In a high-profile case of global interest, the Austrian Constitutional Court ruled on the Squeeze Out Act (the "Act") that was introduced in 2006.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice recently released a "Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" regarding the application and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA").

Das seit 1. April 2021 geltende Homeoffice-Maßnahmenpaket 2021 wurde im Rahmen der Covid-19-Pandemie seitens der Bundesregierung...

March 2026 – CRD VI (Directive (EU) 2024/1619) introduces a new harmonised EU regime requiring EU credit institutions and licensed (mixed)...

October 2025 – On 24 October 2025, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") published a consultation paper on revised guidelines on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review...

A number of issues may arise in a transaction where a new owner acquires a business or assets and can play an important role in the decision-making process.

During the summer of 2013, the European Commission initiated a public debate whether the scope of the EU Merger Regulation should be broadened to cover the acquisition of non-controlling minority shareholdings.

Following heated debates among various political stakeholders and unprecedented back and forth, the EU Council ultimately endorsed a final compromise text...

It is an open question whether the new warranty law should be used for stationary trade as well.

Es zeigt sich in der Praxis, dass die gesetzlichen Sorgfaltspflichten in Zusammenhang mit dem Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer-Registergesetz ("WiEReG") und die dementsprechenden Compliance-Maßnahmen...

Global warming, natural disasters, migration, the Covid-19 pandemic, material shortages, supply chain bottlenecks, the war in Ukraine, surging energy prices, soaring inflation and looming stagflation...

On 31 January 2012, the Financial Market Authority (FMA) amended the compliance regulation (Amendment to the Emittenten-Compliance-Verordnung 2007, ECV 2007) introducing the concept of „compliance-relevant information".

Wer die Arbeit der FMA verfolgt, weiß schon seit langem, dass Nachhaltigkeit am Finanzmarkt für die Behörde ein großes Thema ist.

Is a supervisory board member justified in taking a decision which helps his current company at the expense of his former company?

Post financial crisis, many listed companies used their excess liquidity to invest in treasury shares.

As known from the current legislation in Austria, the seller is also liable for incorrect installation of the goods.

Disclosure is a key element of private m&a transactions. It is primarily used in the context of representations and warranties as well as for procedural / structural aspects.

Since 1 July 2013, the costs for the incor­po­ra­tion of an Aus­trian lim­ited lia­bil­ity com­pany have been reduced significantly.

In the event of a public offer of securities, in order for the securities to be offered legally to investors, a prospectus must be prepared, approved by the competent authority and published.

Gastbeitrag 1. Die EZB will Banken künftig einem Stresstest in den Bereichen Umwelt, Soziales und Unternehmensführung unterziehen.