Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

Vienna, 28 February 2025: Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte (fwp) successfully advises an international banking consortium of eight banks on the restructuring and acquisition of MEGATECH Industries GmbH by the Italian SAPA Group. Advice included the transfer of outstanding loans and the related release of collateral in several jurisdictions. By today's closing the transaction was successfully completed. The Megatech Group, which is a multinational player in the field of automotive parts supplies, was fully taken over by the Italian SAPA Group, which specialises in plastic and light components. In the course of the transaction the outstanding loans of the Megatech Group were transferred to SAPA S.p.A. and the related collateral was released in several jurisdictions. The takeover of the multinational automotive part supplier by the Italian SAPA Group will open new strategic opportunities intended to sustainably strengthen the growth and competitiveness of both companies. Closing took place on 28 February 2025. In the course of this complex takeover fwp comprehensively advised a consortium of eight international banks on financial restructuring and transferring of outstanding loans. Legal aspects under German law were coordinated and successfully implemented in cooperation with the business law firm NOERR. "The successful cooperation once more underlines our competence in providing legal advice on complex financial transactions and we are pleased that our clients have relied on the far-reaching expertise of fwp in this complex international transaction," says fwp partner Markus Fellner, acting as the legal advisor of the deal together with his team. The fwp advisory team Markus Fellner (fwp partner) Peter Stiegler (fwp attorney) Florian Henöckl (fwp attorney) Maximilian Heinz (fwp associate) Claus Wintersteller (fwp associate) Mark Timar (fwp associate) Wolfgang Plischnack (fwp associate) Photo: Wolfgang Plischnack, Maximilian Heinz, Florian Henöckl, Markus Fellner, Peter Stiegler, Mark Timar, Claus Wintersteller (f.l.t.r.) For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 27 February 2025: In the current reorganisation steps of KTM AG by a large restructuring team Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH (fwp) has advised the banks. At the reorganisation plan hearing on 25 February 2025 the team represented creditors representing claims amounting to a total of some EUR 1.2 billion. Before the reorganisation plan hearing a negotiation marathon had taken place to continue the financing of KTM AG, which, on the lawyers' side, had mainly been led by the fwp.TEAM headed by Markus Fellner. At the reorganisation plan hearing of KTM, which has run into financial distress, at Regional Court Ried im Innkreis on 25 February 2025 the reorganisation plan was agreed. The creditors accepted the reorganisation plan by a clear majority, thus taking a decisive step towards securing the future of the Austrian company. The reorganisation plan provides for payment of a 30% cash dividend to the creditors by 23 May 2025. In order to finance the reorganisation plan and ensure continuation of the company additional funds of EUR 750 million must be raised in total. Before the court hearing, numerous constructive meetings had been held with the stakeholders involved to develop a sustainable solution for KTM to be able to continue as a going concern. In those negotiations the financing banks had taken the lead and agreed to make a substantial contribution to stabilisation of the company. Successful acceptance of the reorganisation plan underlines the constructive negotiations of all parties involved and shows the crucial importance of expert legal advice in complex restructuring cases. "Acceptance of the reorganisation plan constitutes an important foundation for KTM's future. We are proud of having represented the financing banks in this challenging process and that our legal expertise contributed to successful implementation of the same," says fwp partner Markus Fellner. In the past few months, fwp's restructuring team has successfully advised a number of restructuring proceedings of listed companies both on the banks' side and on the shareholders' side. Exceptional results were achieved, above all in out-of-court reorganisations. The fwp advisory team Markus Fellner (fwp partner) Paul Luiki (fwp partner) Florian Kranebitter (fwp partner) Florian Henöckl (fwp attorney) Elisabeth Fischer-Schwarz (fwp attorney) Marie Müller (fwp associate) Petra Ungerböck (fwp associate) Manuel Schweiger (fwp associate) Sebastian Kremnitzer (fwp associate) Maximilian Heinz (fwp associate) Philipp Reisch (fwp associate) Denise Retegan (fwp associate) Photo: Philipp Reisch, Sebastian Kremnitzer, Petra Ungerböck, Florian Henöckl, Paul Luiki, Markus Fellner, Florian Kranebitter, Elisabeth Fischer-Schwarz, Marie Müller, Manuel Schweiger, Maximilian Heinz, Denise Retegan (f.l.t.r.) Copyright: fwp For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 15 January 2025: Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) appoints Josef Peer as an Equity Partner, taking a strategically significant step to further expand expertise at a leading level and to drive the sustainable development of the firm. As of January 2025, he joins the circle of Equity Partners. FWP has reached a major strategic milestone with the naming of Josef Peer as a new equity partner, underlining its goal of strengthening the firm for the long term and further developing its expertise at the highest management level. Josef Peer has been an indispensable part of the fwp.TEAM for more than nine years. He began his career at fwp in 2015 as an associate and has consistently developed since then: after working as a lawyer, he has now taken his next big career step and joined the ranks of equity partners. His professional focus is on public commercial law, planning, construction and