Dr Philipp Kinsky > Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH
DR KARL LUEGER-PLATZ 5
1010 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Capital Markets

Position

Partner

Career

Philipp Kinsky is co-founder and partner at Herbst Kinsky attorneys in Vienna.

After his admission to the Austrian Bar in 2001, Philipp worked as partner with leading law firms. He specializes in (cross-border) M&A, venture capital and capital markets and advises, among others, listed companies on complex corporate law as well as on capital markets law aspects. Philipp advised inter alia Marinomed Biotech AG on its recent IPO at the Vienna Stock Exchange. Furthermore he acts as counsel to both venture capital funds and private equity/venture capital financed companies in numerous international M&A and private equity/venture capital transactions.

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

  • Austrian Bar
  • invest austria (Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organization)
  • aaia (Austrian Angel Investor Association)

Education

  • 1996 University of Graz (Mag. iur.)
  • 2000 University of Vienna (Dr. iur.)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Capital markets

Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH is capable of handling public takeovers, public offerings through crowd investing platforms, and alternative financial offerings, and the team also regularly advises on bond issuances, public offerings and shareholding matters. Practice head Philipp Kinsky is described as ‘one of the most experienced and best lawyers in Austria when it comes to start-ups’. Johannes Frank has been promoted to partner in January 2023 and is a key contact for alternative investment fund-related work.

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Offering a ‘perfect balance of expertise, speed and pragmatism’, Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH Kinsky remains a household name in the venture capital and start-up field. The team is jointly steered by Phillip Dubsky, the ‘highly skilled’ Philipp Kinsky, Florian Steinhart, and Christoph Wildmoser. Dubsky has a focus on advising tech companies on M&A and private equity transactions, whereas Wildmoser mainly advises private equity investors and corporates and contributes to the firm’s cross-border offering, which was further strengthened with the arrival of Johanna Höltl from DLA Piper in January 2023.