Press Releases

Wien, 28. November 2018 – Mit der Umsetzung dieser Novelle zum UWG wird der Schutz von Geschäfts- und Betriebsgeheimnissen zu einem wesentlichen Bestandteil des Wettbewerbsrechts. Eine erstmals einheitliche Definition des Begriffes Geschäftsgeheimnis, verstärkte Geheimhaltungsmaßnahmen, Sanktionen bei Verletzung von Geschäftsgeheimnissen sowie der Schutz bei Gerichtsverfahren werden Unternehmen künftig bei der rechtlichen Absicherung ihres Know-how helfen, berichten […]...

Bucharest, 21 November 2018 – The Romanian office of the regional law firm Wolf Theiss assisted Search Corporation, one of the leading engineering companies in Romania providing services of planning, design, consulting and management of road and air transport infrastructure, in the sale of its participation in Plaza Development SRL owning Crystal Tower, the first […]...

Vienna – 12 November 2018 – Panoro Energy ASA relied on the expertise of Wolf Theiss on the acquisition of OMV’s 100% owned subsidiary Tunisia Upstream GmbH. The signing took place on 7 November 2018. The agreed purchase price amounts to USD 65 mn. Wolf Theiss advised the client in connection with Due Diligence, Share […]...

Wien, 5. November 2018 – Wolf Theiss hat den Immobilieninvestor und -Manager Westcore Europe beim Kauf des Büro- und Lagerobjekt “U6 Center” in Wien beraten. Verkäufer ist der Hanseatische Immobilienfonds Österreich IV und HCI Treuhandgeschlossener deutscher Immobilienfonds. Stefan Weishaupt, der mit Peter Oberlechner und dem Wolf Theiss Team die Akquisition rechtlich strukturiert hat: “Es waren […]...

Vienna, 25 October 2018 – Erste Group and ASFINAG carried out the first fully digital issue of a borrower’s loan note (Schuldscheindarlehen) via a blockchain platform in Europe. Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to Erste Group on this pioneering transaction. Wolf Theiss was a partner to Erste Group in developing this completely new solution for […]...

Warsaw, 13 September 2018 – As cryptocurrencies grow in popularity in Poland, legislators and regulators are struggling to keep up with the changing environment, leaving investor protections very weak, experts from Wolf Theiss said at a recent business seminar organized by the law firm. For the crypto market to develop, Poland should adopt clear, consistent […]...

Wien, 12. September 2018 – Wolf Theiss baut seine internationale Corporate-Praxisgruppe weiter aus: Mit Sarah Wared wechselt eine ausgewiesene M&A-Expertin in das Wiener Büro von Wolf Theiss....

Vienna, 22 December 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised mobile operator T-Mobile on the acquisition of UPC Austria. Liberty Global plc, the largest international cable network operator, was the seller. The purchase price amounts to € 1.9 billion, making it to one of the biggest transactions in Austria and Central Europe in 2017. Wolf Theiss […]...

Warsaw, 18 December 2017 – Wolf Theiss has completed its first year of partnership with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Przedsiębiorczości Kobiet) and Black Swan Fund in Poland and announced plans for closer cooperation as part of the international law firm’s commitment to supporting development and social capital among women. During the first year of […]...

Bucharest, 11 December 2017 – Wolf Theiss welcomes back Flaviu Nanu as Counsel and adds Sebastian Boțic as Associate in the Firm’s Real Estate, Energy and Infrastructure practice groups. Flaviu Nanu previously worked at Wolf Theiss from 2006 until 2008 and thereafter he was a counsel in the Real Estate and Energy department of the […]...

Wien/Warschau, 30 November 2017 – Wolf Theiss berät Saint-Gobain bei dem Erwerb von 90% Anteilen an dem auf die Produktion ökologischer Dämmstoffe spezialisierten polnischen Unternehmen ISOROC Polska. Saint-Gobain stärkt mit dieser Akquisition seine Positionierung in der zentraleuropäischen Dämmstoff-Industrie. Das Signing hat am 24. November 2017 stattgefunden. Felix Michael Klement (Wildmoser/Koch & Partner Rechtsanwälte) beriet dabei […]...

Warsaw, 30 November 2017 – Polish companies should intensify efforts to strengthen their internal whistleblowing systems, which increase value for all stakeholders and can prevent reputation crises, according to experts gathered at a seminar held by international law firm Wolf Theiss in Warsaw. Participants in the conference, which brought together compliance officers from leading enterprises […]...