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mergers & acquisitions

Schoenherr's international m&a experts provide straight to the point cross-border transactional and corporate commercial law advice. Throughout CEE/SEE the practice has consistently been ranked in the highest tier by acclaimed legal directories.

"Schoenherr continues to attract a variety of high-level transactional instructions.
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Our core practice is advising and representing clients on transactions and complex corporate and commercial matters. Over the years, the practice group has built an outstanding record on headline and key transactions in Austria and throughout CEE/SEE.

Schoenherr’s m&a teams advise on national and cross-border transactions, including private m&a, public tender offers, transactions for listed companies, private equity and venture capital transactions, auction sales, privatisations, strategic alliances and joint ventures. Dedicated teams within the practice group focus on restructuring and insolvency, working together with the firm’s insolvency specialists to advise on distressed companies m&a.

Together with the firm’s regulatory specialists, the corporate/m&a group has developed industry-specific expertise covering inter alia the following sectors: energy, financial institutions, telecoms, automotive, media and pharmaceuticals.

Schoenherr’s corporate/m&a practice has consistently been ranked in the highest tier by acclaimed legal directories such as Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, Legal 500 and JUVE. Among other rankings Schoenherr has been repeatedly ranked number 1 in Austria by MergerMarket rankings.

 

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Our international team advises on merger and acquisition matters across the CEE region.

 

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We are ranked in Tier 1 in Legal500 and Chambers as well as Germany's leading legal directory, JUVE magazine.


 

highlights

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Austria: Schoenherr named "Austria Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers

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Schoenherr ranked first in Austria and among top three firms in CEE by deal count in Mergermarket's 2024 M&A rankings

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news

press release

Poland: Schoenherr advises Enterprise Investors on acquisition of minority stake in eTravel

Schoenherr advised Enterprise Investors Fund IX on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in eTravel S.A., with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as a minority co-investor. The transaction represents a strategic investment aimed at strengthening eTravel's market-leading position and expanding its technological capabilities.

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publication

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2025

ICLG's guide "Mergers & Acquisitions Laws and Regulations 2025" covers common issues in M&A laws and regulations, including relevant authorities and legislation, target defences, bidder protection, and mechanics of acquisition in 36 jurisdictions.

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newsletter

17 January 2025

austria

G.Ebner G.Steidl

Austria: Supreme Court confirms: partial transfer of share permissible subject to shareholder approval, despite agreed indivisibility

The Austrian Supreme Court (6 Ob 224/23v) recently determined the requirements for a partial transfer of a share if the articles of association expressly stipulate that shares cannot be divided.

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