Press Releases

Vienna, 21 September 2021 – Despite ongoing challenges related to Covid-19 lockdowns, the M&A activity in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached EUR 8.5bn (121 deals) by value in 1Q21, representing a 49.7% increase compared to the same period last year (EUR 5.7bn, 115 deals). This represents the region’s highest first quarter figure since 1Q13 […]...

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 […]...

Wien, 27. April 2021 – Der Salzburger Immobilieninvestor Walter Schisernig übernimmt mit einer internationalen Investorengruppe das ehemalige HOFER Logistikzentrum in Loosdorf. Wolf Theiss war für die Due Diligence, die Vertragsverhandlung, und die Absicherung des Kaufs durch eine mit der Verkäuferseite abgestimmte Warranty and Indemnity Versicherung veranwortlich. Quehenberger Logistics wird das 180.000 m² große Grundstück mit […]...

Wien, 12. April 2021 – Wolf Theiss baut seine internationale Competition-Praxisgruppe aus: mit Stefan Wartinger (33) wechselt ein ausgewiesener Kartellrechts-Profi in das Wien-Büro von Wolf Theiss. Stefan Wartinger ist auf die Aufklärung und Verteidigung von Kartell- und Missbrauchsvorwürfen spezialisiert und bringt auch langjährige Erfahrung bei der Beratung von Zusammenschlussverfahren auf nationaler und EU-Ebene mit. Wartinger wird […]...

Bucharest, 02 March 2021 – Wolf Theiss Bucharest Partner Bryan W. Jardine has again been selected as a juror for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year Awards — the most prestigious and sought-after peer-selected awards for the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The CEE Deals of the Year Awards were created in […]...

London, 1 February 2021: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmakers are broadly positive about the prospects for M&A in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE), according to a new survey from Wolf Theiss and Mergermarket. Just over half (52%) of respondents said that the health crisis will increase their appetite for deals in the next 12 months....

Warsaw, 26 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss is expanding in Poland and plans to move to Central Point this autumn (2021). The new building is being constructed in the very centre of the capital, at the only point where the capital's two metro lines intersect. It is one of the most prominent flagship investments currently under construction by Immobel in Poland, and designates a new, ultimate landmark commercial address, not just in the very heart of the business district but also of Warsaw city as a whole....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....