Banking & Finance

Vienna, 4 July 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised joint bookrunners on OMV Aktiengesellschaft’s issuance of EUR 750,000,00...

Warsaw, 2 July 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Studenac, a leading Croatian food retailer, on securing EUR 300 million in fin...

Vienna, 2 July 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisen Bank Zrt. on its issuance of EUR 300,000,000 4.191% 6NC5 Green Non-...

Vienna, 30 June 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Supernova Invest GmbH on its issuance of EUR 550,000,000 5.000% Senior Notes ...

The European Union’s Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA“) became directly applicab...

Wolf Theiss lawyers Markus Bruckmüller, Klemen Radosavljević and Matej Kraner have authored the chapter on Slovenia in t...

Prague, 18 June 2025 – The Wolf Theiss real estate team assisted Sekyra Group with closing the sale of the residential p...

Sofia, 13 June 2025 – Wolf Theiss has provided legal counsel to Sofia South Ring Mall, a major retail property in Bulgar...

While Toronto is celebrated for its multicultural vibrancy and iconic skyline, it is equally recognised as a powerhouse fo...

Bucharest, 28 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal adviser to Erste Group Bank AG and Banca Comercială Română S.A. i...

Vienna, 26 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss provided comprehensive legal advice to Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. (“RBHR&#...

To address the challenges arising from the full-scale war in Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”)...

Sofia, 21 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to DSK Bank and OTP Bank on the EUR 88 million real estate finan...

In vielen Anteils-/Unternehmenskaufverträgen ist vorgesehen, dass bei Streit über die Kaufpreisberechnung ein Schiedsgut...

Vienna, 19 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Energy Equation Partners and Stonepeak on the acquisition of a 65% stake in th...

Update as of 15 May 2025: The Hungarian Parliament adopted the resolution on Directive 2021/2167 of the European Union con...

Warsaw, 14 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Syrena Real Estate, a Polish commercial real estate investment company, on the...

Vienna, 8 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG (“RBI”) in its role as Dealer Mana...

Vienna, 6 May 2025 – Wolf Theiss and Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Erste Group Bank AG on one of the most significant bank...

Warsaw, 16 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss, in collaboration with Mannheimer Swartling, advised Northvolt AB, a battery manufac...

Warsaw, 15 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss, in collaboration with Hengeler Mueller, advised Grenke AG, a global financing partn...

Legal certainty in a changing world The energy landscape is evolving at unprecedented speed. Across the globe, political f...

Vienna, 9 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Visma, a leading provider of mission-critical cloud software, on its acquisit...

Vienna, 8 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised BNP PARIBAS, Erste Group, HSBC, ING and UniCredit in their role as Dealer Man...

Die Transformation des Energiesektors stellt Politik, Wirtschaft und Recht gleichermaßen vor neue Herausforderungen. Beim...

Mineral rights deals may seem like a big win, but they are not without risk; consider the wider implications of mineral ri...

Warsaw, 12 March 2025 – Wolf Theiss served as Polish counsel to Kingswood Capital Management, a private investment firm,...

Vienna, 7 March 2025 – Wolf Theiss has advised SAPA S.p.A. (“SAPA”), a leading Italian automotive supplier, ...

Wolf Theiss, in cooperation with ITFA, invites you to a seminar on the transformation of digital finance. The discussion w...

Budapest, 25 February 2025 – Wolf Theiss, acting as Hungarian counsel to a consortium of lenders, advised on the success...

Directive (EU) 2021/2167 on credit servicers and credit purchasers (“Loan Servicer Directive“) Developing a li...

In-Depth: Consumer Finance Law is a nation-by-nation survey of the most significant laws and regulations shaping consumer ...

In March, Cannes once again becomes the centre of the global real estate community as it hosts MIPIM, the premier property...

Warsaw, 23 January 2025 – Wolf Theiss acted as Polish counsel to CONSTELLATION CAPITAL, a Swiss investment group, in con...

Vienna, 23 January 2025 – Wolf Theiss has advised Erste Group Bank AG as issuer on the successful issuance of “EUR...

Die am 14. November 2024 veröffentlichte Verordnung (EU) 2024/2809, auch bekannt als EU Listing Act (der “EU Listin...

Amidst the property and interest rate crisis and emerging market growth, fund providers and investors in Germany, Austria ...

Bucharest, 10 December 2024 – Banca Comercială Română (BCR), one of Romania’s leading banks and a member of Aus...

Factoring has emerged as an essential financial solution for businesses in Hungary, offering a fast and flexible way to ma...

Vienna, 26 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Raiffeisen Bank International AG in connection wit...

Vienna, 7 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG and M.M.Warburg & CO as Joint Lead Ma...

Vienna, 6 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Deutsche Bank AG, HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich and Wien AG a...

Bucharest, Ljubljana, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb, 1 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss has announced the promotion of six senior la...

Ukraine’s financial sector has received a significant boost with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (E...

Vienna, 3 October 2024 – Wolf Theiss has advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on its anchor investment in...

Vienna, 16 September 2024 – Wolf Theiss comprehensively advised Volksbank Wien AG (i) in relation to its invitation...

Supporting growth and investment in a developing landscape Ukraine remains at the epicentre of global attention as the war...

We are pleased to invite you to our joint breakfast event in cooperation with Norton Rose Fulbright. During this event, we...

Vienna, 14 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as the legal advisor to listed Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe’s largest opera...

Budapest, 8 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss highlights the complexities faced by export-import companies when dealing with for...

In export-import trade transactions across Europe, sellers commonly protect their assets by retaining the title of ownersh...

