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E+H advised Wien Energie, Austria's largest regional energy service provider, on the acquisition of all shares in ELLA GmbH & Co KG, a domestic e-charging infrastructure operator based in Lower Austria, from WEB Windenergie AG. With this acquisition, Wien Energie is further intensifying the expansion of its e-charging infrastructure. Wien Energie's portfolio of publicly accessible charging stations, which are supplied with 100 percent green electricity, will thus grow by around 20 percent. After an integration phase, the Tanke Wien Energie charging network will grow to more than 3,000 charging stations. In addition to the greater Vienna area, the Tanke Wien Energie charging network will also include additional locations in Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Burgenland in the future. “This transaction is another milestone in the strategic expansion of Wien Energie's e-mobility infrastructure. We are delighted to have provided legal support to our client in this important step.” said Marco Steiner, Managing Partner at E+H and Head of the Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group. E+H Team Lead: Marco Steiner (Partner, Corporate + M&A) und Matthias Pallisch (Associate, Corporate + M&A) Further: Clemens Katzenbeisser (Associate, Corporate + M&A), Oliver Teichert (Associate, Corporate + M&A), Dieter Thalhammer (Partner, Antirust & Competition), William Redl (Partner, Antirust & Competition), Jana Eichmeyer (Partner, Employment Law), Theresa Weiss-Dorer (Attorney-at-law, Employment Law), Georg Knafl (Partner, Public Law) und Vessela Anastassova (Associate, Public Law). WEB Windenergie AG was advised by Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c Natlacen Walderdorff Cancola Rechtsanwälte GmbH (lead partner: Claudia Steegmüller). E+H is an international commercial law firm with offices in Vienna, Graz and Brussels that takes legal advice to the next level. The firm regularly receives awards and top spots in international rankings and directories, such as Chambers & Partners Global & Europe, Legal 500, JUVE, and Mergermarket. www.eh.at Inquiries & Contact Marco Steiner Partner E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH +43 676 836 47 270 | [email protected]  

E+H is advising Wienerberger AG, a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions, as lead counsel on the acquisition of the Italcer Group. Headquartered in Vienna, Wienerberger is a globally active producer of pipe systems, facade materials, roofing materials, wall-building materials, pavers and solar systems. With this transaction, Wienerberger continues its international growth strategy and supplements its product portfolio. The Italcer Group is a globally active manufacturer of premium ceramic products with production sites in Italy and Spain. It employs nearly 1,200 people and generated revenues of approximately EUR 350 million in 2025. In a first step, Wienerberger will acquire 50 percent plus one share from the sellers. A call option to acquire the remaining shares is planned for the first half of 2027. E+H, with a team headed by partner Josef Schmidt and associate Alina Holzer, acts as lead counsel for Wienerberger and spearheads the contract negotiations, coordinating a multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional team consisting of ADVANT Nctm in Italy, under the direction of Matteo Trapani and Filippo Ughi, and Cuatrecasas in Spain. The merger control aspects of the transaction are managed by ADVANT Beiten partners Uwe Wellmann and Christoph Heinrich, who jointly handle merger control in Germany, while E+H, with a team headed by partner Dieter Thalhammer and William Redl, handles the parallel filing in Austria. The sellers are represented in Italy by Legance. E+H Team Lead: Josef Schmidt (Partner, Corporate + M&A), Alina Holzer (Associate, Corporate + M&A) Further: Alexander Koschell (Associate, Corporate + M&A), Anna Friedrich (Associate, Corporate + M&A), Dieter Thalhammer (Partner, Antitrust + Competition), William Redl (Partner, Antitrust + Competition), Paul Rois (Associate, Antitrust + Competition) E+H is an international commercial law firm with offices in Vienna, Graz and Brussels that takes legal advice to the next level. The firm regularly receives awards and top spots in international rankings and directories, such as Chambers & Partners Global & Europe, Legal 500, JUVE, and Mergermarket. www.eh.at   Inquiries & Contact Josef Schmidt Partner E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH +43 676 836 47 248 | [email protected]

