Sascha Hödl
Partner
austria vienna
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
biography
Sascha advises on public and private M&A, private equity transactions and corporate reorganisations, with a focus on international and cross-border deals. He also advises Austrian boards on corporate matters and is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Defence & Security group.
legal areas & industries
mergers & acquisitions · private equity · public takeovers · corporate advisory · corporate & reorganisations · financial institutions · defence & security
admitted to the bar
2001, Austria
with schoenherr since
2000
deals
Recent transactions include advising:
- Fresenius on the sale of VAMED's healthcare project development business (VSG) to PORR
- Orkla Food Ingredients on the acquisition of mayonnaise producer Senna from Vivatis Holding
- ODDH BHF on the expansion of its strategic M&A partnership with Raiffeisen International Bank
- NXP Semiconductor on its EUR 600m acquisition of TTTech Auto
- NLB on the public takeover attempt for Addiko Bank
- Fresenius on the sale of VAMED's rehabilitation business to PAI Partners
- Inflexion on the acquisition of a majority stake in Nomentia
- Volksbanken on the sale of IT service provider ARZ to Accenture
- Deutsche Telekom on the multi-billion sale of its radio tower business
- UBS on the sale of its Austrian wealth management business to LGT
quotes
Clients say: "He is really very precise and detail-oriented - someone who is willing to go the extra mile." Sources add: "He is always able to push transactions over the finish line, with no hiccups. He is very cautious and prudent."
"Sascha Hödl is one of the best Austrian M&A lawyers."
"Sascha Hödl is an extremely smart and approachable lawyer, with an excellent business sense."
"Sascha Hödl is one of the most famous Austrian names. He is well recognised and a true expert."
education
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts/USA (LL.M. 2000)
University of Graz, Graz/Austria (Dr. iur. 1996)
University of Graz, Graz/Austria (Mag. iur. 1993)
teaching positions
Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna/Austria, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Lecturer (since 2003)
work experience
UK based International Law Firm, Associate, Brussels/Belgium and Vienna/Austria (1997 - 1999)
Legal Service at European Commission, Trainee, Brussels/Belgium (1995 - 1996)
memberships
Harvard Club of Austria, Member of the Board
Harvard Law School Association of Europe, Member of the Board
languages
German, English
- Austria: Schoenherr advises Orkla Food Ingredients on acquisition of Senna from Vivatis Holding
- Austria: Schoenherr advises Infineon Technologies AG on EUR 570m acquisition of a sensor portfolio from AMS-OSRAM AG (local counsel Austria)
- Austria/CEE: Schoenherr advises ODDO BHF on expansion of strategic M&A partnership with Raiffeisen Bank International across Austria and CEE
- Austria: Schoenherr advises NXP Semiconductor on EUR 600m acquisition of TTTech Auto (local counsel Austria)
- Austria: Schoenherr advises NLB on takeover offer for Addiko
- Austria: Schoenherr advises on sale of further parts of the VAMED business
- Austria/Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises on sale of VAMED's rehabilitation business
- Austria: Schoenherr advises Inflexion on acquisition of majority stake in European fintech Nomentia from PSG Equity and Verdane
- Austria: Schoenherr advises European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth Company B.V. on EUR 850m transaction with Croma-Pharma GmbH (local counsel Austria)
- Austria: Schoenherr advises ARA on cooperation agreement for construction of sorting plant with Der Grüne Punkt and Bernegger GmbH
- Austria: Schoenherr advises Deutsche Telekom on multi-billion sale of radio tower business (local counsel Austria)
- Austria: Schoenherr advises technology service provider ARZ in Austria on acquisition by Accenture
- Austria: Schoenherr advises IMMOFINANZ supervisory board in bidding contest between CPI Property Group and S IMMO
- Austria: Major success before ECJ: Schoenherr as legal advisor to Adler Real Estate AG reveals need for reform of Austrian Takeover Commission
- Austria: Schoenherr advises UBS on the sale of its Austrian wealth management business to LGT
- Austria: Schoenherr advises HETA on the sale of HETA Slovenia to MK Group
- Austria: Schoenherr advises Neuraxpharm on the acquisition of Easypharm
- Staatliche Eigenkapitalinstrumente in der Finanzkrise, ecolex 2009, 113
- Sascha Hödl, Die Wandlung eines Übernahmeangebots in ein Pflichtangebot (gemeinsam mit Christian Herbst), ÖBA 2005, 613
- Eingeschränkte Markttransparenz bei Einräumung einer Option, ecolex 2003, 343