Press Releases

Vienna, 2 August 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises European Laboratory Services S.à r.l. – a subsidiary of Investindustrial VI L.P. – on the sale of Lifebrain Group, the largest Italian provider of clinical laboratory tests and operator of one of the largest COVID-19 laboratories in Austria, to French diagnostics center group Cerba HealthCare. Wolf Theiss […]...

Bratislava, 28 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised CELLINK AB, a Swedish 3D bioprinter manufacturer, on the acquisition of the in-vitro technology specialist MatTek Corporation, for a value of $68 million. MatTek Corporation, a Boston-area life sciences company specialising in lab-engineered human tissue production, has recently been acquired by CELLINK, a leader in bioprinting, […]...

Prague/Warsaw, 19 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised Bain Capital on a significant cross-border acquisition of Lonza Specialty Ingredients business and operations. The private equity firm, together with Cinven Capital Management, acquired the chemicals business arm of Lonza, the Swiss contract drug maker, for an enterprise value of $ 4.53 billion. The multi-level transaction closed […]...

Vienna, 8 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG as issuer on its issue of EUR 500,000,000 0.50 per cent. mortgage covered bank bonds due 2041 (AT000B093547). Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark Ag successfully closed the issue of mortgage covered bank bonds in the amount of EUR 500 million. The bonds have a maturity of twenty years […]...

Vienna, 8 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Oberbank AG as issuer on its first green issue of EUR 250,000,000 0.125 per cent. mortgage covered bank bonds due 2031 (AT0000A2RZH2). Oberbank Ag successfully closed the issue of green mortgage covered bank bonds in the amount of EUR 250 million. The bonds have a maturity of ten […]...

Vienna, 8 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen Bank International AG as issuer on its issue of EUR 500,000,000 Tier 2 Green Bonds due 2033 (XS2353473692). Raiffeisen Bank International AG successfully closed the issue of Green Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of EUR 500 million. The notes have a maturity of 12 years with […]...

Bucharest, 7 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised Raiffeisen Bank S.A. (Romania) as Issuer on its RON 1.2 Billion Senior Non-Preferred Eligible Green Notes issue, the largest RON denominated bond issue of a Romanian issuer as of 4 June 2021, with a fixed annual coupon of 3.793%. On 4 June 2021, Raiffeisen Bank S.A. […]...

Warsaw, 6 July 2021 – Liberalization of the 10 H principle has not only been delayed by at least one year, but it may also fail to bring the intended effect, which should be an improvement in the energy mix. Instead of making the investment process easier, it may damagingly prolong it. As recently as […]...

Bucharest, 5 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss was the legal advisor of Novalpina Capital LLP, a London based independent European private equity firm with investments in healthcare, B2B, software and casinos, in the largest transaction in the betting & gaming sector ever done in Romania, respectively the acquisition of the market leader MaxBet. The assistance […]...

Ljubljana, 2 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Joint Lead Managers on the issuance of Republic of Slovenia’s EUR 1,000,000,000 0.125 per cent Sustainability Notes due 2031. On 1 July 2021, Republic of Slovenia, successfully completed the issuance of EUR 1,000,000,000 Sustainability Notes. The Notes are the first ever sustainability bond issued by the Republic […]...

Bucharest, 23 June 2021 – Wolf Theiss assisted VISMA AS, the Nordic leader in the IT&C industry, for the acquisition of the Romanian company Digital Keez S.R.L., a Romanian IT company offering complete accounting services through an app designed especially for entrepreneurs. The Corporate/M&A team of Wolf Theiss coordinated by Partner Ileana Glodeanu rendered transactional […]...

Vienna, 22 June 2021 – GoStudent announced the successful completion of a EUR 205 million Series C financing, led by US based investor DST Global. International law firm WOLF THEISS advised the new investor on all Austrian legal aspects. Vienna-based e-learning start-up GoStudent achieves unicorn status with the EUR 205 million Series C investment at […]...