Third unconditional clearance in Austria following in-depth Phase II merger control review. 18 February 2026. The competition practice of bpv Huegel secured a major success for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (Wabtec) to obtain unconditional merger-control approval before the Austrian Supreme Court for the acquisition of Dellner Couplers. Wabtec has internationally been represented by Jones Day. The completion of the acquisition was announced by Wabtec on 11 February 2026. The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde – BWB) and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor (Bundeskartellanwalt – together with the BWB the Official Parties) feared considerable reduction in horizontal competition partly attributable to high market shares of the involved companies. The Official Parties requested an in-depth Phase II review by the Austrian Cartel Court, which approved the merger. Following an appeal by the Official Parties, the case was finally cleared in favor of Wabtec by the Austrian Supreme Court. Dellner Couplers is a Sweden-based highly engineered safety-critical train connection systems producer for passenger rail rolling stock. It has a global installed base of approximately 100,000 couplers and an extensive offering in train connection systems, with production, assembly and aftermarket services’ facilities in 13 countries serving over 200 customers. (www.dellner.com) Wabtec (listed NYSE: WAB) is focused on creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The Company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets. Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 155 years and has a vision to achieve an efficient rail system in the U.S. and worldwide. (www.wabteccorp.com). The team of bpv Huegel led by Florian Neumayr, included Sebastian Reiter and Stefan Holzweber as senior members of bpv Huegel’s competition practice. “In Austria, this is only the third merger control approval without remedies in Phase II (unconditional clearance), two of which were successfully obtained by bpv Huegel for our clients,” comments Florian Neumayr, Co-managing Partner at bpv Huegel. About bpv Huegel As one of Austria's leading law firms, bpv Huegel advises national and international clients in all sectors. It is regarded as the first address for highly complex mandates, the handling of which requires specialised tax and legal knowledge, many years of experience and economic understanding. With its Brussels office, bpv Huegel has a competence centre for EU law, European merger and antitrust law as well as regulatory and public procurement law located directly at the European institutions. bpv Huegel is a member of the "bpv LEGAL" alliance with offices in Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest and Prague and thus offers tailor-made solutions throughout CEE. In addition, the firm has long-standing cooperation agreements with leading international law firms worldwide. The full-service law firm was founded in 1979 and is represented in Austria by offices in Vienna, Baden and Salzburg, where it employs around 100 staff, including around 50 lawyers. Contact bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte GmbH Alina Burlacu PR and Communications T: + +43 1 26050-0 [email protected]

Vienna, 5 February 2026. bpv Huegel has provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to the German investment company Odewald KMU and its portfolio company HiOffice Group in connection with the acquisition of Morawitz Consulting GmbH. Completion of the transaction took place at the end of January. Thomas Lettau led the bpv Huegel team, which advised the buy-side together with Heuking on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction. This included conducting legal and tax due diligence, structuring the transaction, and preparing, negotiating and implementing the transaction documentation. Advice was also provided on transaction financing. With the acquisition of Morawitz Consulting, the HiOffice Group is strengthening its position as a comprehensive provider of technology- and AI-supported end-to-end solutions in recruitment process outsourcing. The transaction represents a further step in HiOffice Group’s buy-and-build strategy. bpv Huegel team: Thomas Lettau (Corporate/M&A), Nicolas Wolski (Tax), Johannes Mitterecker (Corporate/M&A), Kornelia Wittmann (Tax), Ingo Braun (Finance & Regulatory), Paul Pfeifenberger (Real Estate), Walter Niedermüller (Employment Law), Tim Pasternak (Corporate/M&A) and Laurenz Kainrath (Corporate/M&A). About bpv Huegel As one of Austria's leading law firms, bpv Huegel advises national and international clients in all sectors. It is regarded as the first address for highly complex mandates, the handling of which requires specialised tax and legal knowledge, many years of experience and economic understanding. With its Brussels office, bpv Huegel has a competence centre for EU law, European merger and antitrust law as well as regulatory and public procurement law located directly at the European institutions. bpv Huegel is a member of the "bpv LEGAL" alliance with offices in Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest and Prague and thus offers tailor-made solutions throughout CEE. In addition, the firm has long-standing cooperation agreements with leading international law firms worldwide. The full-service law firm was founded in 1979 and is represented in Austria by offices in Vienna, Baden and Salzburg, where it employs around 100 staff, including around 50 lawyers. Contact bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte GmbH Alina Burlacu PR and Communications T: +43 1 26050-0 M: [email protected] https://www.bpv-huegel.com