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Vienna, 13 July 2018 – Led by Partner Alex Haas, the Debt Capital Market (DCM) experts of the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss advises several banks with regard to bond issues and an exchange offer. Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) finalised the first benchmark sized issue of a green bond issued by an Austrian bank … Continued...

Bucharest, 12 July 2018 – Claudia Chiper has been named Partner at Wolf Theiss, where she is specialised in banking, finance, payment services and capital markets. She began working with the firm in 2008 and has been coordinating the banking & finance practice of our Bucharest office since October 2013. Claudia has extensive experience in … Continued...

Warsaw, 6 July 2018 – Shortages of construction workers are combining with rising wages and materials prices to put pressure on Poland’s booming construction market, leading to tension between investors and general contractors and prompting them to explore new forms of dispute resolution, according to participants in a panel discussion organized by Wolf Theiss and … Continued...

Wien, 3. Juli 2018 – Birgit Kraml und Leopold Höher steigen bei Wolf Theiss zu Partnern auf. Kraml ist seit 2001 bei Wolf Theiss tätig, seit 2004 für die Praxisgruppe Real Estate. 2012 wurde die Expertin für privates und öffentliches Immobilienrecht zum Counsel ernannt. Der Finanzierungsspezialist Leopold Höher unterstützt seit Oktober 2015 das Banking & … Continued...

Bucharest, 2 July 2018 – The Bucharest office of the regional law firm Wolf Theiss assisted BT Investments, a member of Romania’s largest financial group, Banca Transilvania Financial Group, in the sale of its 100% shares held in BT Operational Leasing, a company offering operational leasing and car rental services. The purchasers are two companies … Continued...

Wien, 26. Juni 2018 – Die ERSTE GROUP BANK AG hat am 26.6.2018 auf dem internationalen Kapitalmarkt festverzinste hypothekarisch besicherte Pfandbriefe mit einem Volumen von EUR 750,000,00 platziert. Beraten wurde sie von der Anwaltssozietät Wolf Theiss. Die von Moody’s mit der Bestnote (Aaa) gerateten festverzinsten hypothekarisch besicherten Pfandbriefe weisen eine Laufzeit von 6 Jahren auf … Continued...

Wien, 21. Juni 2018 – In einem Herzschlagfinale ist es der Steinhoff-Gruppe am Donnerstag gelungen, mit rechtlicher Unterstützung durch Wolf Theiss das gewaltige Immobilienportfolio von Kika/Leiner in Österreich und einer Reihe von Ländern in Zentral- und Osteuropa an Rene Benko’s Signa-Gruppe zu verkaufen. Österreichs größte Anwaltskanzlei Wolf Theiss unterstützte die Steinhoff-Gruppe mit einem interdisziplinären und … Continued...

Vienna, 19 June 2018 – Hendrickson, the US automotive supplier, acquired the U-bolt division of Frauenthal Group. Wolf Theiss and Winston & Strawn (Paris) advised the worldwide leading player in the field of chassis components for heavy-duty engines on the acquisition of Frauenthal Automotive Toruń in Poland. Hendrickson was advised by Jérôme Herbet and Sara … Continued...

Warsaw, 19 June 2018 – Women leaders, entrepreneurs and investors gathered in Warsaw on June 14 to discuss business opportunities and expand their professional networks at a meeting organized jointly by Wolf Theiss, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Przedsiębiorczości Kobiet) and Black Swan Fund. The meeting, which used an informal business mixer format designed to … Continued...

Warsaw, 15 June 2018 – Balkan countries offer attractive business opportunities for investors seeking to benefit from European Union asset value convergence and growth prospects, according to experts gathered at a Warsaw conference co-hosted by international law firm Wolf Theiss and consultancy Bearstone Global. The countries of particular interest to investors should be the region’s … Continued...

Vienna, 4 June 2018 – On 11 May 2018, the updated base prospectus for Raiffeisen Centrobank AG’s Structured Securities Programme was published. Since this year, such programme foresees an innovative new category of certificates, i.e. reinvesting certificates. These securities are designed to enable investors to follow specific investment strategies, e.g. a Capped Bonus Certificate shall … Continued...