Warsaw, 22 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised the principal shareholder of ARA Cursus, a developer and operator of anaerobi...

Bucharest, 18 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Promontoria Holding 252 B.V., a joint venture betwee...

Vienna, 17 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss announces the successful closing of Altor Funds’ acquisition of an 80% majority sta...

The aim of the 2nd edition of The Legal 500: Project Finance Comparative Guide is to provide readers with a pragmatic over...

This Client Alert is available in both English and Hungarian. The announcements made by the Hungarian Government on 8 July...

On 5 June 2024, the Czech government introduced a proposal to the Czech Parliament that brings fundamental changes to flee...

The Act on Restrictive Measures (OG No. 133/2023, the “Act“) entered into force on 15 November 2023 (with the ...

Vienna, 24 June 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Bulgarian-American Credit Bank AD as issuer on its issue and listing of EUR ...

Vienna, 20 June 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised International Finance Corporation (IFC) on the first subscription of MREL bon...

Solutions for a shifting landscape In a world marked by constant change, resilience is key. Join Wolf Theiss in navigating...

Budapest, 12 June 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised the Lenders involved in the transaction on the financing, M&A and corpo...

Warsaw, 10 June 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to NORD/LB, a leading German bank, on financing the purchase o...

Vienna, 5 June 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised private equity investor Brighton Park Capital in the recent €73.6 million Se...

Vienna, 28 May 2024 – Wolf Theiss proudly announces its role in providing expert legal guidance to Raiffeisen Bank Inter...

In co-operation with ReTurn (Forum Restructuring and Turnaround) we cordially invite you to a “ReTurn five o’c...

Shaping the ESG future Discover the profound impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors on the legal lan...

Vienna, 22 May 2024 – Wolf Theiss advises Addiko Bank AG as it navigates the takeover bids submitted by Agri Europe Cypr...

In this episode of our Soundshot podcast, Angela Liu, Sang Wha Lee, and Christian Mikosch examine the unique dynamics and ...

Sofia, 8 May 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to Lion’s Head Investments in relation to the acquisition of...

To address the challenges stemming from the full-scale war in Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”...

Vienna, 22 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to TokenEx, Inc. (“TokenEx”), a specialist in paym...

The Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) will fundamentally change the legal framework for the crypto industry. For...

The initial political momentum behind Bulgaria’s goal to adopt the euro by 2025 has waned, overshadowed by other urg...

Europe’s path in the Green Deal: Can Europe even afford sustainability?With the Green Deal, the European Commission ...

A material revision of the current foreign direct investment screening regulation is under way 1. Background: Material rev...

Vienna, Zagreb, Warsaw, 8 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Constantia Flexibles in the strategic agree...

Retail is one of the premier classes of the real estate industry and investors’ appetite for this asset class is inc...

Vienna, 27 March 2024 – Wolf Theiss comprehensively advised VOLKSBANK WIEN AG as Issuer on its issue of “EUR 500.0...

Sofia, 22 March 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided support to Allianz Bank Bulgaria in the review, negotiations and regulatory ...

One of the significant questions concerning ESG issues is the cost of transitioning to a more sustainable business environ...

Vienna, 1 March 2024 – Wolf Theiss advises Terreal Group, a provider of roofing and solar solutions, and its shareholder...

We cordially invite you to the KURS banking congress, an event organized by imh GmbH. In this context, we are particularly...

With 2024 underway, Cannes stands once more as a pivotal hub for global real estate innovation as the host of the MIPIM, t...

Vienna, 31 January 2024 – Wolf Theiss announces Nicholas Coddington’s appointment as new Partner in Banking & ...

In-Depth: Consumer Finance Law is a country-by-country survey of the most consequential laws and regulations governing con...

Bucharest, 25 January 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised ACP (Accession Capital Partners) Credit, a group of investment fund...

The construction industry is experiencing rapid transformation through the integration of digitalization, artificial intel...

This article is also available in German below. In December, the FMA traditionally published its focus areas for superviso...

Bucharest, 11 January 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as a legal advisor to Symfonia sp. z o.o., a portfolio company of Mid...

Key takeaways: Overall, the webinar underscored the importance of proactively addressing compliance challenges, understand...

The board of the Forum Capital Market Instruments – Capital Market Financing e.V. and Wolf Theiss look forward to welcom...

Vienna, 21 December 2023 – Wolf Theiss has provided legal advice to ams-OSRAM AG (“ams OSRAM”), a multinatio...

Warsaw, 20 December 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor for Panattoni, a leading project developer for industrial ...

Belgrade, Vienna, Prague, 27 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised GBO SpA, subsidiary of Lottomatica Group S.p.A., an Ita...

Warsaw, 23. November 2023 – INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the leading private equity fund in the Baltic States, and its p...

Warsaw, 22 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss delivered legal advice to Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance which...

A Wolf Theiss Business Breakfast Cross-border restructuring poses particular challenges for companies, banks and consultan...

We warmly invite you to the MiFID II special day – an event organized by imh GmbH. In this context, we are particula...

Warsaw, 17 November 2023 – Krakow-based Cavatina Holding is progressing with its flagship investment in Wroclaw, with Er...

Warsaw, 13 November 2023 – The landscape of cross-border reorganisations in Poland has undergone significant changes wit...

Successful real estate restructuring – legal and practical aspects What do you do when things don’t go as planned?...

Bucharest, 26 October 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to CVI Dom Maklerski sp. z o.o., a Polish private de...