regional planning law as well as infrastructure and ESG. He regularly gives specialist lectures on these topics and is also an external lecturer at the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna. With his extensive experience and advice to numerous well-known clients, the Tyrolean-born lawyer is one of the outstanding experts in these areas of law and has built up an excellent reputation in the industry over the last few years. "The appointment of Josef Peer as a partner is a significant step for our firm. Through his commitment, competence and excellent cooperation over almost a decade, he has not only made a major contribution to our success but also earned trust and appreciation," explains fwp partner Markus Fellner. "We are very pleased that Josef Peer has decided to take this step with us." "It is a great pleasure for me to continue my long-standing career at fwp in the role of partner. I look forward to continuing to contribute to the success of our clients and the firm in my new position," said the new Equity Partner on the occasion of his career advancement.“ fwp Partner Josef Peer For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 12 August 2025: Together with the German law firm Noerr, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) has provided the Bavarian Chamber for Social Benefits and Pensions (BVK) with comprehensive legal advice on refinancing as part of the sale of Kaufhaus Tyrol GmbH. The acquirer is a subsidiary of JC Luxemburg Holding SCSp, a consortium headed by Peek & Cloppenburg. Closing took place on 8 August 2025. Kaufhaus Tyrol GmbH, the owner and operator of one of the leading downtown shopping centres in Innsbruck, has been sold to a subsidiary of JC Luxemburg Holding SCSp. BVK, which acts as legal representative of many social care institutions, including the Bavarian Pension Fund Association and professional pension organisations for physicians, pharmacists, architects, and other professional groups, was involved in the transaction as a lender. As part of the transaction Liechtenstein-based Horn Grundbesitz GmbH, a subsidiary of JC Luxemburg Holding SCSp, will indirectly take over all shares in Kaufhaus Tyrol GmbH. JC Luxemburg Holding SCSp is part of a consortium headed by Peek & Cloppenburg. In the past BKV had provided Kaufhaus Tyrol GmbH, a subsidiary of SIGNA Prime Assets GmbH, with funds to finance the acquisition and the development of the building complex. To secure the accounts receivable mortgages were created on the Kaufhaus Tyrol property for the benefit of BVK. By closing the transaction on 6 August 2025 the outstanding accounts payable by Kaufhaus Tyrol GmbH to BKV will be comprehensively refinanced. The fwp.TEAM, led by Markus Fellner, acted as legal advisors on Austrian law to the German law firm Noerr and to BVK throughout the transaction process. This included leading the negotiation of the transaction documents and structuring the legal framework for an insolvency-proof and secure repayment of the loan. The fwp advisory team: Markus Fellner (fwp partner) Florian Henöckl (fwp attorney) Peter Stiegler (fwp attorney) Valentin Hauke (fwp associate) Philipp Reisch (fwp associate) From left to right: Valentin Hauke, Florian Henöckl, Markus Fellner, Peter Stiegler, Philipp Reisch For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 26 June 2025: Montana Tech Components AG (MTC) has successfully concluded a syndicated financing transaction for EUR 65 million. The deal serves to refinance liabilities and harmonise the current financing structure. Under the leadership of Markus Fellner, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) provided MTC with comprehensive legal advice. Due to the strong growth of Montana Tech Components AG, an internation industrial group focussing on innovative high-tech components in market segments such as energy, mobility, aviation, and medical technology, a complex financing structure consisting of different financing lines has developed over the years. fwp is supporting MTC in strategically realigning these structures: the successful refinancing deal combines current financing with two term loans, a revolving credit facility (RCF) and other bilateral credit lines in a central syndicated loan of EUR 65 million. This consolidation leads to a significantly simplified structure and increases the efficiency and transparency of MTC's financing base. fwp comprehensively advised MTC on all aspects of financing: with the preparation and negotiation of the facility agreement, the collateral security agreements and the payoff, including the release of collateral security under the existing financing structure. The fwp advisory team: Banking & Finance | Restructuring Markus Fellner (fwp partner) Florian Kranebitter (fwp partner) Florian Henöckl (fwp attorney) Mark Timar (fwp associate) Wolfgang Plischnack (fwp associate) For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 20 March 2025: Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte (fwp) has successfully advised the Italian Zucchetti Group on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in zadego GmbH. The Austrian company develops and distributes the "easybooking" hotel software. This strategic acquisition strengthens Zucchetti's position in the international hospitality sector and expands its range of innovative solutions for the hotel industry. By this acquisition Zucchetti intends to drive growth in particular in the DACH region. The Zucchetti Group has acquired the "easybooking" hotel software as part of a strategic takeover of zadego. This acquisition marks an important step for the Italian IT company in the international hospitality sector. By the takeover of "easybooking", a proven software solution for small and medium-sized accommodation providers, Zucchetti is expanding its portfolio of innovative technologies and strengthening its market position, particularly in the DACH region. "easybooking" has established itself