Press Releases

Vienna, 15 May 2018 – Wolf Theiss has advised the shareholders of lifebrain AG (“lifebrain”), a leading Italian laboratory diagnostics services operator, in the cross-border sale of its shares to an investment subsidiary of Investindustrial VI L.P. (“Investindustrial”) as international lead counsel. Vienna headquartered lifebrain is through its subsidiaries a leading routine and specialty laboratory … Continued...

Wien, 14. Mai 2018 – DZ BANK AG, Erste Group, LBBW, RBI und UniCredit platzieren erfolgreich eine Benchmark Emission der RLB Steiermark – das DCM Team von Wolf Theiss übernahm die Rechtsberatung der RLB Steiermark. Die Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark Aktiengesellschaft hat EUR 500.000.000 Hypothekarisch Fundierte Bankschuldverschreibungen (ISIN: AT000B093273) unter ihrem Angebotsprogramm für Schuldverschreibungen und Zertifikate begeben. … Continued...

Wien, 07. Mai 2018 – Wolf Theiss hat Commerzbank AG, Danske Bank A/S, Erste Group Bank AG als Joint Bookrunner einer € 250 Mio Anleihe (ISIN: AT0000A20F93) der Wienerberger AG beraten. Die von Moody’s mit Ba1 mit stabilem Ausblick geratete Wienerberger AG hat die Emission einer neuen Anleihe mit einem Volumen von € 250 Mio. … Continued...

Warsaw, 7 May 2018 – Wolf Theiss has strengthened its Tax Practice Group in Warsaw, appointing Karolina Stawowska as a Partner and head of the team. This expansion, which also includes the hiring of tax adviser Izabela Wiewiórka, comes in response to growing demand for sophisticated tax advisory services in Poland’s rapidly changing business environment, … Continued...

Warsaw, 19 April 2018 – Wolf Theiss has advised French media and publishing group Lagardère on the sale of its central European radio businesses, including Poland’s second-largest radio station, Radio ZET. Wolf Theiss provided advisory services on all aspects of the transaction in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Lagardère sold its radio assets … Continued...

Warsaw, 28 March 2018 – Increased volatility on financial markets is putting pressure on company management teams when setting valuations in M&A transactions, according to experts gathered at a seminar held by international law firm Wolf Theiss. Participants in the conference, which brought together leading Polish investment funds and financial advisors, discussed management liability in … Continued...

Bucharest, 27 March 2018 – After the addition of Partner Maria Maxim who joined Wolf Theiss in September 2017 as the coordinator of the Data Protection and TMT (Telecommunication, Media & Technology) practices in Bucharest, Wolf Theiss has recently strengthened its local team with the following new hires. Bogdan Arsene, an associate attorney with almost … Continued...

Warsaw, 21 March 2018 – Wolf Theiss has advised the Polish state-owned company Towarzystwo Finansowe “Silesia” sp. z o.o. on the acquisition of the majority stake in Fabryka Kotłów SEFAKO S.A., a leading Polish manufacturer of boilers for the power industry. TF Silesia, which invests in Polish industrial companies in the steel, power and manufacturing … Continued...

Warsaw, 14 March 2018 – Members of the Wolf Theiss Warsaw team attended the Law Career Fair (Prawnicze Targi Praktyk i Pracy) on March 13, presenting work and training opportunities for law students and advising them on how to achieve success as commercial lawyers. At the University of Warsaw Library, where the fair was held … Continued...

Warsaw, 09 March 2018 – Polish companies providing digital technology for the real estate industry are set for rapid growth, as they benefit from increasing demand for IT solutions from the vibrant property market and the skilled workforce in central Europe’s biggest economy, according to experts gathered at a forum held by Wolf Theiss in … Continued...

Wien, 2. Februar 2018 – Österreichs größte Anwaltssozietät Wolf Theiss baut das Beratungsangebot der Praxisgruppe Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht weiter aus. Der Vorarlberger Umwelt- und Baurechtsexperte Stefan Lampert (28) stieg im Februar dieses Jahres bei Wolf Theiss als Rechtsanwalt ein. Der Zugang von Rechtsanwalt Stefan Lampert stellt eine weitere Verstärkung der aufstrebenden Umweltrechtspraxis dar. Lampert soll diesen … Continued...

Wien, 21. Februar 2018 – Der Liechtensteiner Baumaschinenhersteller Hilti hat per 31. Jänner 2018 die Wiener bst-Brandschutztechnik Döpfl GmbH sowie deren Vertriebsgesellschaft in Deutschland übernommen. Wolf Theiss hat Hilti bei dieser Transaktion in allen Fragen des österreichischen Rechts begleitet und die Kanzlei Gleiss Lutz für die Abwicklung der deutschen Rechtsaspekte beauftragt. Unter der Federführung von … Continued...