Vienna, 05. October 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Erste Group Bank AG, HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft, HYPO NOE La...

Vienna, 05. October 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Danske Bank A/S, Erste Group Bank AG and ...

Bucharest, 2 October 2023 – DTEK Renewables International, a growing investor and operator in the renewable energy secto...

On 21 July 2023, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its “EBA Report on the monitoring of A...

Warsaw, 27 September 2023 – LongWing Energy Group relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss in the sale of Zalesie Wi...

In 2023, the city of lights beckons us! While Paris is renowned for its iconic landmarks, it stands equally strong as a fo...

Vienna, 14 September 2023 – Wolf Theiss further strengthens its regional presence and legal expertise in CEE/SEE with si...

Vienna, 13 September 2023 – Wolf Theiss has advised Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper on its €1.5 bil...

Warsaw, 6 September 2023 – INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the leading private equity fund in the Baltic States and its por...

Vienna, 31 August 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to UniCredit Bank Austria AG, CaixaBank S.A, La Banque Posta...

Vienna, 21 August 2023 – Wolf Theiss acts as Austrian and Polish counsel to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partner...

This Client Alert is also available in German. On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA...

This Client Alert is also available in English. Am 11. Juli 2023 veröffentlichte die Europäische Wertpapier- und Markta...

Vienna, 21 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Convera on the acquisition of parts of the Austrian business of Western Unio...

Vienna, 27 June 2023 – Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG as issuer on its issue of a EUR ...

In cooperation with ReTurn (Forum Restructuring and Turnaround), we cordially invite you to a “ReTurn Breakfast̶...

Following two (2) years of uncertainty, at the behest of the Romanian Government, the Ministry for Finance published the d...

Bucharest, 25 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Banca Comercială Română S.A. in relation to its in...

Vienna/Salzburg, 17 May 2023 – Salzburg-based BENTELER Group debuts on the capital market and signs facility to finance ...

Bucharest / Prague / Vienna, 9. May 2023 – CEE / SEE law firm Wolf Theiss announced the internal promotions of five ...

Q&A Video with Erste Group and RBI Green Bonds and Securitisation Series This video accompanies the previous article H...

Bucharest, 21 April 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisen Bank S.A. in the...

Prague, 13 April 2023 – Wolf Theiss’ Banking & Finance team successfully advised Packeta Group on its debut cl...

Die Novelle zur Kredit-Immobilienfinanzierungsmaßnahmen-Verordnung (KIM-VO) ist seit 1 April 2023 in Kraft. Überlegungen...

Vienna, 24 March 2023 – Alpen Glasfaser, the fibre joint venture between Austrian leading telecommunications operator Ma...

Kyiv, 16 March 2023 – Leading global investment firm KKR relied on the legal advice of Wolf Theiss regarding the Ukraini...

Q&A with Erste Group and RBI Green Bonds and Securitisation Series – Article 3/3 This is the thrird article in a ser...

Sofia, 17 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on taking a minority stake in ...

Vienna, 8 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss has advised private equity investor Altor on behalf of Altor Funds on the signing ...

Bucharest, 30 January 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the property developer SPEEDWELL on its first industrial project, l...

Country Chapters for Austria and Poland These quick reference country chapters on Austria and Poland provide detailed lega...

Vienna, Bucharest, Budapest, 26 January 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Raiffeisen Bank International AG (�...

The FMA and OeNB traditionally published1 their focal points for supervisory activities for the new year at the end of Dec...

Country chapters for Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland & Romania These quick reference country chapters on Austria, B...

*This list is regularly updated. Current as of 21 December 2022. The below list shows an overview over the EU sanctions re...

Bucharest, 21 December 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised AFI on obtaining a EUR 450 million credit facility for the purpose...

The Polish benchmark reform, i.e. the change of the primary interest rate benchmark from the existing WIBOR rate (Warsaw I...

Concerned with what it perceives as a lack of proper unity and enforcement on the local level of EU sanctions against Russ...

*available in German below Prospectus Regulation: Expiry of facilitations at the end of 31 December 2022 in relation to (i...

How safe are customers’ crypto assets in the insolvency of their crypto custodian? This article is also available in...

Regulatory evolution Green Bonds and Securitisation Series – Article 2/3 This is the second article in a series of a...

Green Bonds and Securitisation Series – Article 1/3 This is the first article in a series of articles which is follo...

Newest EU sanctions take direct aim at oil shipments. Enforcement in certain areas remains problematic After Russia recent...

Vienna, 5 October 2022 – The issuing bank of the Diners Club cards, DC Bank AG, and Austria’s leading credit card ...

Bucharest, 4 October 2022 – The shareholders of Dacia Plant relied on the legal advice of Wolf Theiss regarding the ...

Bucharest, 03 October 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Emona Capital LLP (“Emona Capital”), ...

Vienna, 26 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss advises Erste Group Bank AG on its benchmark issue of EUR 750,000,000 2.50%...

Bucharest, 13 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to a syndicate of banks, consisting of Erste Group...

Bucharest, 6 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as local legal advisor in Romania to Jade Power Trust, a Canadian-based ...

Vienna, 25 August 2022 – Austrian leading telecommunications operator Magenta relied on the legal advice of Wolf The...

Sofia, 24 August 2022 – Amber Infrastructure Limited, investment advisor to the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fun...

*Status as of 20 February 2023 Croatia entered the European Union on 1 July 2013, but 1 January 2023 is the date when Croa...

Bucharest, 10 August 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to a syndicate of banks, consisting of Raiffeisen Ban...

The arrival of the eagerly awaited Restructuring Act Due to the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1023 through the Rest...