as a reliable partner tool for hosts. The combination with Zucchetti's extensive range of software and services creates new added values, offering hoteliers an even more comprehensive and efficient solution. Headed by Paul Luiki, fwp provided comprehensive legal advice to the Zucchetti Group on the takeover of "easybooking". The fwp team supported the Italian IT company in all phases of the transaction, including in the legal due diligence review and contract drafting. Drawing on its many years of experience in M&A and corporate law, fwp ensured that the takeover went smoothly. "We are delighted to have once again advised Zucchetti on a strategic transaction. Our team contributed its comprehensive M&A expertise to ensure a successful closing of the transaction," says fwp partner Paul Luiki, who advised the Zucchetti Group together with fwp attorney Helene Rohrauer and fwp associate Julian Krallinger. For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 24 January 2025: Financial reorientation of the tradition-steeped German battery manufacturer VARTA has been concluded successfully. Regional Court Stuttgart rejected all objections directed at the restructuring plan as inadmissible and did not permit an appeal. The restructuring plan is thus final and non-appealable, and the future of the corporation is secured. Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) successfully acted as advisors in the StaRUG proceedings. The decision recently handed down by Regional Court Stuttgart means that the restructuring plan for German battery manufacturer VARTA was successfully concluded. By the final decision of the German court the restructuring plan was confirmed as a solid basis for the VARTA's future development. The takeover was made possible by the Austrian principal shareholder and German automobile manufacturer Porsche, which invested a further EUR 60 million of capital in VARTA. As part of the recovery measures banks and other creditors waived parts of their claims and, in return, will participate in the future financial results of the corporation. Through the restructuring measure also the ownership structure was remodelled by means of a capital cut. By this necessary step and the reorientation, the battery manufacturer has created a situation where it is able to put the focus back on the success of the company. A central element of the restructuring measure is the investment by Porsche AG, which has taken over 70 percent of the previous VARTA subsidiary V4Drive. This takeover makes it possible for Porsche to supply high-performance batteries which are necessary for manufacturing hybrid sports cars. "These successful restructuring proceedings have not only secured the future of a traditional company, but also made a significant contribution to strengthening the economy" says fwp partner Markus Fellner, who, together with his team, acted as a legal advisor during the proceedings. The fwp advisory teams and their expertise Restructuring & Insolvency Markus Fellner (fwp partner) Florian Henöckl (fwp attorney) Wolfgang Plischnack (fwp associate) Sebastian Kremnitzer (fwp associate) Manuel Schweiger (fwp associate) Corporate / M&A Paul Luiki (fwp partner) Lukas Flener (fwp partner) Nadine Maros (fwp attorney) Petra Ungerböck (fwp associate) Mark Timar (fwp associate) Claus Wintersteller (fwp associate) Photo: Manuel Schweiger, Mark Timar, Petra Ungerböck, Florian Henöckl, Lukas Flener, Marku Fellner, Paul Luiki, Nadine Maros, Sebastian Kremnitzer, Wolfgang Plischnak, Claus Wintersteller (f.l.t.r.) For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]

Vienna, 13 February 2025: Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) has successfully advised the SORAVIA Group on the entry of LC Hospitality Holding AG, a subsidiary of Limestone Capital AG, into the LOISIUM Group. The strategic partnership is intended to drive the expansion of LOISIUM Hotels and combine relaxation in vineyards and exclusive spa experiences. Closing of the transaction took place on 4 February 2025. Under a share deal Limestone Capital Hospitality Holding AG, an established player in the hospitality sector, acquired a majority stake of 60% in LOISIUM Wine & SPA Holding GmbH, which will take on the future lead management of LOISIUM Hotels. The aim of the partnership is to develop the LOISIUM brand and to expand the Wine & Spa hotels operated under that brand. Successful closing took place on 4 February 2025. fwp provided comprehensive advice on all corporate, employment-law and M&A-related aspects of the transaction, once again demonstrating its leading expertise in the area of corporate/M&A. "We are delighted to have supported SORAVIA in this pioneering step and to have set the legal course for a successful partnership and expansion," says fwp partner Markus Fellner, who advised on the transaction together with his team. By means of the entry of Limestone Capital Hospitality Holding AG as a strategic investor the proven LOISIUM concept, which combines wine culture, exclusive spa enjoyment and modern design, will be further enhanced and expanded to new destinations. The LOISIUM Wine & Spa hotels stand for a unique combination of relaxation, regional wine tradition and innovative architecture, embedded in picturesque vineyard landscapes. The participation of the Limestone Group will not only strengthen the LOISIUM brand in the long term but will also open up new locations in attractive wine regions. The LOISIUM Group will thus further expand its position as a leading provider in the premium segment for wine and wellness experiences. This transaction once again underscores fwp's strong position as a leading law firm in the area of corporate/M&A, particularly in complex shareholding structures and international investments. Photo: Claus Wintersteller, Markus Fellner, Peter Blaschke (f.l.t.r.) For further information please visit our website at www.fwp.at. For further information please contact: Mail: [email protected]