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restructuring & insolvency
Schoenherr's experts provide legal advice to lenders and distressed borrowers in all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters.
"Schoenherr continues to be the absolute market leader in restructuring."
Schoenherr has an outstanding record of advising on restructurings and insolvency-related matters. A dedicated team does not only provide concise advice on insolvency law and related areas of law, but always considers the commercial implications. Well-regarded for its ability to efficiently handle complex, large-scale situations, the team advises on domestic and cross border restructurings, distressed transactions and insolvency-related litigation as well as all other areas of insolvency law.
Schoenherr advises distressed borrowers, lenders, potential investors and foreign insolvency administrators on all matters relating to insolvency law.
The team has acted for a number of Austrian banks, advising on proceedings under the European Union's Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. In addition, in recent years the team has built a strong track record of advising investors on the acquisition of distressed businesses out of insolvency.
Schoenherr is also permanent counsel to international banking associations in connection with close-out netting issues.
our services
- pre-insolvency reorganisations and refinancings
- advising management of distressed companies
- protection of creditors' rights in pre-insolvency and insolvency situations
- distressed transactions, including acquisition of distressed companies and out of insolvency proceedings
- representation in insolvency proceedings
- insolvency-related litigation, in particular claw-back litigation
- risk assessment for lenders
- structuring transactions to be insolvency-remote
- close-out netting
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Insolvencies in CEE: same same but different?
While there was a sharp rise in the number of insolvencies opened in Austria, particularly in the real estate sector, the number of insolvencies opened in many other countries has not changed despite inflation and rising interest rates. This is also confirmed by the following overview: almost half of our Schoenherr offices have seen a change, while the situation in the other half has remained unchanged.
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Austria: Schoenherr advises Fisker GmbH on its restructuring proceedings
Schoenherr advised Fisker GmbH in connection with its restructuring proceedings, so far the largest insolvency proceedings in Austria in 2024, with claims exceeding EUR 3.5bln.
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restructuring directive info corner
Check out our restructuring directive info corner for regular updates and legal insights on the implementation of the Restructuring Directive in CEE.
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NPL directive info corner
This info corner offers insights into the current status of the NPL Directive adoption, and the implications for selling banks, credit servicers and purchasers under the new regulatory framework.
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our team
Our restructuring & insolvency team consists of experienced lawyers across our offices in CEE.