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Austria: Schoenherr advises OMV on geothermal energy project “Tiefenkraft" with Energie Steiermark
Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises Česká spořitelna on financing of commercial shopping centre Vídeňská
New rules for green advertising as of September 2026: Austria adopts transitional provision for "old stock" situations
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21 July 2026
L.Lopičić L.Krznar* D.Vlahov Buhin* L.Saraf* S.Sušanj* M.Vučić* Z.Šoljaga A.Mihaljević*
Croatia: Schoenherr advises Zavarovalnica Triglav on acquisition of 49 % stake in Arsano Medical Group
Schoenherr advised Zavarovalnica Triglav, d.d., Ljubljana ("Triglav") on the signing of an agreement to acquire a 49 % stake in Arsano Medical Group.
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16 July 2026
A.Amann F.Königstorfer A.Popp N.Stepan G.Kulcsar J.Stalzer F.Urlesberger H.Wollmann A.Reumann
Austria: Schoenherr advises OMV on geothermal energy project “Tiefenkraft" with Energie Steiermark
Schoenherr advised OMV, one of Central Europe's leading energy companies, on "Tiefenkraft", a pioneering deep geothermal energy project jointly developed with Energie Steiermark to harness geothermal resources in the Styria region.
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Austria: Schoenherr advises Joint Global Coordinators on ABB related to 4.0 % PORR shares
Schoenherr advised Jefferies GmbH, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and UniCredit Bank GmbH as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners on the offering and sale of 1,571,130 no-par value ordinary bearer shares in PORR AG corresponding to approx. 4.0 % of the company's share capital. The shares were sold by IGO Construction GmbH, generating gross proceeds of approx. EUR 62m.
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Österreich: IFG: Erste höchstgerichtliche Weichenstellungen
Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) ist seit 01.09.2025 in Kraft. Es soll den viel diskutierten Paradigmenwechsel vom Amtsgeheimnis zur Informationsfreiheit vollziehen. Nach über 200 Entscheidungen der Verwaltungsgerichte liegen nun auch die ersten höchstgerichtlichen Weichenstellungen vor. Sie betreffen im Wesentlichen fünf Themenkomplexe und geben wichtige Hinweise für die Praxis – sowohl für Informationswerber als auch für informationspflichtige Stellen.
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to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 7/2026
Welcome to our monthly CEE White Collar Crime Law update. With this newsletter, we aim to provide a concise and up-to-date overview of recent case law and other trends and developments in the field of white collar crime law in the CEE region
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Hungary simplifies cybersecurity auditor requirements
Executive summary: The new Cybersecurity Decree, which came into force on 11 June 2026, unifies and simplifies the requirements for cybersecurity auditors and abolishes the previous differentiated system based on cybersecurity classes. Under the new regime, all auditors must meet uniform conditions regardless of the cybersecurity classification of the systems they audit.
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