Corporate M&A

The chapter on Serbia in the Corporate M&A 2025 guide by Chambers and Partners highlights a stable and strategically a...

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

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...

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

Warsaw, 17 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss, in collaboration with Morrison Foerster, advised SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE: 9984, �...

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...

Strategic legal counsel for a changing security landscape Europe is undergoing a fundamental shift: defence and security h...

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

Vienna, 2 April 2025 – Wolf Theiss advised Ardian, a leading French private equity firm, on its potential acquisition of...

W&I insurance put to the test – must-have or nice-to-have? We cordially invite you to the continuation of our ev...

Warsaw, 25 March 2025 – Wolf Theiss, in collaboration with Jones Day, advised Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corpor...

Warsaw, 18 March 2025 – Wolf Theiss, in collaboration with global law firm Kirkland & Ellis, advised Thoma Bravo, a ...

Serbia is fast becoming one of Europe’s most attractive investment destinations, thanks to its strategic location, skill...

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, ...

In the second episode of our Recovery of Ukraine series, Olga Ivanova from our office in Ukraine speaks with Georg Weingar...

Bucharest, 19 February 2025 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to the EIC Fund, the venture investment arm of the Euro...

Bucharest, 11 February 2025 – Wolf Theiss has successfully advised the founders of Embryos Fertility Clinic S.R.L., a le...

Vienna, 27 January 2025 – Wolf Theiss, together with global law firm Goodwin Procter, advised McWin Capital Partners (�...

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

In the first episode of our new Soundshot series, Recovery of Ukraine, Olga Ivanova and Taras Dumych from our office in Uk...

With the benefit of hindsight – conduct before signing and its impact after closing During the negotiation and execu...

Prague, 21 January 2025 – The Wolf Theiss M&A team in Prague successfully advised the owners of LLP Group, a leading...

We invite you to an expert breakfast providing insights and practical guidance for navigating the complex business environ...

As at 1 January 2025, a new classification system for business activities, known as NACE’25 will replace the current NAC...

The amendment to Slovenia’s Companies Act introduces new reporting requirements for companies On 3 December 2024, an...

Warsaw, 12 December 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as local counsel to Standard Motor Products, Inc. (“SMP”), a le...

Warsaw, 10 December 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Posella Limited (“Posella”) and Pale Fire Capital (“PFC...

The Romanian Company Law no. 31/1990 has been amended through the recent Law no. 299/2024 to better align with t...

In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have become a core element of corporate strateg...

Warsaw, 3 December 2024 – Wolf Theiss has advised the EIC Fund on the execution of a convertible loan agreement with Fib...

Vienna, 5 November 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as lead counsel to Veroniki Holding SPA, an Italy-based investment company e...

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

Belgrade, 18 October 2024 – Wolf Theiss acts as Serbian legal advisor to GreyLion Partners LP, a prominent private equit...

Budapest, 14 October 2024 – Wolf Theiss has advised XPartners Samhällsbyggnad AB on its acquisition of engineering, des...

Budapest, 14 October 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised BNP Paribas Personal Finance on Hungarian legal and regulatory aspects i...

Earn-out – distribution of economic risk or (further) uncertainty factor? Following the second event in our series o...

Warsaw, 9 October 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised REWE digital on a joint venture transaction with Polish IT company R...

Vienna, 11 September 2024 – Wolf Theiss is pleased to announce that Daniel Lungenschmid will be joining our Vienna offic...

Representations & Warranties – An evergreen among M&A disputes Following the launch of our series on topics ...

Bratislava, 5 September 2024 – Wolf Theiss announces its role in advising on the reorganisation of Oerlikon’s nitridin...

Warsaw, 3 September 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Lantmännen Group, an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’...

The first quarter of 2024 saw the M&A market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) closely mirror broader global economi...

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

Prague, 21 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss assisted Audax Private Equity, a leading middle market investment firm based in Bos...

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...

Budapest, 8 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to 4iG Group, the leading telecommunications and IT group i...

Vienna, Prague, Budapest, 7 August 2024 – Wolf Theiss advises American Industrial Partners (AIP), a global industrials i...

On 27 July 2024, the Republic of Croatia officially implemented the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in...

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...

Vienna, Budapest, 16 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to Antolin, a leading provider of automotive interio...

