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BRANDL TALOS Attorneys at law
VIO PLAZA Tower
Rechte Wienzeile 223/14th floor
1120 Vienna
Austria

Work Department

Venture Capital & Start Ups | Corporate Law & Transactions | Fund Formation

Position

Roman represents clients in complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Austrian and international venture capital funds regularly turn to him for assisting with investments in Austria. His expert advice also guides start-ups through large-scale financing rounds.

Career

Working Highlights:

Advising the majority shareholders (including Farallon, Global Health Investment Fund, Adjuvent Capital, Wellington Partners, Hadean Ventures and Ventech) on the sale of the Austrian biotechnology company Themis to Merck Sharp Dohme
Advised “Ring” International Holding AG on the acquisition of the Burger King franchise network in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Advising various PE/VC funds (such as Centerbridge, Novalpina, Silverfleet Capital, Ardian, Farallon, Insight Partners, Speedinvest, b-to-v Ventures, Ventech or Wellington Partners), business angels and corporates in PE/VC transactions and early-stage financing rounds
Advising “Ring” International Holding AG on the investment of GSO, a member of the Blackstone Group, and Templeton Strategic Emerging Markets Fund IV and on the subsequent sale of the coatings division (transaction volume: approx. EUR 700m)
Initiator of the BT Nährboden program, an initiative of Brandl Talos, which – very selectively – supports promising start-ups
Advising a bidder on the intended acquisition of Erber AG (transaction volume: approx. EUR 1 billion)
Business angels and corporates in PE/VC transactions and early-stage financing rounds

Education

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2005),
Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, (Mag. rer.soc.oec. 2007)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A

‘Delivering an outstanding service’, BRANDL TALOS Attorneys at law combines proficiency in corporate and capital markets law with particularly strong regulatory expertise. The practice is well known for high-quality advice in the gaming & entertainment sector, which is a specialism of Thomas Talos, who leads the team alongside Roman Rericha. Stephan Strass was promoted to partner in January 2023 and is described by clients as ‘one of the upcoming stars in the M&A market’.