PHH has advised ATG Entertainment on establishing a new musical theater in Vienna together with the City of Vienna.

The Austrian Supreme Court (6 Ob 224/23v) recently determined the requirements for a partial transfer of a share if the articles of association expressly stipulate that shares cannot be divided.

Vinzenz Waldhof has been appointed Partner in the Construction & Real Estate team at KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwaelte.

Schoenherr has advised Headwall Photonics on the acquisition of Austria-headquartered EVK DI Kerschhaggl. BPV Huegel advised the sellers.

Brandl Talos has advised Graph Therapeutics on a USD 3.1 million pre-seed financing round led by Squareone and Merantix Capital, with participation from NAVEC Investment Management and angel investors, including the Atomico Angel Program. Herbst Kinsky advised NAVEC. Schoenherr advised Squareone. Fladgate reportedly advised the Atomico Angel Program.

Wolf Theiss has advised Erste Group Bank on the successful issuance of EUR 750 million fixed to floating rate green preferred senior notes due 2033. CMS, working with Linklaters, advised the international banking syndicate working on the issuance including Danske Bank, Erste Group, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, Societe Generale, and TD Global Finance.

Freshfields has advised RELX Group on its exit from Austria’s exhibition market to Messezentrum Salzburg, WSE Wiener Standortentwicklung, and Mac. Brand Spaces.

Former SHMP Schwartz Huber-Medek Pallitsch Partner Philipp Pallitsch has joined Dorda as Partner alongside his team.

Schoenherr, working alongside Skadden, has advised NXP on its acquisition of TTTech Auto. Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer advised TTTech majority owners Audi, Aptiv, and Infineon on the sale. Binder Groesswang, working with Clifford Chance's Munich office, advised Aptiv as well.

Dorda, working alongside Norton Rose Fulbright, has advised Evergreen Hill Enterprise on its acquisition of the TANN Group from Mayr-Melnhof Karton with an agreed enterprise value of EUR 360 million. Binder Groesswang reportedly advised Mayr-Melnhof Karton.

Hule Bachmayr-Heyda Nordberg has advised Seipt & Partner Versicherungsmakler owner Benedikt Seipt on the sale of the company to Assepro Austria. Binder Groesswang advised Assepro Austria.

BPV Huegel, working with Frankfurt-based FPS Rechtsanwaelte, has advised RWA eGen on its purchase of an approximately 47.53% stake in RWA AG from BayWa AG. Jones Day’s Munich office reportedly advised BayWa AG.

Former Wolf Theiss Partner Horst Ebhardt has joined Kinstellar as a Partner to launch the firm's new office in Vienna.

CMS has advised ABB on its investment in Engineering Software Steyr.

Eversheds Sutherland has advised TSG Austria on the acquisition of E-Port Elektrotechnik from Marin Bruckmueller, Harald Winkler, and Kerstin Peinbauer. SWS Scheed Woess advised the sellers.

Schoenherr has advised Erste Group Bank on its EUR 500 million share buyback, followed by a cancellation of treasury shares and a reduction of the company’s share capital.

Companies will have an additional year to comply with new EU rules aimed at preventing deforestation, which will prohibit the sale of products in the EU that originate from deforested land
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have decided to postpone the application of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by one year, now taking effect on 30 December 2025 instead of the original 2024 deadline. The decision comes in response to concerns raised by EU member states and stakeholders about the feasibility of meeting the requirements within the initial timeframe.

Austria is facing a challenging economic landscape marked by rising insolvencies, sectoral struggles, and shifting legislative priorities, according to Schoenherr Partner Markus Piuk, who highlights the resilience of the legal profession and the transformative potential of AI in reshaping it.