Warsaw, 16 July 2024 – Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributo...

Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Warsaw, 12 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to American Industrial Pa...

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

Budapest, 10 July 2024 – The current owners of Kecskeméti Konzerv Kft. have successfully closed the deal to sell their ...

Vienna, Sofia, 10 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss provided legal advice to Software AG, a German multinational software corporat...

Vienna, 9 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss advised Bob W, a Finnish Tech-powered hospitality provider, on their entry into the Au...

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

Warsaw, 2 July 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as local counsel to Schibsted group, a media and marketplace capital group with ...

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

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

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 ...

Bucharest, 13 May 2024 – Wolf Theiss Romania advised AIRSOL S.r.l., a fully owned subsidiary of SOL S.p.A. (an Itali...

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

Thriving amidst challenges, Serbia’s M&A market demonstrated resilience in 2023, with robust activities in the f...

Vienna, 23 April 2024 – Wolf Theiss is advising Arkema Group in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake of n...

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

How taking pre-contractual disclosure obligations into account in M&A practice can avoid disputes In addition to the e...

We are happy to invite you to join us for a new round of Wolf Theiss’ M&A Talks series of events aimed at demyst...

Budapest, 9 April 2024 – BKM Budapest Public Utilities Nonprofit Plc. will acquire E.ON Hungária Plc.’s 50% s...

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

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

Budapest, 21 February 2024 – Uniper has signed a share purchase agreement to sell Hungary’s most modern gas-fired ...

Sofia, 20 February 2024 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Virtusa, a global IT services company, in connection wit...

Dear Business Partners, We hit the ground running in 2024 with a new series of our M&A Talks events. These events are ...

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...

Bucharest, 21 December 2023 – Wolf Theiss acts as legal advisor of the shareholders of DRIM Daniel FMCG, a family of...

The current rules on foreign direct investments (FDI), which are already quite restrictive, will be tightened further from...

The current Hungarian rules on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI), which are already unprecedently restrict...

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

The series of articles discusses key amendments to the Code of Commercial Companies (CCC) in Poland, which came into force...

Vienna, 06 December 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised leading drug development CRO (Contract Research Organization) QPS Holding...

As the rules regarding ESG reporting are strengthened and modernised, environmental, social and corporate governance matte...

Prague, 28 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss Prague’s M&A team successfully advised the founders and shareholders of...

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

Vienna, 27 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the ALSO Group on all legal aspects of the acquisition of the Austrian Ta...

Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, 23 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss, acting under the leadership of lead counsel Wiersholm, adv...

Vienna, 22 November 2023 – Wolf Theiss is advising Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), with regard to all legal and regulatory...

Dear Business Partners, We are happy to invite you to join us for a new round of Wolf Theiss’ M&A Talks series o...

A new legal company form and the reduction of the minimum share capital of limited liability companies is expected to make...

A glimpse at legal challenges in mergers and acquisitions within an uncertain business environment. Mergers and acquisitio...

This article is also available in Polish below. As at 15 September 2023, the amendments to the Code of Commercial Companie...

This article is also available in Polish. Is the M&A market facing a further slowdown due to the macroeconomic situati...

Warsaw, 07 November 2023 – The recent amendments to the Code of Commercial Companies (CCC) introduced on September 15, 2...

This article is also available in Polish. This article focuses on the tax aspects of changes to the law that have a domest...

This article is available in both English and Polish. The new provisions of the Code of Commercial Companies, which came i...

Warsaw, 17. October 2023 – The amendment to the Code of Commercial Companies (CCC), which came into force on 15 Septembe...

The amendment to the Code of Commercial Companies (CCC), which came into force on 15 September 2023, introduced the possib...

We are happy to invite you to join us for a new round of Wolf Theiss’ M&A Talks series of events: Real Estate ma...

Vienna, 09. October 2023 – Wolf Theiss is providing legal advice to Ballingslöv International in connection with the ac...

Inflation and high interest rates have increased the pressure on residential developers and investors to create product th...

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

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...

Belgrade, 11 September 2023 – Renowned Indian-based global automotive systems and components manufacturer, Sona BLW Prec...

Bratislava, 11 September 2023 – Wolf Thiess, working alongside Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, acted as local counsel t...

