Press Releases
Wolf Theiss advised IDERA, INC. on the acquisition of apilayer Data Products GmbH
Vienna, 26 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised IDERA, INC., USA, on the acquisition of apilayer Data Products GmbH, Vienna. apilayer will join Idera’s Developer Tools business unit that includes Embarcadero, LANSA, Sencha, Whole Tomato, Froala and FusionCharts...
Wolf Theiss advises HENSOLDT on the acquisition of SAIL LABS Technology
Vienna, 21 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised Xetra-listed HENSOLDT, Germany, on the acquisition of 100% of SAIL LABS Technology GmbH, Vienna....
EBRD’s innovative Guarantee for Growth mechanism with an up to 100 million-euro guarantee to Raiffeisen Bank Albania
Tirana, 19 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss acted as Local Counsel in Albania and Austria to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)....
Wolf Theiss advises BNP Paribas, UniCredit and another bank on Lenzing’s issue of EUR 500,000,000 undated subordinated resettable fixed rate notes
Vienna, 15. December 2020 – On 7 December 2020, Lenzing AG successfully completed the issue and listing of EUR 500,000,000 Undated Subordinated Resettable Fixed Rate Notes (XS2250987356). The notes in a denomination of EUR 100,000, each, are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange MTF segment....
Wolf Theiss Holmbergs Safety Systems Holding AB in the acquisition of the Romanian company Te-Rox Prod S.R.L.
Bucharest, 10 December 2020 – Wolf Theiss assisted Holmbergs Safety Systems Holding AB ("Holmbergs"), a Swedish company with tradition in manufacturing fastening systems in vehicles and special applications, in the acquisition of Te-Rox Prod S.R.L. ("Te-Rox"), a family owned leading European producer of covers and safety belts for children car seats....
Wolf Theiss partners with Belvedere in the “Support for Health Care” campaign
Warsaw, 9 December 2020 – In March 2020, in response to the growing number of COVID-19 infections and increased involvement of medical services in saving patients' lives and health, Belvedere Catering by Design launched a project to deliver meals to Warsaw medical centres. During the second, autumnal wave of the illness, Wolf Theiss joined the programme....
Wolf Theiss advises MSD on the acquisition of the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience
Vienna, 27 May 2020 – Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, counts on the expertise of Wolf Theiss in the acquisition of Themis Bioscience GmbH....
Wolf Theiss has advised VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG on the acquisition of Aegon’s insurance, pension, and asset management business in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Turkey for EUR 830 million.
Vienna, 30 November, 2020: Wolf Theiss has advised VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) on all legal and regulatory aspects of its acquisition of Aegon's insurance business in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Turkey. As a result of the transaction VIG will take over Aegon's non-life and life insurance companies as well as pension funds, asset management and service companies in these countries, which ideally complement VIG's existing portfolio. The purchase price amounts to EUR 830 million....
Wolf Theiss berät INNIO Jenbacher bei der Akquisition von ECI-Distribution und PowerUp
Wien, 24.11.2020 – Wolf Theiss hat das Tiroler Unternehmen INNIO Jenbacher bei dem Kauf der ECI-Distribution GmbH und PowerUp GmbH beraten. Das Signing hat am 3.11.2020 stattgefunden....
Wolf Theiss advises Cellnex Telecom S.A. on its acquisition of CK Hutchison’s Austrian telecommunications tower assets as part of a Europe-wide transaction
Vienna, 16 November 2020 – Wolf Theiss has advised Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe’s leading operator of wireless telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures, on the acquisition of the Austrian telecommunications tower assets of CK Hutchison Holdings ("Hutchison")....
Wolf Theiss berät bei einer Benchmark-Emission des Landes Niederösterreich
Wien, 18. November 2020 – Wolf Theiss berät die Erste Group Bank AG, die HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft, die HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG, die Raiffeisen Bank International AG und die UniCredit Bank AG als Joint Lead Manager einer Emission von EUR 500.000.000 0 % Inhaberschuldverschreibung 2020 – 2035 (AT0000A2KVP9)....
Polish Financial Authority fines brokerage house board members, signifying trend of harsher penalties and individual liability
Warsaw, 9 November 2020 – The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) imposed fines on four board members of two brokerage houses in October 2020. The penalties are the result of taking over the decisive role in the process of offering financial instruments by other entities without the required entitlements. As noted by Arkadiusz Matusiak, Head of the White-Collar Crime team at Wolf Theiss in Poland, we observe not only more cases where the PFSA has decided to punish individuals, including members of the management board, but also an individual increase in the penalties imposed....