Press Releases

Wolf Theiss provided transactional legal assistance to Intuitive Surgical on the sale of its distribution and maintenance business in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to a Czech subsidiary of Synektik, a distributor based in Poland. The closing occurred on 1 February 2022.  Intuitive Surgical has successfully transferred its distribution and maintenance business in the Czech […]...

Wolf Theiss advised RTL Group, a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, on the sale of 100% of its shares in RTL Croatia (RTL Hrvatska) to Central European Media Enterprises (CME, part of PPF Group). The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. The total consideration to […]...

Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen Bank International AG as issuer on its issue of EUR 500,000,000 0.125 per cent. Extendable Mortgage Covered Bank Bonds due 2028 (XS2435783613). Raiffeisen Bank International AG successfully closed the issue of Covered Bank Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of EUR 500 million. The notes with a coupon of 0.125 per […]...

Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to ENERCON GmbH in relation to the sale of its operational 34.5 MW wind park to Premier Energy Plc. ENERCON GmbH, the largest German manufacturer of wind turbines has successfully closed the sale of 100% of the shares held in Ecoenergia SRL, a Romanian company operating a wind farm […]...

Wolf Theiss Bratislava is a new member of the Slovak Compliance Circle (SCC), a professional association focused on improving business ethics and compliance principles in Slovakia. The Slovak Compliance Circle has become a key platform in Slovakia when it comes to supporting compliance professionals and organising nationwide compliance-focused events. “We are very pleased to announce […]...

Switzerland’s largest producer of renewable energy Axpo relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss concerning its signing of a solar power purchase agreement with R.Power Group, one of the fastest growing large-scale solar energy developers in Europe. Wolf Theiss’s Energy and Natural Resources team in Warsaw, led by counsel Konrad Kosicki (Projects), advised Axpo […]...

Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) acquires a majority share in Duvenbeck group. With about 6,000 employees and annual turnover recently reaching approximately EUR 700 million. Duvenbeck is one of Europe’s leading providers of transport and logistics solutions. Previous sole owner Thomas Duvenbeck will remain with the company as a key shareholder. Closing of the transaction is […]...

Wolf Theiss advises Erste Group Bank AG as issuer on its issues of (i) EUR 750,000,000 0.01 per cent. Mortgage Pfandbriefe due 2028 (AT0000A2UXM1) and (ii) EUR 750,000,000 0.50 per cent. Mortgage Pfandbriefe due 2037 (AT0000A2UXN9). Erste Group Bank AG successfully returned to the covered bond market for the first time since January 2020 and […]...

Wolf Theiss advises Prosus on the GoStudent EUR 300 million funding round, the largest investment ever for an Austrian tech start-up company. Under the supervision of Hartwig Kienast (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Wolf Theiss advised the lead investor Prosus and additional co-investors as lead counsel. Wolf Theiss had already advised investors on the series B and C […]...

The Competition Council approved the acquisition of Foodpanda RO SRL by Glovoappro SRL. This transaction is part of the multijurisdictional EUR 170 million acquisitions by GLOVOAPP23, S.L., one of the world’s leading multi-category delivery players, of the operations of Delivery Hero, another important player in the food delivery platform sector, in Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, […]...

Das mehrjährige Überprüfungsverfahren zum Squeeze Out der Minderheitsgesellschafter der ehemaligen update software AG (nunmehr Aurea Software GmbH) wurde mit Hilfe von Wolf Theiss zum Abschluss gebracht. Im Rahmen eines Gremialverfahrens konnte nach fast sechsjähriger Verfahrensführung ein Vergleich erzielt werden. Wolf Theiss, unter der Leitung von Partner Christian Mikosch (Corporate/M&A), hat Aurea schon bei der feindlichen […]...

The Hungarian IT and Technology group 4iG Nyrt relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss in the acquisition of a majority stake in the Albanian telecom operator ALBtelecom. 4iG Nyrt acquired the stake from a subsidiary of Calik Holding, one of Turkey’s leading privately held industrial groups. The signing took place on 8 December […]...