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

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

Vienna, 17 August 2023 – Trèves Group, a France-based manufacturer of automotive parts and equipment, is set to acquire...

Warsaw, 24 July 2023 – Shareholders of Rusak Business Services, a leading Polish customs broker, relied on the legal exp...

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

On April 20, 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted a merger simplification package (“Pack...

Warsaw, 10 July 2023 – one of leading IT developers in Poland relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss concerning th...

Vienna, 6 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss is advising Bain Capital Special Situations (“Bain Capital”) on all Austri...

Warsaw, 5 July 2023 – Wolf Theiss announces the expansion of its Corporate and M&A team in Poland with the addition ...

Wolf Theiss is pleased to announce the addition of new teams of experienced corporate and M&A lawyers who will join it...

Sofia, 26 June 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Astorg as local counsel to Ropes & Gray on the separation of the leading p...

The EU Mobility Directive has introduced new rules for cross-border reorganizations. Austria’s implementation is sti...

Episode 2 This episode of the Wolf Theiss Soundshot Podcast is the second installment of a new podcast series on the topic...

German lawyer and university professor Gerhard Picot – one of the most renowned lawyers in the field of M&A R...

Zagreb, 23 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Germany-based leading logistics specialist the Rhenus Group on the acquisition...

Bucharest, 22 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to DTEK Renewables International, a growing investor and...

Vienna/Ljubljana, 16 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Erste Group Bank AG (“EGB AG”) on ...

Corporate sustainability obligations – current developments and challenges The current episode of the Wolf Theiss So...

Vienna, 11 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Hospitality Software Solutions on its acquisition of SiTec GmbH. This transact...

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

Vienna, 8 May 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised FinTech start-up BehaviorQuant Behavioral Finance Technologies (‘Behavior...

Sofia, 12 April 2023 – Venture capital fund Eleven Ventures signs transactions with BibeCoffee, True Insight and Native ...

Country Chapter for Austria The Product Regulation and Liability Review addresses the matter of product liability in sever...

Sofia, 30 March 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised clean energy investment group Renalfa in the acquisition of Alpiq’s ass...

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

Vienna, 22 March 2023 – Transport and logistics company GEODIS S.A. relied on legal advice of Wolf Theiss in connection ...

Vienna, 21 March 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised German software provider Docufy GmbH on its acquisition of door2solution Sof...

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

The Slovak Republic has implemented a new comprehensive FDI screening procedure, with the aim of achieving a delicate bala...

Vienna, 27 February 2023 – Vienna-based communications agency The Skills Group, one of Austria’s leading PR agenci...

Prague, 22 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss Prague’s real estate team successfully advised Duvenbeck Group in connectio...

The Croatian Companies Act has been recently amended in order to set the rules for conversion of share capital and stock /...

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

Available also in Slovenian below A law for whistleblower protection in the private sector was adopted in Slovenia, which ...

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

Vienna, 7 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the Austrian State Holding Company ÖBAG on the extension of its partnersh...

Sofia, 6 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised the leading European consumer finance group BNP Paribas Personal Finance on...

Vienna, 3 February 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised Škoda Group on the takeover of employees and some of the assets of insolv...

Tirana, 20 January 2023 – Wolf Theiss advised on the merger process between the two Albanian telecommunication giants AL...

Vienna, 17 January 2023 – Tofane Global relied on the legal counsel of Wolf Theiss regarding the acquisition of DIMO...

M&A guide to private mergers and acquisitions law in Hungary This Q&A country analysis gives a high level overview...

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

Consultation round results in positive changes This alert is a follow up to our previous Q3/Q4 updates on whistleblower pr...

Belgrade, 21 December 2022 – Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) relied on the legal counsel of Wolf Theiss regarding the...

Vienna, 19 December 2022 – Vienna-based Kobza Media Group, consisting of KTHE, alpha_z, massgeschneidert and Darwins Lab...

Zagreb, 19 December 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Jagex, the leading developer and publisher of community...

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

Sofia, 14 December 2022 – Pet Network International, a portfolio company of European middle-market private equity fund A...

Country Chapters for Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania These quick reference country chapters on Czech Republic,...

Vienna, 9 December 2022 – Wolf Theiss successfully advised ÖBB subsidiary Rail Tours Touristik GmbH (“Rail Tours&...

