Our world is a complicated and everchanging place. It feels like every time we look up, a new facet is there, another perspective that adds to our worldview.

One-share one-vote has long been the European Commission's mantra in establishing a level playing field for investors.

Wie in HLMK-Newsletter 2017/01 ausführlich dargelegt, ist es mittlerweile gefestigte höchstgerichtliche Rechtsprechung, dass Gesellschaftereinlagen bei Personengesellschaften ohne ...

July 2025 – The EU Listing Act introduces significant changes to the capital markets framework, including a revision of the ad-hoc disclosure rules...

Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the "FSR") will become applicable this year on 12 July and 12 October (for M&A notifications) respectively.

Together with a UK and US lawyers and a Delaware Supreme Court judge, KNOETZL's Katrin Hanschitz explored "Trends in Merger and Acquisition Law and Practice: The Interrelationship between Stockholder Voting and Director Duties" ...

On 15 December 2023, Austria's National Council of the Parliament (lower house) adopted the Flexible Company Act (Flexible-Kapitalgesellschafts-Gesetz, FlexKapGG)...

Elektronische Aktenführung hat auch in den Verwaltungsverfahren Einzug gefunden und unter anderem zu einer Verfahrensbeschleunigung beigetragen.

Start-up valuations are under pressure in late 2022. Both companies and investors are increasingly struggling to finance business models that rely on external financing.

The new government promises great things for start-ups and for blockchain users.

The EU Commission, further incited by the Paris terrorist attacks, has declared the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorist financing a top priority;

The number of new Private Limited Companies has been decreasing in Austria over the last few years.

The life cycle of a startup is defined by its milestones. It is a fast-forward lifestyle aimed at achieving success.

During economic downturns valuations drop and dealmakers rightly expect a shift from a sellers' to a buyers' market.

In our practice, we have found that the most common reason for distressed companies to initiate reorganisation measures is a severe liquidity squeeze.

The days when ESG could be dismissed as an occasionally effective marketing ploy are long gone.

Ich habe ein Start-up (GmbH) gegründet und möchte meine Mitarbeiter/innen als Dank für ihr Engagement, aber auch als zusätzlichen Anreiz, sie in meinem Team zu behalten...

The remuneration of each member of the management board, as well as the remuneration policy, shall be featured in the company's corporate governance report.

The only constant in life is change, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said. Still, change can stir up comfort zones and make progress feel uncomfortable.

December 2025 – For years, proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have shaped voting behaviour at annual general meetings...