Press Releases

Warsaw, 11 August 2020 – Despite the efforts of the government, the VAT gap is growing, which means that efforts to tighten the tax system are not effective. “Currently, electronics distributors are among the entities most vulnerable to unwitting participation in the VAT carousel procedure,” notes Arkadiusz Matusiak, a former prosecutor, expert on fiscal criminal … Continued...

Vienna, 7 August 2020 – Raiffeisen Bank International AG placed Additional Tier 1 capital with unlimited maturity in a volume of EUR 500,000,000 on the 22 July 2020. RBI was advised by Wolf Theiss and Linklaters. Following the Additional Tier 1 (“AT 1”) issuances of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (“RBI”) from June 2017 and January … Continued...

Wien, 12. März 2018 – Bitpanda bringt sein neues Open-Source Forschungsprojekt Pantos mittels Initial Coin Offering (ICO) auf den Markt. Wolf Theiss berät exklusiv die rechtliche Strukturierung des ICO. Wolf Theiss hat zu den aufsichts-, zivil-, konsumenten-, steuer- und datenschutzrechtlichen Aspekten beraten. Die Projektleitung erfolgte durch die Rechtsanwälte Carina Wolf und Gerhard Dilger (beide Banking); … 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....

Wien, 24. Mai 2018 - Wolf Theiss hat die Canadian Tire Corporation bei der Akquisition des norwegischen Sport- und Funktionsbekleidungsherstellers Helly Hansen beraten. Das Closing wird für das dritte Quartal 2018 erwartet....

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....

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....

Wien, 26.6.2018 – 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....

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....

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 from Autonom group, the largest mobility network in Romania....

Tirana, June 2018 – Wolf Theiss Tirana acted as local counsel for the Italian SNAM S.p.a in its new joint venture agreement with the Albanian state-owned gas infrastructure operator "Albgaz" sha....

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....