Vienna, 03 December 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised Elvaston Capital Management, a German private investment firm, on the...

Vienna, 28 November 2022 – Fritz Müller, owner and CEO of successful Austrian logistics and transport company Müller T...

Bucharest, 21 November 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to the Romanian shareholders of Fortech SRL, a lead...

Bucharest, 16 November 2022 – The Bucharest office of CEE / SEE law firm Wolf Theiss announces the internal promotio...

Vienna, 2 November 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised Swedish-listed conglomerate Midway Holding on the acquisition of Austrian ...

Vienna, 25 October 2022 – CMP German Opportunity Fund III, an investment fund advised by CMP Capital Management-Partners...

SAFEs are financing instruments that give the investor the right to receive equity of the company upon certain triggering ...

Bucharest, 21 October 2022 – Dr.Max Group, owned by Penta Investments, relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss for ...

Vienna, 10 October 2022 – Wolf Theiss advises Ambienta SGR SpA, one of Europe’s largest asset managers entirely fo...

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, 28 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss advises Hartree Partners (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of global energy and commodities...

Only one year has passed since the new law on the registration of ultimate beneficial owners, i.e. Act No. 37/2021 Coll. (...

Warsaw, 8 September 2022 – After recently strengthening its Real Estate & Construction practice, Wolf Theiss expands...

Vienna, 9 September 2022 – The European leader for B2C online used car sales Aramis Group relied on the legal advice of ...

Vienna, 7 September 2022 – Wolf Theiss further strengthens its regional presence and legal expertise in CEE/SEE with six...

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

I. Overview In 2021, global activity was below the activity levels of previous years, whereas activist campaigns in the US...

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...

On 4 August 2022, the Romanian Government issued a new ordinance no. 18/2022 (GO 18/2022) which replaces the former decree...

Vienna, 9 August 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised AEQUITA on the acquisition of the operational glass production business of E...

Last year, the new Czech Act on the Screening of Foreign Investments (the “FDI Act”) was enacted. In its first...

Bucharest, 28 July 2022 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to AROBS Transilvania Software, in relation to the acqu...

Vienna, 28 July 2022 – Wolf Theiss advises on a joint venture between subsidiaries Phillips 66 Limited and H2 Energy...

Bucharest, 27 July 2022 – The Turkish market leader in toys retail, distribution and manufacturing Sunman relied on the ...

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

Wolf Theiss advises Tom Tailor GmbH on the acquisition of a stake in TOM TAILOR South Eastern Europe Holding GmbH from SPO...

Wolf Theiss Prague advised PIP Global Holdings and Odyssey Investment Partners on the Czech aspects of the acquisition of ...

Austrian battery specialist Miba relies again on Wolf Theiss for the acquisition of a majority stake in Voltlabor. This ac...

Wolf Theiss advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its USD 150 million investment in Ataccama, a leading unified data ...

Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to TaskUS, a US publicly traded company backed by Blackstone, in relation to the acquis...

With the legal assistance of Wolf Theiss, the private equity firm Investindustrial invested EUR 120 million in the Croatia...

Structures and applicable law Types of transaction How many publicly listed businesses combine? By far the most important ...

Working alongside WilmerHale, Palo Alto and NautaDutilh, Amsterdam, Wolf Theiss advised Lookout, Inc., a leading cybersecu...

The war in Ukraine, in addition to untold humanitarian costs, has caused immense damage to Ukrainianbusinesses and entrepr...

Czech-based group AGROFERT submitted a binding offer for the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen business, which includes ...

S IMMO AG’s shareholders approve resolution to abolish the voting cap proposed by CPI Property Group (CPIPG) with de...

Wolf Theiss advised Ascend Capital Partners on the legal aspects of the investment in piur imaging, a Viennese startup foc...

Tirana / Budapest, 12 May 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised 4iG Nyrt on the acquisition followed by merger clearance of two imp...

A new Whistleblowing Act (‘the Act’) implementing the Directive on the Protection of Persons who Report Breaches of Un...

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

Sofia, 30 March 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised Voxxy’s UK founders in obtaining an early-stage investment by a Bulgari...

Die Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH setzte beim Erwerb des 136m hohen Austro Towers vom österreichischen Immobilienentwic...

