{"id":54996,"date":"2026-02-23T20:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=54996"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:29:42","slug":"eh-advises-hypo-bank-burgenland-ag-on-the-acquisition-of-austrian-anadi-bank-ag","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/eh-advises-hypo-bank-burgenland-ag-on-the-acquisition-of-austrian-anadi-bank-ag\/","title":{"rendered":"E+H advises HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND AG on the acquisition of Austrian Anadi Bank AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>E+H acted as legal counsel to HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Austrian Anadi Bank AG. The share purchase agreement was signed on 6 January 2026, with closing taking place on 5 February 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Austrian Anadi Bank AG, headquartered in Klagenfurt, is the former HYPO ALPE-ADRIA BANK AG and provides banking services to SMEs, municipalities and public sector entities in Austria and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft, based in Eisenstadt, is part of the GRAWE Banking Group and offers banking and financing solutions to private clients, SMEs and corporate customers. The bank has a long-standing presence in Burgenland and, following a transaction last year, in Carinthia and operates within the GRAWE banking group\u2019s multi-brand structure.<\/p>\n<p>E+H, lead by partners Peter Winkler and Philipp Schrader, advised HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft on all legal aspects of the transaction, including corporate, regulatory, employment and financing matters, and supported the client throughout the entire acquisition process, including coordination with the involved stakeholders and regulatory authorities.<\/p>\n<p>E+H Team<\/p>\n<p>Lead: Peter E.J. Winkler &amp; Philipp Schrader (lead partners, Corporate + M&amp;A, Banking + Finance)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54998\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Winkler.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55000\" src=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/\u00a9EH_Schrader.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Further: Marcus Benes (Partner, Corporate + M&amp;A, Banking + Finance), Jana Eichmeyer (Partner, Employment), Christian J\u00f6llinger (Partner, Corporate + M&amp;A, Banking + Finance), Dieter Thalhammer (Partner, Antitrust + Competition), William Redl (Partner, Antitrust + Competition), Franziska Egger (Attorney-at-Law, Employment), Markus Feneberger (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Mirjam Harrich (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Alexandra Pichler (Associate, Employment), Anton Raschhofer (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A), Paul Rois (Associate, Antitrust + Competition), Yvonne Wohlmuth (Associate, Corporate + M&amp;A).<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em>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 &amp; Partners Global &amp; Europe, Legal 500, JUVE, and Mergermarket.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eh.at\/en\"><em>www.eh.at<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Questions &amp; Contact<\/p>\n<p>Philipp Schrader<\/p>\n<p>Partner<\/p>\n<p>E+H Rechtsanw\u00e4lte GmbH<\/p>\n<p>+43 676 836 47 280 | <a href=\"mailto:p.schrader@eh.at\">p.schrader@eh.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-54996","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/54996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}