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Wolf Theiss Tirana advising the lead managers in the Albanian 650 million Euro Eurobond
Tirana, 10 June 2020 – Wolf Theiss Tirana's partner Sokol Nako and associate Kristaq Profkola acted as local counsels to the Joint Lead Managers, Banca IMI, Citi Bank, JP Morgan and Raiffeisen Bank International in the Republic of Albania' s successful new 7-year € 650 million international bond issued on June 9, 2020....
Liberalization of the 10h rule as a chance to unblock onshore wind farm potential in Poland
Warsaw, 10 June 2020 – The RES industry is waiting for a change of the 10h rule, which requires wind farms to maintain a distance of not less than ten times its height (10h) from residential buildings. Konrad Kosicki, who heads the Energy Team in the Warsaw office of Wolf Theiss, believes the rule may be liberalized later this year, and the change should accelerate the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") in this case....
Erste Group Immorent setzt beim Verkauf von Büro- und Rechenzentrum auf Wolf Theiss
Wien, 23. Juni 2020 – Das Real Estate Team von Wolf Theiss hat die Erste Group Immorent ("EGI") beim Verkauf des Büro- und Rechenzentrums Geiselbergstrasse an die Austrian Real Estate GmbH ("ARE") beraten. Das Signing hat am 5. Juni 2020 stattgefunden....
Wolf Theiss expands in Slovakia: Bruno Štefánik and Marko Ernek join Bratislava office
Bratislava, 22 June 2020 – Bruno Štefánik and Marko Ernek will join the Bratislava office of Wolf Theiss as Counsel and Senior Associate respectively on 1 July 2020. Recruitment of the two recognized and experienced lawyers is the first step in the planned expansion of the firm's business in Slovakia. Wolf Theiss is focused on strengthening its teams in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Competition and Dispute Resolution while providing clients with high-quality advice in all fields of commercial law. As of July and August 2020, the team will be further strengthened by new Associates Stanislav Bojňanský and Marcel Vereš....
Wolf Theiss advises Royal DSM on acquisition of ERBER Group
Vienna, 15 June 2020 – Wolf Theiss as lead counsel is advising Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living listed on Euronext Amsterdam, on the acquisition of ERBER Group. Completion of the transaction – which excludes two smaller units in the Erber Group – remains subject to customary conditions....
Wolf Theiss berät “UniImmo: Wohnen ZBI” bei Markteintritt in Österreich: Fond erwirbt 700 Mietwohnungen in Wien
Wien, 30. Juni 2020 - Wolf Theiss hat den offenen Immobilien-Publikums-AIF "UniImmo: Wohnen ZBI" bei seinem ersten Investment auf dem österreichischen Markt beraten. Das Neubau-Projekt "Wohngarten" in Wien Simmering wurde im Rahmen eines Forward Deals erworben. Das Closing ist heute erfolgt....
Wolf Theiss berät die Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. bei der Emission einer EUR 100 Mio Unternehmensanleihe
Wien, 12. Juni 2020 - Wolf Theiss hat die Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. als Emittentin einer € 100 Mio Anleihe (ISIN: AT0000A2GUE3) beraten....
Wolf Theiss advises Chinese home appliance producer HISENSE in takeover Of Gorenje
On 28 June 2018, the China-based producer of home appliances, HISENSE, announced the successful outcome of its takeover offer for the shares in the Slovenia-based white-goods manufacturer Gorenje. The target company is listed on the Ljubljana and Warsaw stock exchanges and has overall revenues of EUR 1.2 billion and over 11,000 employees. Before and in the course of the takeover offer that was launched on 25 May 2018, HISENSE acquired more than 95% of the shares of GORENJE....
Poland may see up to several hundred million Euros in distressed M&A investments
Warsaw, 20 April 2020 – Funds specializing in the acquisition of assets in difficulty are already beginning to actively seek investment opportunities in Poland. It is estimated that such funds currently have between EUR 30 and 40 billion at their disposal, out of which several hundred million euros may go to Poland. However, bankruptcy and restructuring law may be an obstacle in the way of facilitating such transactions says Lech Giliciński, Partner and leader of the restructuring team at the Wolf Theiss Warsaw office....
Wolf Theiss names new partners in Austria and Croatia
Vienna, 1 July 2020 – As of 1 July 2020, Clara Gordon, Matthias Schimka and Robert Wagner (Vienna) as well as Dora Gaži Kovačević and Saša Jovičić (Zagreb) are promoted to partner....
Lack of regulation for energy storage harms the development of renewable energy sources in Poland
Warsaw, 29 June 2020 – The issue of energy storage has been discussed in Poland for several years. "The first experimental investments in this area have already started, but the lack of announced regulations, which were expected at the beginning of this year, has had a negative impact on the entire market environment", alerts Konrad Kosicki, who heads the Energy Team in the Warsaw office of Wolf Theiss. Meanwhile, an increasing number of countries in the CEE region are putting the development of storage systems as a key to the future of their energy networks....