Wolf Theiss advised Synthesis Capital on the legal aspects of their investment into Arkeon Biotechnologies, a startup whic...

Czech Republic This quick reference guide includes an overview of the laws and regulations in the Czech Republic for M&...

Objectives and Limitations The Romanian Ministry of Energy has recently closed the public consultation on the state aid sc...

Wolf Theiss provided transactional legal assistance to Intuitive Surgical on the sale of its distribution and maintenance ...

Wolf Theiss advised RTL Group, a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, on the sale of 100% of its shares in R...

Guide country chapters AUSTRIA BULGARIA HUNGARY POLAND ROMANIA Analysis includes detailed information covering: Market cli...

Although the M&A market suffered in the first half of 2020, mainly due to the imposed covid-19 lockdown and the uncert...

Distressed M&A transactions occurred very rarely in Poland at the time of the economic boom following Poland’s a...

Businesses from a great variety of industry sectors have remained exposed to the negative effects of the covid-19 pandemic...

Despite the improvement in the economy, the unpredictability around the effects of the covid-19 pandemic remains. The down...

While deal volumes have pushed global M&A to all-time highs in 2021 and it can be expected that the M&A market wil...

Bucharest, 21 December 2021 – The Competition Council approved the acquisition of Foodpanda RO SRL by Glovoappro SRL. Th...

Das mehrjährige Überprüfungsverfahren zum Squeeze Out der Minderheitsgesellschafter der ehemaligen update software AG (...

13 December 2021 – The Hungarian IT and Technology group 4iG Nyrt relied on the legal expertise of Wolf Theiss in the ac...

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

Ljubljana, 3 December 2021 – WOLF THEISS acted as legal advisor to La Sanfermese, an Italian producer of sustainable foo...

Warsaw, 2 December 2021 – Wolf Theiss’ energy practice, led by Konrad Kosicki, has advised long-standing client Pa...

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

Wolf Theiss berät die schwedische Prototal-Gruppe beim Kauf des des HighTech-Unternehmens der 1zu1 Prototypen GmbH & ...

Vienna, 15 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised the international insurance group ERGO on the sale of its Czech s...

The Romanian office of the CEE-SEE law firm Wolf Theiss has expanded its team of lawyers, welcoming Mihai Coadă, Alexandr...

Bratislava, 09 November 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on its investment in Biosy...

Keeping pace with evolving markets

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have become one of the most discussed topics in the equity market in recent ...

Vienna, 14 October 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises Visma, the major core business software provider, on the acquisition of Pr...

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

What are the risks Chinese investors face when doing business in Europe? What are a difference between Chinese state-owned...

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

Vienna, 21 September 2021 – Despite ongoing challenges related to Covid-19 lockdowns, the M&A activity in Central an...

Vienna, 20 September 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised Convotis GmbH on the legal aspects of the acquisition of ITSDONE Gro...

Lessons learned in CEE/SEE September 2021 – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania FDI restrictions in Central and...

Bratislava, 10 September 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised Bain Capital, an American private investment firm, on its invest...

Vienna, 8 September 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises PSG on the legal and regulatory aspects of the acquisition of TIPCO T...

Bucharest, 12 August 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised the founders of AMC RO Studio, a world-leading 3D art and design stu...

Vienna, 2 August 2021 – Wolf Theiss advises European Laboratory Services S.à r.l. – a subsidiary of Investindustrial ...

Bratislava, 28 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss has advised CELLINK AB, a Swedish 3D bioprinter manufacturer, on the acquisition ...

Prague/Warsaw, 19 July 2021 – Wolf Theiss advised Bain Capital on a significant cross-border acquisition of Lonza Specia...

Bucharest, 23 June 2021 – Wolf Theiss assisted VISMA AS, the Nordic leader in the IT&C industry, for the acquisition...

Changing how businesses deliver value

Vienna, 22 June 2021 – GoStudent announced the successful completion of a EUR 205 million Series C financing, led by US ...

Bucharest, 17 June 2021 – Wolf Theiss successfully assisted Glovoapp23, S.L. (“Glovo”), one of the world’s...

Warsaw, 11 May 2021 – The multi-disciplinary Wolf Theiss Warsaw team, led by Partner Jacek Michalski and Counsel Maciej ...

