Press Releases

Vienna, 26 April 2017 – The experts at Wolf Theiss have advised Aachener Grundvermögen in their first real estate investment in Austria. The German company is purchasing a commercial property on St. Stephen's Square in the city centre of Vienna for one of its real estate funds. The property will be transferred in April 2017....

Vienna, 21 April 2017 – Thomas Anderl (32) has been named Partner at Wolf Theiss, where he is specialised in construction law in the Practice Group Real Estate & Construction. He began working for the firm in 2012. Anderl has pursued an unusual, dual path of education: as a graduate of the Vienna University of Applied Sciences (FH Wien) in civil engineering and construction management and as a registered master builder (Baumeister), he brings a unique combination of legal and construction skills to his clients....

Vienna, 4 August 2017 – The private equity investors Kohlberg & Company L.L.C. have relied on the expertise of Wolf Theiss in their purchase of the winter sport division of Newell Brands. The signing took place on 25 May 2017, and the deal closed on 14 July 2017....

Vienna, 24 July 2017 – Marcell Németh (47) has been named Partner at Wolf Theiss, where he has worked in the Banking & Finance practice group since 2015, focussing on financing and portfolio transactions in Central and Eastern Europe. He spent half of his more than 20-year career as a lawyer at leading law firms in England....

Vienna, 5 July 2017 – Today, RBI closed an issuance of €650,000,000 6.125% AT1. Wolf Theiss and Linklaters advised RBI in this issuance, which was met with great interest by investors from Great Britain, continental Europe and Asia....

Vienna, 29 June 2017 – PropTech is the latest buzzword in real estate and is jolting the whole sector. The experts at Wolf Theiss analysed the core legal and economic issues of these new digital services at the Wolf Theiss PropTech Breakfast....

Wien, 27. November 2017 – BayernLB, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank AG, Erste Group und RBI platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark Emission der RLB Oberösterreich – das DCM Team von Wolf Theiss übernahm die Rechtsberatung für die Joint Lead Manager....

Vienna, 9 October 2017 – Wolf Theiss has advised Volksbank Wien in the issuance of a subordinated bond (tier 2) with a volume of €400 million. The bond has a term of 10 years....

Vienna, November 23, 2017 – The renowned German real estate investment company Art-Invest relied on the comprehensive legal counselling provided by Wolf Theiss in entering the Austrian market. The Real Estate, Tax and Banking teams of Austria’s largest law firm supported the client in acquiring the landmark property “Millennium Tower”....

Vienna, 5 October 2017 – VIVATIS Holding AG has acquired Frisch & Frost, which once again finds itself in Austrian ownership. The sellers, US and Holland-based foodstuff giant Lamb Weston / Meijer, which owned 75% of Frisch & Frost, and Raiffeisen Ware Austria, parent company of Raiffeisen-Lagerhäuser (25%), were both advised by Wolf Theiss....

Vienna, November 21, 2017 – Wolf Theiss is offering companies further support in preparing for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European data privacy seal EuroPriSe attests to the conformity of IT products and services with European data protection laws. As certified EuroPriSe experts, CIO Helmut Waitzer and Wolf Theiss Partner Roland Marko audit the way a company handles personal data from both a technical as well as a legal perspective....

Vienna, November 16, 2017 – Stefan Riegler (42) is moving to Austria’s largest law firm. Riegler will lead the arbitration group of Wolf Theiss in Vienna and further expand its multijurisdictional arbitral practice....