Vienna, 2 August 2022 – The 12.18. Group is expanding its portfolio with the five-star superior TOP Hotel Hochgurgl ...

Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) on the sale of Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD to KBC Bank NV for...

The Wolf Theiss Debt Capital Market Team successfully advised on 29 benchmark and subbenchmark deals with a total issue vo...

Practical advice for businesses Objectives and restrictive measures The European Union has repeatedly adopted sanctions ag...

The implementation of EU sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights the complexity of identifying asse...

1. What are Sustainable Bonds, Green Bonds & Social Bonds? 2. Outlook on Sustainable Bond Issuance 3. The European Gre...

Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to CVI Dom Maklerski sp. z o.o., a Polish private debt fund, in structuring, negotiatin...

If private creditors access oligarchs’ assets to prevent illegal outflows, this could hit debtors even harder than i...

Written for legal practitioners, business professionals and bankers Secured finance transactions are implemented the world...

Vienna/London, 13 April 2022 – Wolf Theiss wins six awards for six jurisdictions at the 2021 “CEE Deals of the...

Bucharest, 1 April 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as a legal advisor to Raiffeisen Bank in relation to a EUR 325 million credi...

Wolf Theiss Warsaw continues to grow, as Anna Tomowicz joins the team in the role of partner in the real estate practice, ...

Consumers – in particular borrowers – are generally very well protected in Austria. The rules protecting consumers dir...

Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen Bank International AG as issuer on its issue of EUR 500,000,000 0.125 per cent. Extendable ...

The constant progress in the field of digital technologies evokes the desire for more digitalization and less analogue pro...

The end of 2021 was marked by substantial changes to Serbia’s capital markets legislation. The Parliament first adop...

From this year onwards, Hungarian market participants will have to take into account several practical changes related to ...

Wolf Theiss advises Erste Group Bank AG as issuer on its issues of (i) EUR 750,000,000 0.01 per cent. Mortgage Pfandbriefe...

Austria and Poland These quick reference country chapters on Austria and Poland provide detailed legal and practical infor...

Das neue Bundesgesetz über Pfandbriefe (Pfandbriefgesetz – das “PfandBG“), mit dem die Richtlinie (EU) 2019...

Vienna, 7. December 2021 – On 3 December, CPI Property Group (CPIPG) announced its intention to launch an anticipatory m...

Sofia, 02 December 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the aspects of Bulgarian law of ...

Vienna, 26 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised ENGIE on entering into exclusive negotiations for the sale of its ser...

Tirana, 24 November 2021 – Lawyers from the Wolf Theiss office in Tirana acted as local counsel to the joint lead manage...

Kyiv, 22 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss assisted Uniqa Real Estate on the sale of a 3,690 sq.m. office building in the ...

Vienna/Sofia, 17.11.2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) on the sale of Raiffeisenbank (Bul...

Warsaw, 16 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss Warsaw advised Longwing Polska on the financing of construction of the Zalesi...

Sofia, 16 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised the European Investment Bank on the Bulgarian law aspects related to t...

Zagreb, 11 November 2021 – Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. had the base prospectus for its EUR 500,000,000 Euro Medium Term ...

Wolf Theiss Bratislava is further expanding. The firm is pleased to announce that Rudolf Pfeffer, who will lead the Bratis...

Wolf Theiss welcomes Bogdan Bibicu as its new partner. Bogdan Bibicu will strengthen the Corporate Investigations practice...

Sofia, 29 October 2021 – Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD published the base prospectus for its EUR 500,000,000 Euro Me...

Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Banca Comercială Română S.A. in relation to its inaugural issue of the RON 500 mi...

Recent global events have been a roller-coaster ride for investors, shaking up the markets in a way similar to the Great R...

Wien, 04. Oktober 2021 – Wolf Theiss hat Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG beim indirekten Erwerb der DALE Invest...

A look back at the last NPLs sales cycle In the previous cycle of non-performing loans (NPLs) sales after the global finan...

Wien, 22. September 2021 – Wolf Theiss ernennt Marika Lomashvili und Wolfgang Lauchner (Wien) sowie Andjelka Todorovic (...

The legal status of cryptocurrencies in Ukraine remained unresolved for quite some time. In the absence of a clear regulat...

European legislation introduced the concept of electronic signatures in 1999 when the Directive on a Community framework f...

Leopold Höher authored the Austria Chapter in the 7th edition of The Lending and Secured Finance Review.

In July 2021,  the European Central Bank confirmed that it is going to be proceeding with its digital Euro project. H...

A typical M&A closing highlights the need for and value add of instant payments:parties to the transaction with an acq...

Vienna, 8 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Oberbank AG as issuer on its first green issue of EUR 250,000,000 0.125 per ce...

Bucharest, 7 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised Raiffeisen Bank S.A. (Romania) as Issuer on its RON 1.2 Billion Senior ...

Bucharest, 5 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss was the legal advisor of Novalpina Capital LLP, a London based independent European...

Ljubljana, 2 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Joint Lead Managers on the issuance of Republic of Slovenia’s EUR 1,0...

Bucharest, 15 June 2021 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Banca Comerciala Romana S.A. in relation to the issue of...

The global economy has been disrupted in an unprecedented manner and similar to the disruptions to the global economy, the...

Technological trends that will define the next decade are already here. The increasing ability of autonomous systems to le...

Improving efficiency and transparency In 2018, Erste Group Bank AG carried out the first fully digital, paperless issue of...

Ljubljana, 31 May 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Nova KBM d.d. as Issuer on its EUR 125.7 million senior non-preferred eligi...

