Press Releases

Vienna, 20 October 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised RBI and Quirin Privatbank as Joint Lead Manager and Bookrunner of a EUR 150,000,000 Corporate Bond of UBM Development AG. UBM Development AG, a European property development company, has successfully placed a new corporate bond on the capital market. The order book was closed within a […]...

Warsaw, 20 October 2017 – Venture capital funds have been playing an increasing role in the development of the innovation ecosystem in Central and Eastern Europe over the past several years, helping the region’s countries transform into more competitive economies, according to industry experts gathered at a conference hosted by Experior Venture Capital, the Wolf […]...

Sofia, 19 October 2017 – Wolf Theiss has supported Bloomberg’s “Next Big Thing” conference in Sofia covering both macroeconomic and business trends that will impact local and regional markets in 2018. Over 200 business leaders from different sectors gathered at this televised event to hear national and international speakers from politics, academia and business debate […]...

Vienna, October 17, 2017 – Wolf Theiss advises the bank group consisting of UniCredit, RBI, NLB and SKB BANKA in the recapitalization of AGIC and its subsidiary, Fotona (Slovenia, USA) in a re-financing. The transaction was closed on 4 October 2017....

Bucharest, 13th of October 2017: The “GDPR Roadmap – Connecting the business lines” conference was organized by the international law firm Wolf Theiss in the context of the European Parliament’s decision to adopt the New EU General Regulation regarding data protection (GDPR). The event aimed to prepare the companies for GDPR application, emphasizing in the […]...

Warsaw, 16 October 2017 – Paulina Przewoźnik has joined the employment team of Wolf Theiss Warsaw. The appointment of Paulina comes as Wolf Theiss looks to bolster its team providing employment-related advisory services to Poland’s growing business services sector. Paulina Przewoźnik has advised clients on a wide-range of employment matters for many years. She has […]...

Warsaw, 13 October 2017 – Changing regulations in Austria and Germany are beginning to pose a threat to Polish companies posting workers to these countries under EU rules. To avoid hefty fines, employers from Poland need to remain aware of the latest regulations, representatives of international law firm Wolf Theiss said during a conference in Warsaw....

Vienna, 9 October 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised Volksbank Wien in the issuance of a subordinated bond (tier 2) with a volume of €400 million. The bond has a term of 10 years....

Vienna, 5 October 2017 – VIVATIS Holding AG has acquired Frisch & Frost, which once again finds itself in Austrian ownership. The sellers, US and Holland-based foodstuff giant Lamb Weston / Meijer, which owned 75% of Frisch & Frost, and Raiffeisen Ware Austria, parent company of Raiffeisen-Lagerhäuser (25%), were both advised by Wolf Theiss....

Wien, 29. September 2017 – "The Student Hotel" setzt bei seinem Markteintritt in Österreich auf die Expertise der österreichischen Anwaltssozietät Wolf Theiss. Die The Student Hotel-Gruppe steht als Pionier für eine einzigartige und innovative Mischung aus zeitgenössischen Studentenzimmern, Hotelzimmern und Co-Living Studios und hat Wien für ihr neues, 822 Zimmer starkes, österreichisches Vorzeigeprojekt ausgewählt. Die Eröffnung des in der Nordbahnstrasse gelegenen Hotels ist Anfang 2020 geplant....

Wien, 26. September 2017 – Wolf Theiss berät den größten chinesischen SUV-Produzenten bei der Gründung seiner österreichischen Tochtergesellschaft. Die Great Wall Motor Company errichtet im niederösterreichischen Kottingbrunn ein Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum....

Wien, 19. September 2017 – Gestern Abend diskutierte auf Einladung von Wolf Theiss ein hochkarätig besetztes Panel die ab 2018 auch in Österreich verpflichtende Frauenquote von 30% in Aufsichtsräten. Neben Frauenministerin Pamela Rendi-Wagner nahmen Elisabeth Stadler, CEO Vienna Insurance Group, Karin Exner-Wöhrer, CEO Salzburger Aluminium AG und Heimo Scheuch, CEO Wienerberger AG, zu dem brisanten Thema Stellung....