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

Developments in the Covid-19 era In the context of the global pandemic in 2020, which exposed the vulnerabilities with exc...

CEE continues to rise despite pandemic Growth arc long predates Covid-19 and will continue past it Last year was a trainin...

Last year was a training course for many companies in adaptation and agility. What are the lessons learnt and what is the ...

Employee mobility rising due to remote work Beyond simply working from home, employees are now crossing borders while work...

Resilience and opportunity in Central & Eastern Europe.

Wien 1. März 2021 – Janus-Gruppe, das führende Wiener Reinigungs-Unternehmen im Bereich Krankenhäuser, geht an die de...

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

As a result of recently enacted COVID19-related legislation in Slovenia, referred to as “ZIUOPDVE”, companies ...

Wolf Theiss carefully monitors the developments and challenges related to the increasingly complex legislation designed to...

Vienna, 27 May 2020 – Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, counts on the expertise of Wolf Theiss i...

Wien, 24.11.2020 – Wolf Theiss hat das Tiroler Unternehmen INNIO Jenbacher bei dem Kauf der ECI-Distribution GmbH und Po...

Vienna, 16 November 2020 – Wolf Theiss has advised Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe’s leading operator of wireless telecom...

Vienna, 19 October 2020 – SALTO SYSTEMS, one of the leading international suppliers of electronic access control solutio...

What impact did COVID-19 have on Mergers and Acquisitions in the CEE/SEE region? In the first episode of Wolf Theiss Sound...

Budapest, 12 September 2018 - Wolf Theiss has announced the appointment of a new team in Budapest: the team includes M&A e...

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

Wien, 18. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat den strategischen Investor Manzanita US Investments LP beim Erwerb einer Mehrhe...

The latest amendment to the National Court Register Act ("Act") introduces many changes that will significantly affect its...

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

As Europe reacts to the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic on its populations and budgets, it must not lose sight of t...

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

Bratislava, 22 June 2020 – Bruno Štefánik and Marko Ernek will join the Bratislava office of Wolf Theiss as Counsel an...

Vienna, 15 June 2020 – Wolf Theiss as lead counsel is advising Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, H...

Wien, 5. Juni 2020 – Das im Software-Pharma Bereich tätige Start-up Exputec hat sich mit Hilfe von Wolf Theiss der ...

Prague, 22 May 2020 – Wolf Theiss assisted private equity firm TA Associates with the acquisition of Klikpojisteni.cz, a...

Funds specializing in the acquisition of assets in difficulty are already beginning to actively seek investment opportunit...

Bucharest, 15 April 2020 – WOLF THEISS, one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE is pleased to announce the promotion...

Recently, the first event of our “The Future of…” series took place. The main focus was on new technolog...

Vienna/London, 15 January 2020: Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE) looks set to retain its position as a ...

We are very pleased to share with you the newest edition of the Wolf Theiss M&A Spotlight: Corporate Monitor for Centr...

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

Warsaw, 2 December 2019 – Wolf Theiss took further steps to expand its presence in Poland, hiring Counsel Konrad Kosicki...

Bucharest, 25 November 2019 – Wolf Theiss has assisted the shareholders of Adeplast S.A., a major Romanian manufacturer ...

Wien, 30. Oktober 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät die Österreichische Bundesbahnen – Holding Aktiengesellschaft (ÖBB) und ...

What are the legal consequences for corporate units if the UK withdraws from the EU?Following the kick-off event of our Wo...

Warsaw, 16 October 2019 – Growing uncertainty about the global economic outlook has cut M&A activity in Central and ...

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

M&A activity in Central and Eastern Europe remains strong, and the solid growth of the region’s economies bodes well...

Prague, 4 October 2019 – Kamila Seberová joins Prague office of Wolf Theiss as expert in pharmaceutical law and intelle...

Wien, 23. September 2019 – Am 10. September 2019 wurde die Übernahme der Jöbstl Logistik-Gruppe durch Kühne + Nag...

Bucharest, 17 September 2019 – Ingka Investments has signed an agreement for the acquisition of an 80% shareholding in 7...

Vienna/Prague, 28 August 2019 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal counsel to Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces on its acquisiti...

Wien, 5. August 2019 – Logistik-Konzern Kühne + Nagel Österreich setzt bei der Akquisition des mittelständischen Logi...

