Press Releases

Tirana, 11 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss Tirana’s Partner Sokol Nako and Associate Kristaq Profkola advised the European Investment Fund (EIF) in a 25 million-euro agreement with Alpha Bank Albania for the financing of Albanian SMEs, as part of the EU’s COSME Loan Guarantee Facility programme that supports the access of SMEs to financing. It […]...

Warsaw, 10 July 2019 – Central and Eastern Europe remains an attractive destination for industry and financial investors seeking takeover targets for expansion, according to experts from law firm Wolf Theiss, which co-hosted the CEE M&A Spotlight meeting in London. Thanks to its healthy fudamentals and growth prospects, the region has popped up on the […]...

Warsaw, 5 July 2019 – Wolf Theiss advised ALSO Holding AG, one of the leading providers of ICT distribution, solutions and services in Europe, on the acquisition of ABC Data S.A. and ABC Data Marketing sp. z o.o. The asset deal, which was completed on 1 July 2019, was preceded by a tender offer for […]...

Warsaw, 1 July 2019 – Grzegorz Skowroński has been promoted to Partner at the Warsaw office of Wolf Theiss, as part of the law firm’s continued growth in Central Europe’s biggest market. Grzegorz Skowroński, a member of the firm’s Polish Real Estate and Construction team, joined Wolf Theiss in the end of 2015. Before the […]...

Bratislava, 1 July 2019 – Katarína Bieliková has been promoted to Partner at the Bratislava office of Wolf Theiss. Katarína Bieliková is a member of the Slovak Banking & Finance and Corporate/ M&A teams and heads the local practices in Bratislava. She has over 13 years of experience advising on incoming investments into the Slovak […]...

Wien, 24. Juni 2019 – Wolf Theiss berät die Oberbank AG als Emittentin bei der Emission von EUR 250.000.000 0,75 % gewöhnlichen nicht nachrangigen berücksichtigungsfähigen Schuldverschreibungen 2019 – 2026 (AT0000A28HX3). Die Oberbank AG hat eine Emission von gewöhnlichen nicht nachrangigen berücksichtigungsfähigen Schuldverschreibungen (Senior Preferred) iHv EUR 250 Mio erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Die von S&P mit A […]...

Warsaw, 18 June 2019 – Companies operating in Poland should prepare for more stringent corporate liability rules under legislation being prepared by the Ministry of Justice, experts from Wolf Theiss warned. If passed by Parliament, the new rules will pose a significant risk for companies by imposing severe penalties, representatives of the law firm said […]...

Warsaw, 17 June 2019 – Wolf Theiss has set up a Restructuring Practice in its Warsaw office, appointing Lech Giliciński as a Partner and head of the team. He will also take on the role of Coordinator for Restructuring, Insolvency and Distressed Investments in Central Europe. Lech Giliciński has 27 years of professional experience, focusing […]...

Wien, 17. Juni 2019 – Wolf Theiss hat M.M.Warburg & CO als Sole Manager und Bookrunner bei der Aufstockung einer Unternehmensanleihe der UBM Development AG um EUR 45.000.000 beraten. Die UBM Development AG, ein europäischer Immobilienentwickler, hat eine Unternehmensanleihe im Rahmen einer Privatplatzierung um EUR 45.000.000 erfolgreich aufgestockt. Die UBM-Anleihe 2018-2023 wurde mit einem Kupon […]...

Warsaw, 11 June 2019 – The Banking and Finance practice at the Wolf Theiss Warsaw office won recognition in this year’s ranking of Polish law firms prepared by heavyweight business daily Rzeczpospolita. “Over the past year we were involved in a wide range of complex and challenging transactions and it’s a great honour for us […]...

Vienna, June 6 2019 – Duravant, a global manufacturer of food processing machines, material handling equipment and packaging machines and a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, acquired the Austrian company Motion06. Wolf Theiss advised the acquirer in this M&A transaction. The signing took place on May 8, 2019. Led by Partners Hartwig Kienast and Horst […]...

Wien, 3. Juni 2019 – Die HYPO Vorarlberg Bank AG hat am 21.5.2019 auf dem internationalen Kapitalmarkt festverzinste hypothekarisch besicherte Pfandbriefe mit einem Volumen von EUR 500,000,000 platziert. Die Anwaltssozietät Wolf Theiss hat dabei die sechs Emissionsbanken nach österreichischem Recht beraten. Die von Moody’s mit der Bestnote (Aaa) gerateten festverzinsten hypothekarisch besicherten Pfandbriefe weisen eine […]...