Warsaw, 27 May 2021 – Wolf Theiss Warsaw advised 7R, a leading Polish warehouse developer, on the sale of well-located (...

Bucharest, 19 May 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Raiffeisen Bank S.A. (Romania) as Issuer on its RON 400,575,000 3.086% Seni...

Vienna, 14 May 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Kommunalkredit Austria AG as issuer on its Sub-Benchmark issue of EUR 300,000,...

On 6 March 2018, the Administrative Supreme Court (NSA) issued the first ruling concerning taxation of income made from tr...

The Austrian Council of Ministers recently resolved a ministerial proposal which would allow for bonds and investment cert...

Bucharest, 3 May 2021 – Raiffeisen Bank S.A. (Romania) had the base prospectus for its EUR 850,000,000 Euro Medium T...

Prague – 5 May 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised Česká spořitelna, part of Erste Group and the biggest bank operating on t...

Die Einführung von Wertrechten in das österreichische Wertpapierrecht bildet die Grundlage für den Einsatz innovativer ...

In order to transpose BRRD2 into Czech law, an amendment to the Czech Crisis Resolution Act and other acts is currently en...

Rise of the crypto market Lately the crypto market has made its way back into the focus of the finance sector, with all of...

Wien, 29. April 2021 – Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“URW”), der weltweit führende Entwickler und Betreiber vo...

On 22 February 2021, the ministerial draft of the Restructuring and Insolvency Directive Implementation Act was published,...

Sofia, 23 April 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Black Sea Tr...

Das Bundesministerium für Finanzen hat einen Gesetzesentwurf samt Materialien, mit dem insb. ein Bundesgesetz über Pfand...

Der zweite Teil des Artikels zum Thema Digitale Finanzplattformen zur Emission von Schuldscheindarlehen knüpft an die inn...

Bucharest, 7 April 2021 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Erste Group Bank AG in relation to a total EUR 123 milli...

Der von Matthias Schimka verfasste Beitrag "Die Anfechtungstatbestände der Insolvenzordnung als „schwerwiegende Rückfo...

Die Europäische Kommission hat am 24.7.2020 ein Maßnahmenpaket für die Erholung der Kapitalmärkte verabschiedet, welch...

Mimo Hussein authored the Austria chapter of "The Consumer Finance Law Review" - 5th Edition.

Digitale Finanzplattformen als Alternative zum analogen Kapitalmarkt am Beispiel des Finanzinstruments Schuldscheindarlehe...

On 9 February 2021, the long-awaited amendment to the Slovenian Companies Act was published. The majority of the changes c...

INVEST EUROPE REPORT: CREATING VALUE AND CONTINUED GROWTH Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) now boasts over 30 years of gro...

On 12 January 2021, the Council of Ministers of Poland adopted draft amendments to the AML Act in order to implement EU Di...

M&A Spotlight: CEE Cautious optimism, as 52% of dealmakers say their appetite for M&A in the CEE region will incre...

MORE REASONS FOR CONCERN RATHER THAN BENEFITS? Romania recently adopted a new law to protect consumers from excessive inte...

Tirana, 19 January 2021 – Wolf Theiss acted as Local Counsel in Albania and Austria to the European Bank for Reconstruct...

On 10 December 2020, Klemen Radosavljević and Neja Nastran held a webinar about “Sustainable Private Finance under ...

Bucharest, 10 December 2020 – Wolf Theiss assisted Holmbergs Safety Systems Holding AB (“Holmbergs”), a Swed...

Vienna, 30 November, 2020: Wolf Theiss has advised VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) on all legal...

This guide is part of our wider offerings on Financial Restructuring, which is included in our services for Special Situat...

Warsaw, 9 November 2020 – The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) imposed fines on four board members of two b...

Vienna, 15 October 2020 – New Green Deal for Wolf Theiss: Wolf Theiss advised Kommunalkredit Austria AG on the financing...

On 7 October 2020, a liquidity state aid scheme became active in Romania worth RON 4 billion (EUR 820 million). Designed t...

COVID-19 has led to significant changes for real estate investments and transactions, some of which might be of a lasting ...

Bucharest, 21 September 2020 – Wolf Theiss Bucharest advised a syndicate of banks consisting of Erste Bank Group AG, pbb...

Warsaw, 18 September 2020 – The regulations contained in Poland's anti-crisis shield 4.0 will facilitate the restructuri...

Leopold Höher authored the Austrian chapter in the 6th edition of The Lending and Secured Finance Review. His contributio...

Warsaw, 8 September 2020 – The Wolf Theiss Warsaw team advised the European Investment Bank (EBI) on the provision of fi...

After a 10-year statutory ban on gambling, Ukraine has made a move towards the creation of a regulated gambling market. Ev...

Wien, 31. August 2020 – Die EIB und die UniCredit Bank Austria haben bei dieser 107 Millionen Euro-Finanzierung auf die ...

Legal communication in Croatia is moving online, including with the courts. By 1 September 2020, companies should register...

In mid-July, the Austrian legislature passed a new Investment Control Act – ICA (Investitionskontrollgesetz – InvKG) a...

The Romanian government issued a Government Emergency Ordinance which entered into force on 15 July 2020 in order to bring...

Warsaw, 11 August 2020 – Despite the efforts of the government, the VAT gap is growing, which means that efforts to tigh...

Vienna, 7 August 2020 – Raiffeisen Bank International AG placed Additional Tier 1 capital with unlimited maturity in a v...

