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Austria
Schoenherr's Austria office continues to hold a leading position in the market. With offices in both Vienna and Linz, our recognised experts are able to provide innovative, quality legal advice for even the most complicated assignments.
Our successful corporate/m&a practice features prominently in Austria’s top-end inbound and outbound investments, while the intellectual property and competition practices frequently dominate the headlines in their respective fields.
Our market-leading real estate team advises on prestigious projects in Austria and CEE/SEE.
The banking, finance & capital markets team is highly visible in its areas of activity. It is widely recognised as market-leading for pioneering novel transaction structures and for its regulatory work.
Alone or in cooperation with other Schoenherr practice groups, the dispute resolution team successfully represents clients in all forms of dispute resolution in Austrian and international tribunals.
Our regulatory practice covers a wide range of specialisations, including environment, energy, telecommunications, public procurement, life sciences and data protection matters.
services
- administrative & public law
- arbitration
- banking & financial services regulatory
- capital markets
- commercial contracts
- compliance & internal investigations
- corporate & reorganisations
- crisis response
- data protection
- dispute management
- employment
- environmental law
- eu & competition
- finance & corporate finance
- international law
- ip & unfair competition
- it & technology law
- litigation
- mergers & acquisitions
- public procurement & ppp
- real estate law
- restructuring & insolvency
- special situations
- tax law
- venture capital
- white collar crime & criminal defence
offices
A-1010 Vienna
Schottenring 19
T: +43 1 534 37 0
F: +43 1 534 37 66100
E: office.austria@schoenherr.eu
A-4020 Linz
Herrenstraße 6
T: +43 732 2727 00 27
E: office.linz@schoenherr.eu
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our experts in Vienna and Linz
Meet the exceptional experts in our Austrian offices in Vienna and Linz.
news
press release
Austria: Schoenherr advises OMV on regulatory filings regarding historic EUR 60bln combination of OMV subsidiary Borealis, ADNOC subsidiary Borouge and NOVA Chemicals
Schoenherr is advising OMV on the global regulatory filings, such as merger control filings, for the strategic combination of its subsidiary Borealis with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's subsidiary Borouge, followed by the acquisition of the Canadian polyolefins company NOVA Chemicals. Together, the companies are set to form Borouge Group International, one of Austria's largest industrial companies and the fourth-largest polyolefin producer worldwide. The new global group, valued at EUR 60bln, shall be headquartered in Vienna, with regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi
press release
10 June 2025
M.Piuk S.Lazăr S.Lehniuc C.Ghinea M.Mitan L.Fluşcă A.Huza M.Moga-Paler H.Wollmann E.Hlina H.Ecker D.Stevanović Z.Kobal G.Bădescu C.Manea S.Aionesei
CEE: Schoenherr advises AGRANA on joint venture with INGREDION for development of starch production in Romania
Schoenherr advised AGRANA Stärke GmbH, a subsidiary of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG, on entering into a joint venture agreement with INGREDION Germany GmbH, a global supplier of ingredient solutions, to jointly develop starch production in Romania. Under the agreement, INGREDION Germany GmbH has acquired a 49 % stake in AGFD Țăndărei SRL, AGRANA's starch production facility in Romania, which AGRANA and INGREDION will now expand through a joint investment of EUR 35m. The joint venture will further strengthen Romania's high-potential food and starch production sector.
Alexander Popp
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
austria vienna
Schoenherr Vienna
A-1010 Vienna
Schottenring 19
T: +43 1 534 37 0
F: +43 1 534 37 66100
office.austria@schoenherr.eu