The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is a second tier firm,

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners advised Borealis on the refinancing of a joint venture worth €200m, and assisted OMV Group in relation to the implementation of the Western Union system in Austria and CEE countries. Its large team includes four partners, led by name partner Markus Fellner, and is noted for its quick response times ‘even on very challenging questions’.

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Within Central and Eastern Europe, tier 4

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is ‘a highly professional firm’. It recently reviewed the arrangements for an Austrian bank’s debt structures in the CEE region. Paul Luiki is ‘an outstanding lawyer with a hands-on approach’.

Within Corporate and M&A, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is a second tier firm,

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is ‘a highly professional firm’ known for its work on high-end complex restructurings, and M&A and oil and gas transactions. often in the CEE region. It is working for a large Austrian bank on two large sale-side auctions, of a cash-free payment company and a private equity group. Its client list also includes Telekom, BAWAG and Hypo Alpe-Adria. Paul Luiki is ‘an outstanding lawyer with a hands-on approach’.

Within EU and competition, tier 4

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners advises clients on antitrust notifications related to M&A transactions, and also has experience in abuse of dominance proceedings.

Within Employment, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is a third tier firm,

Kurt Wratzfeld heads the practice at Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners; a well-known figure within the field, he has particular expertise in collective bargaining matters.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is a second tier firm,

Acting mainly for Austria’s major financial institutions, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners impresses with its ‘high level of service’ and ‘outstanding response times’. It acted on the refinancing and restructuring of S&T AG, a publicly listed company providing IT services in the CEE region; and also advised Erste Bank in relation to the insolvency of A-TEC, the third-largest in the country’s history. Markus Fellner is highly recommended.

Within Real estate and construction, tier 4

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners advised Alpine Bau on the Environmental Impact Assessment relating to a new stadium in St Pölten, and SIGNA Holding on two real estate projects in central Vienna.