Wien, 17.01.2018 – Die ERSTE GROUP BANK AG hat am 17.01.2018 auf dem internationalen Kapitalmarkt einen festverzinsten h...

Bucharest, 15 January 2018 – Wolf Theiss has advised Revetas Capital Fund II and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Manage...

Wien, 29.1.2018 - Die Raiffeisen Bank International AG hat am 24.1.2018 weiteres zusätzliche Kernkapital (Additional Tier...

Wien, 6. Februar 2018 – Die Erste Group Bank AG platzierte zwei Emissionen fixverzinslicher Teilschuldverschreibungen de...

Warsaw, 14 March 2018 – Members of the Wolf Theiss Warsaw team attended the Law Career Fair (Prawnicze Targi Praktyk i P...

Wien, 12. März 2018 – Bitpanda bringt sein neues Open-Source Forschungsprojekt Pantos mittels Initial Coin Offering (IC...

Warsaw, 28.03.2018 – Increased volatility on financial markets is putting pressure on company management teams when sett...

Wien, 07.05.2018 - Wolf Theiss hat Commerzbank AG, Danske Bank A/S, Erste Group Bank AG als Joint Bookrunner einer € 250...

Wien, 22.5.2018 – Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Erste Group Bank AG und Landesbank Baden-Württemberg platzieren erfol...

Wien, 14.5.2018 – DZ BANK AG, Erste Group, LBBW, RBI und UniCredit platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark Emission der RL...

Vienna, 4. June 2018 - On 11 May 2018, the updated base prospectus for Raiffeisen Centrobank AG's Structured Securities Pr...

Wien, 21. Juni 2018 - In einem Herzschlagfinale ist es der Steinhoff-Gruppe am Donnerstag gelungen, mit rechtlicher Unters...

Bucharest, 2 July 2018 – The Bucharest office of the regional law firm Wolf Theiss assisted BT Investments, a member of...

Bucharest, 12 July 2018 – Claudia Chiper has been named Partner at Wolf Theiss, where she is specialised in banking, fin...

Wien, 3. Juli 2018 – Birgit Kraml und Leopold Höher steigen bei Wolf Theiss zu Partnern auf. Kraml ist seit 2001 bei Wo...

Wien, 7. August 2018 – Der internationale Tech-Investor TCV setzt beim Einstieg in das in Wien ansässige Start-up Tourr...

Warsaw, 04 October 2018 – Poland’s continued economic growth is set to further boost the corporate loan market as dome...

Wien, 23. Oktober 2018 – Wolf Theiss hat die Aktionäre der Eurasia Invest Holding AG beim Verkauf der TANN Gruppe an Ma...

Bucharest, 12 November 2018 – Wolf Theiss assisted funds advised by Revetas Capital Advisors LLP (“Revetas”), a real...

Vienna, 26. August 2019 – On 13 August 2019 the implementation of the financial restructuring in relation to Steinhoff E...

Wien, 18. November 2019 – Erste Group, LBBW, RBI und UniCredit platzieren erfolgreich eine Sub-Benchmark Emission der RL...

Die gesetzliche Frist für die erstmalige Meldung zum Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer Register ist am 1.6.2018 abgelaufen. Mit...

The President of Poland signed the Act on the rules of conduct of business of certain financial market entities in relatio...

Das schweizerische Prospektrecht, das in vielen Belangen veraltet ist, wurde ab dem 1. Januar 2020 durch die Einführung d...

In the second part of our analysis on the new rules in Poland for payment terms in commercial transactions, we look at pro...

As of 1 January 2020, companies will face new regulations in Poland affecting payment terms in commercial transactions, pa...

Bulgaria has amended its rules related to the clearing and settlement of card-based payments that are linked to the countr...

On 1 January 2020, important legal provisions aimed at reducing payment delays came into force in Poland. Our lawyers have...

CAN DISTRESSED ASSETS BE DISPOSED OF MORE QUICKLY DURING THE UPCOMING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN? On 24 March 2020, amendments to t...

On 6 April 2020, the Czech Government approved a draft law establishing rules and procedures for the screening of foreign ...

The Ukrainian capital market has been in poor condition for quite some time and could arguably be described as not existin...

On 17 June 2020, the Hungarian Parliament reconfirmed in a new act the rules adopted by the Hungarian Government earlier i...

In its decision of 3 January 2018, the Sofia City Court followed Wolf Theiss’ argumentation and confirmed that the p...

On 7 March 2018 the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC”) announced a sector inquiry into the ba...

Yesterday, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted the Anti-Money Laundering Act (in Bulgarian: Закон за мерките с...

IMMOBILIENGESELLSCHAFT ALS AIF Wie durch eine kürzlich veröffentlichte Entscheidung des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts vom 27...

To counteract tax evasion, Polish authorities have recently introduced legislation  (the Act) and digital systems all...

Wiener Regeln 2018 Nationale Verfahren Die neuen Wiener Regeln 2018 gelten grundsätzlich für alle Schiedsverfahren, die ...

Vienna Rules 2018 (In Force as from 1 January 2018) Domestic Cases A major revision is the competence of VIAC to administe...

The new Hungarian Government has submitted its draft act setting out the rules to enable screening of foreign acquisitions...

The Polish Parliament recently adopted the Act of 6 December 2018 on amendment to the Civil Code (the “Act”), ...

On 8th of January 2019 the Rules for Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (in Bulgarian: Правилник з�...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), with its recent judgement, has set the course for the Cro...

The Austrian Foreign Trade Act (AußWG 2011) contains provisions requiring ex ante approval for certain foreign direct inv...

