Dr Marcus Benes > E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH
VIENNA TWIN TOWER, WIENERBERGSTRASSE 11
1100 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Banking + Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate + M&A; Restructuring + Insolvency

Position

Dr. Marcus Benes is co-head of the Banking + Finance and Restructuring + Insolvency practice groups, and is also a member of the Capital Markets practice group. He advises banks and investors on international financing, complex restructuring, and sales of loan portfolios.

Career

He combines in-depth experience in the private sector, gained by restructuring a family business between 2001 and 2003, with many years of legal experience in international law firms.

Languages

German, English, Spanish

Memberships

Austrian Bar Association; New York Bar Association

Education

Marcus Benes graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna with a master’s degree and a doctorate in law. He also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Master of Law (LL.M.) in 1996. In 2001, he received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the renowned Wharton School.

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery

The interdisciplinary offering from E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH draws together corporate law, M&A, finance and real estate expertise to offer a range of restructuring advice to clients across the energy, finance, automotive, manufacturing and construction sectors. Debtors in particular, including management and supervisory boards, rely on the team in distress situations. Practice head Marcus Benes is frequently present in complex cross-border restructurings of loans and listed bonds instruments, and is joined by Peter Winkler, who also specialises in financial restructurings. Karoline Hofmann, who excels in both restructuring and representation of creditors in insolvency proceedings, was promoted to partner in July 2023.

Austria > Banking and finance

(Leading individuals)

Marcus BenesE+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH

E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH delivers ‘excellent work’ with well-rounded experience in financial restructuring as well as in acquisition financings. The team has a particular focus on the renewable energy sector and is jointly led by Peter Winkler, who excels in finance transactions, capital markets, and M&A, and by Marcus Benes, who handles international financings in addition to providing advice on structured finance products. Acting in various acquisition and real estate financing transactions, Laurenz Liedermann is recommended by his international clients for his ‘knowledge of the peculiarities of Austrian law’. Karoline Hofmann was promoted to partner in July 2023.