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Pursuant to Sec 76 of the Austrian Act on Limited Liability Companies (GmbHG), agreements on a transfer of shares in a GmbH must be drawn up in the form of an Austrian notarial deed.

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Although the Vienna Stock Exchange has not seen any IPOs recently, a number of Vienna listed companies have recently increased or are planning to increase their share capital by way of a rights issue.

In 2017 Germany and Austria implemented an additional merger threshold, catching cases that fall below existing turnover thresholds but the consideration ...

It's been a banner year for special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) IPOs, not only in the United States, but also in European cities like Frankfurt or Amsterdam. As of August 2021...

The so-called M&A tool is probably the most impactful element of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), affecting many global and even local transactions. A first read of the FSR's...

The qualification and background of the shareholders of regulated financial services providers (such as credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms), their commercial and strategic aims and the quality and source of the funds available to them for acquisition or for injection into an Austrian regulated institution has always been of interest for supervisors.

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have triggered significant debate in the competition field, both in Austria and at a European level.

It has only been three years since the Austrian cartel law was last amended. Whereas at that time the focus was on the creation of new authorities (Federal Competition Authority and Federal Cartel Prosecutor) and procedural changes, the new amendment primarily concerns substantive issues. The present amendment is, for the time being, the last brick of alignment with EC cartel law.

Recent rulings by the Austrian Takeover Commission (TC) reflect a case by case approach to acting in concert situations and changes in shareholder arrangements.

A perfect harmony in M&A, innovation and growth. Insights from Schoenherr | Paweł Halwa, Office Managing Partner at Schoenherr Poland

As a result of the financial and economic crisis, global foreign direct investment (FDI) has been declining since mid-2008.

Cor­po­rate reor­ga­ni­za­tions are very com­mon in cor­po­rate prac­tice. The lia­bil­ity risks borne by MB and SB mem­bers in the con­text of cor­po­rate reor­gan­i­sa­tions should not be underestimated.

In recent years, the caseload in Austrian courts regarding civil and commercial litigation has decreased by approximately 20%, from 0.5 first instance litigation cases pending per 100...

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M&A and corporate transactions (including mere group-internal restructurings) in the financial sector often not only require profound corporate law documentation, but also financial regulatory...

On 28 November 2022, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to the Regulation on Foreign Subsidies distorting the Internal Market (FSR) following the adoption of the regulation...