Dass der Erstellung von Wertpapierprospekten für öffentliche Wertpapierangebote besonderes juristisches Augenmerk zu wid...

Die Digitalisierung des Kapitalmarkts am Beispiel eines Modells zur Emission von Wertrechten in Österreich. Die rechtlich...

On 25 May 2020, the Hungarian Government adopted a new decree which substantially expands the requirements for non-EU inve...

On February 8th, 2018, the Polish Ministry of Finance released the long-awaited first draft of the bill on employee capita...

With the effect from 7 February 2019, the Law of Ukraine “On Currency and Currency Operations” no. 2473-VІІ�...

Vienna, 1 July 2020 – As of 1 July 2020, Clara Gordon, Matthias Schimka and Robert Wagner (Vienna) as well as Dora Gaži...

Wien, 12. Juni 2020 – Wolf Theiss hat die Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. als Emittentin einer € 100 Mio Anleihe (...

Tirana, 10 June 2020 – Wolf Theiss Tirana’s partner Sokol Nako and associate Kristaq Profkola acted as local couns...

Almost two decades after being adopted following the model of the World Bank and UNCITRAL for non-possessory registered pl...

The law on financial business activities in FBiH (law) aims at protecting and improving the position of small and medium-s...

Following the initiative of several consumer organizations, and based on allegations that the constitutional order has bee...

TECHNICAL STANDARDS BECOME EFFECTIVE As 3 July 2017 gets closer, and January 2018 is also approaching rapidly, the regula...

Der Ministerialentwurf (ME) zur Umsetzung des Market in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) Paketes in �...

The end of winter brought a number of measures promoted by the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") and aimed at easing an...

На 27 ноември 2017г. Европейската комисия прие Регулаторните техниче�...

Poland becomes top market for expansion in emerging Europe In response to the growing demand for legal advisory services ...

Bucharest, 11 February 2020 – The Romania office of CEE law firm Wolf Theiss extends its team of lawyers. Thus, Wolf The...

Wien, 3. Februar 2020 – DekaBank, DZ BANK, Erste Group, RBI und UniCredit platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark Emission...

Wien, 3. Februar 2020 – Die Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) platzierte im Jänner eine Emission mit einem Volumen...

Wien, 29. Jänner 2020 – ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK AG, RBI und UniCredit platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark Em...

Wien, 28. Jänner 2020 – Wolf Theiss berät die Erste Group Bank AG als Emittentin bei der Emission von EUR 500.000.000 ...

Wien, 24. Jänner 2020 – Beim Auftakt der Wolf Theiss-Veranstaltungsreihe “The Future of” standen Rechtsfrag...

Vienna, 17 January 2020 – Exchange listed S IMMO AG successfully places new shares through an accelerated book-building ...

Vienna, 12 December 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised all shareholders of Tag Systems S.A. (“TAG Shareholders”) on ...

Vienna, 5 December 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG on an issue of EUR 500 million 0.125%...

Vienna, 26 November 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien AG on an issue of EUR 500 million covered bank bonds 2...

Wien, 14. November 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat die RBI und die M.M.Warburg & CO als Joint Lead Manager, Bookrunner un...

Wien, 23. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät die Erste Group Bank AG als Sole Bookrunner und Sole Lead Manager einer Emis...

Wien, 16. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat MRB FerCon bei der Akquisition der Eisengiesserei Herzogenburg in allen Aspekte...

Wien, 11. Oktober 2019 – Über 100 Teilnehmer wohnten gestern Abend der Kick-off-Veranstaltung des Wolf Theiss BREXIT De...

Vienna, 7. October 2019 – On 25 September 2019, Raiffeisen Bank International AG successfully finalized the issue and li...

Warsaw, 3 October 2019 – The Warsaw office of international law firm Wolf Theiss has provided legal advice to lender Ber...

Wien, 1. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät DekaBank, DZ BANK AG, Erste Group, LBBW, UniCredit Bank und HYPO NOE als Mana...

Last week, the 7th Women Leadership Forum took place in Vienna and Andrea Gritsch, member of our Management Team, was amon...

Vienna, 20 September 2019 – Wolf Theiss has advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) as issuer of EUR 500,000,000 ...

Tirana, 11 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss Tirana’s Partner Sokol Nako and Associate Kristaq Profkola advised the Euro...

Bratislava, 1 July 2019 – Katarína Bieliková has been promoted to Partner at the Bratislava office of Wolf Theiss....

Wien, 17. Juni 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat M.M.Warburg & CO als Sole Manager und Bookrunner bei der Aufstockung einer...

Warsaw, 17 June 2019 – Wolf Theiss has set up a Restructuring Practice in its Warsaw office, appointing Lech Giliciński...

Warsaw, 11 June 2019 – The Banking and Finance practice at the Wolf Theiss Warsaw office won recognition in this year’...

Vienna, June 6 2019 – Duravant, a global manufacturer of food processing machines, material handling equipment and packa...

Wien, 3. Juni 2019 – Die HYPO Vorarlberg Bank AG hat am 21.5.2019 auf dem internationalen Kapitalmarkt festverzinste hyp...

Wien, 22. Mai 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät die Erste Group Bank AG als Tender Agent und Dealer Manager bei einem Rückkaufa...

Warsaw, 20 May 2019 – Poland’s vibrant commercial real estate market is set for further growth amid continued demand f...

Vienna, 23 April 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised Erste Group Bank AG as issuer on the issue of EUR 500,000,000 Additional Tie...

Vienna, 11 April 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised VOLKSBANK WIEN AG on the placement of EUR 500 million covered bonds and ...