Wien, 1. August 2019 – Wolf Theiss erweitert seine internationale Corporate-Praxisgruppe: Florian Kusznier (42) wird Par...

Vienna, 24 July 2019 – Miba relies on Wolf Theiss’ expertise on acquiring a stake in VOLTLABOR and establishing a ...

Vienna, 18 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised the US multinational investment firm Blackstone on the acquisition of a €1....

Warsaw, 10 July 2019 – Central and Eastern Europe remains an attractive destination for industry and financial investors...

Warsaw, 5 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised ALSO Holding AG, one of the leading providers of ICT distribution, solutio...

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

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

Vienna/Beijing, April 30, 2019 – Wolf Theiss signed the Beijing Declaration on further cooperation with Chinese Thin...

Warsaw, 13 March 2019 – The Wolf Theiss Warsaw team took part in the Law Career Fair at Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warsz...

Kyiv, 7 March 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised a major international insurance company, Sompo International, on the M&...

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

Wien, 6. Februar 2019 – Wolf Theiss beriet Cineplexx-Mutter Constantin Film-Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H. bei der Übernah...

Warsaw, 18 January 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised ALSO Holding AG, one of the leading providers of ICT distribution, sol...

Tirana, 16.01.2019 – Wolf Theiss Tirana advised OTE in the agreement to sell its controlling stake in Telekom Albania Wo...

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

Wien, 20. Juli 2018 – Wolf Theiss hat Borealis, einen führenden Anbieter innovativer Lösungen in den Bereichen Polyole...

Is the current M&A market seller-friendly or buyer-friendly? What do the holdbacks in purchase prices signalize? Are t...

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

Wien/London, 22.01.2018 – TMT (Technologie, Medien, Telekommunikation) wird in den kommenden 12 Monaten zum attraktivste...

Wien/Warschau, 30 November 2017 – Wolf Theiss berät Saint-Gobain bei dem Erwerb von 90% Anteilen an dem auf die Produkt...

Vienna, 5 October 2017 – VIVATIS Holding AG has acquired Frisch & Frost, which once again finds itself in Austrian owner...

M&A interest in Central and Eastern Europe remains strong even in the face of full valuations and may lead to a record...

Wien, 26. September 2017 – Wolf Theiss berät den größten chinesischen SUV-Produzenten bei der Gründung seiner öster...

Wien, 19. September 2017 – Gestern Abend diskutierte auf Einladung von Wolf Theiss ein hochkarätig besetztes Panel die ...

Vienna, 16 January 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised as Austrian counsel the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) on a joint ve...

Vienna/Zagreb, 22 December 2016 – REWE International AG is divesting itself from its Croatian supermarkets. Its 62 franc...

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

Vienna, 18 November 2016 – Wolf Theiss is advising Harvia Group Oy in its acquisition of sentiotec, the sauna and wellne...

Vienna, 2 November 2016 – Wolf Theiss has advised the Filtration Group, a subsidiary of the finance investor Madison Cap...

Vienna, 25 October 2016 – austriamicrosystems AG (AMS) has signed a contract for the acquisition of Singapore-based Hept...

Vienna/London, 6. October 2016 – Wolf Theiss is the only Austrian law firm which was ranked among the top 10 most innova...

Ljubljana, 23 September 2016 – Wolf Theiss advised on transaction documentation, negotiation of the SPA, escrow arra...

Wien, 19. September 2016 – Wolf Theiss und Jank Weiler Operenyi beraten bei der Akquisition von 51% an der Vita+ Naturpr...

Warsaw, 18 July 2016 – Wolf Theiss Warsaw has advised Consolidated Precision Products Corp. on its successful acquisitio...

Vienna, 6 July 2016 – Wolf Theiss has advised Dynacast, a global producer of complex precision parts, on its acquisition...

Wien, 15. Juni 2016 – Wolf Theiss hat die beiden Investoren Vis Mundi und Levant Capital beim Kauf eines Geschäftsantei...

Vienna, 25 April 2016 – Wolf Theiss has advised the leading provider of innovative data and media products, the Swiss co...

Legal adviser Wolf Theiss sees its pipeline of pending M&A transactions in Poland more robust than it has been in recent y...

On 13 January 2015 the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court ("SAC") dismissed an appeal by the shareholders of Corporate...