wolf Theiss’s Corporate/M&A Practice
Despite the pandemic raging all over Europe, Ileana Glodeanu, Partner in the Corporate/M&A practice of Wolf Theiss in Bucharest, reports that her team has been “the busiest of our practices this year,” noting that “over half” of the office’s lawyers are currently involved in Corporate/M&A projects.
Binder Groesswang, Wolf Theiss, and Garrigues Advise on Ardian's Sale of Gantner Electronic Austria Holding to Salto
Binder Groesswang and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have advised private equity investment company Ardian on the sale of Gantner Electronic Austria Holding GmbH to Salto Systems. Wolf Theiss and Spanish law firm Garrigues advised Salto Systems on the transaction.
DWF, Mayer Brown, and Wolf Theiss Advise on Sonoco Products' Sale of Europe Contract Packaging Business
DWF, working with US lead counsel Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, has advised Sonoco Products Company on the USD 120 million sale of its Europe contract packaging business, Sonoco Poland-Packaging Services sp. z o.o., to Prairie Industries Holdings. Mayer Brown and the Polish office of Wolf Theiss advised Prairie Industries Holdings on the transaction, which remains subject to regulatory review.
CMS and Wolf Theiss Advise on Financing of Green Source's Photovoltaic Parks in Hungary
CMS has advised Green Source GmbH and its Solar Partners subsidiary on the EUR 66 million financing provided by Kommunalkredit Austria for the construction of power plants in Hungary. Wolf Theiss advised Kommunalkredit Austria.