Prague, 27 February 2019 – Robert David will join the firm to lead thse Czech banking and finance practice from 1 March ...

Vienna, 21 February 2019 – Wolf Theiss has advised Kyocera on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Van Aerden Group ...

On 12 August 2016 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a Consultation Paper on draft regulatory technical standa...

On 27 July 2016, the President of the Czech Republic signed a new Consumer Credit Act (the "CCA") that brings substantial ...

After controversial debates, Law no. 77/2016 on discharge of mortgage-backed debts through transfer of title over immovabl...

Following the recent regulatory improvements, a potential acceleration of the Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) transactions in ...

On 24 March 2016 the National Bank of Ukraine (“NBU”) approved Resolution No. 192 ("Resolution 192"), which introduced...

Beginning from 11 January 2016, registration of the assignments of foreign currency loans received by Ukrainian borrowers ...

Vienna/Zagreb, 17 January 2019 – DDM Group, a multinational investor and manager of distressed assets, together with B2H...

Wien, 11.12.2018 – Wolf Theiss hat die Borealis AG als Emittentin einer EUR 300 Mio Anleihe (ISIN: AT0000A24UY3) ber...

Wien, 10. Dezember 2018 – Mit Andrea Gritsch (37), Sebastian Oberzaucher (40) und Claus Schneider (46) holt Wolf The...

Tirana, November 2018 – Wolf Theiss acted as local counsel advising the lead managers in the Albanian EUR 500 million Eu...

Vienna – 12 November 2018 – Panoro Energy ASA relied on the expertise of Wolf Theiss on the acquisition of OMV’s...

Vienna, 25 October 2018 – Erste Group and ASFINAG carried out the first fully digital issue of a borrower’s loan n...

Warsaw, 13 September 2018 – As cryptocurrencies grow in popularity in Poland, legislators and regulators are struggling ...

Wien, 23. Juli 2018 –TH Real Estate setzt bei der Akquisition des Bürogebäudes Adler & Ameise im 3. Wiener Gemeind...

The EU 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 4) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 July...

Kann eine festgelegte Anlagestrategie, die für das Vorliegen eines AIF eine unabdingbare Voraussetzung ist, überhaupt be...

Warsaw, 1 February 2017 – Wolf Theiss once again added new members to two of its practice groups: Stefan Feliniak joined...

Warsaw, September 7, 2017 - Wolf Theiss advised BGK (Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego) on the financing of OT Logistics' expans...

Warsaw, 7 August 2017 – Przemysław Kozdój has joined the Warsaw office of the Wolf Theiss law firm as a Partner and he...

Wien, 27 November 2017 – BayernLB, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank AG, Erste Group und RBI platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark ...

Vienna, 20 October 2017 – ASFINAG relies on Wolf Theiss’ expertise in issuance of EUR 750,000,000 0.25% bond 2017 ...

Vienna, 20 October 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised RBI and Quirin Privatbank as Joint Lead Manager and Bookrunner of a EU...

Warsaw, 20 October 2017 – Venture capital funds have been playing an increasing role in the development of the innovatio...

Vienna, October 17, 2017 – Wolf Theiss advises the bank group consisting of UniCredit, RBI, NLB and SKB BANKA in the rec...

“Schattenbanken” spielen eine immer größere Rolle bei Finanzierungen in Österreich und der CEE/SEE Region. ...

Vienna, 4 August 2017 – The private equity investors Kohlberg & Company L.L.C. have relied on the expertise of Wolf ...

Vienna, 24 July 2017 – Marcell Németh (47) has been named Partner at Wolf Theiss, where he has worked in the Banking &a...

Wien/London, 21. April 2017 – Wolf Theiss wurde bei der Verleihung der 2017 International Financial Law Review Europ...

The most important lessons learned since the collapse of Lehman Brothers are that no bank is too big to fail and that nati...

Wien, 19. Januar 2017 – Die ERSTE GROUP BANK AG hat am 18.01.2017 auf dem internationalen Kapitalmarkt einen festverzins...

Vienna, 16 December 2016 – Amundi has acquired Pioneer Investments from Unicredit for an all-cash consideration of E...

Vienna, 3 October 2016 – Wolf Theiss has advised Heliad Equity Partners on its acquisition of shares in Austria-based MT...

Vienna, 23 September 2016 – OMV has signed an agreement selling a 49% minority stake of Gas Connect Austria (GCA) to...

Wien, 15. September 2016 – Die bevorstehende Umsetzung der 4. EU- Geldwäsche-Richtlinie bringt für den österreichisch...

Wien, 06 September 2016 – Heute wurde das neuerliche (verbesserte) Angebot des Kärntner Ausgleichszahlungs-Fonds an die...

Budapest, 30 August 2016 – Wolf Theiss has advised Ascendis Health, a South African publicly listed health and care bran...

Vienna, 25 July 2016 – In a cross-border transaction, Eurazeo Patrimoine has acquired from AccorHotels and other investo...

Wien, 19. Juli 2016 – Über 150 Teilnehmer informierten sich beim WOLF THEISS Brexit-Stresstest über mögliche rechtlic...

Vienna, 7 June 2016 – Alexander Haas, 37, has been promoted to Partner at Wolf Theiss. Since 2006, Haas has been at Wolf...

On 1 March 2015, the Austrian Financial Market Authority has initiated the resolution of HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG. In subs...

On 1 January 2015, the Austrian Act on the Recovery and Resolution of Banks entered into force. The BaSAG (Bundesgesetz ü...