Cerha Hempel offers considerable expertise in financial services regulations, as well as administrative penalty proceedings before the Financial Market Authority. Peter Knobl co-heads the team and specialises in regulatory, restructuring and investment fund matters. Thomas Zivny and Volker Glas also lead the team. Zivny focuses on project financing in Central and South-Eastern Europe, in particular real estate financings matters. Glas is a corporate finance expert and handles syndicated loans, acquisition and project financings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Peter Knobl is an absolute expert in banking law. Our collaboration has always been perfect.'
- ‘Great professionals.’
- ‘Absolute experts that always meet client expectations.’
- ‘Their work is reliable. If they see something that should be fixed, they give us a hint, even if this is not part of their mandate.’
- ‘Christian Aichinger gives reliable and quick advice.’
Key clients
- Agri Europe Cyprus Ltd
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Raiffeisenlandesbank NÖ-Wien AG
- ODDO BHF SCA
- AT&S
- COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A./Santander Bank Polska S.A.
- XXXLutz/Porta Group
- RHI Magnesita GmbH
- Infrareal GmbH & Co KG
Work highlights
Advised Agri Europe Cyprus Ltd on submitting a voluntary public takeover offer for a block of 17% of Addiko Bank AG’s share capital.
Advised the Paris HQ of a CRR credit institution on the partial transfer of an investment services business to the client, resulting in the establishment of an Austrian branch of ODDA BHF SCA.
Advised Erste Group Bank AG in connection with a new financing in the amount of €30m for CPI's Europeum project in Hungary.
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Practice head
Peter Knobl; Volker Glas; Thomas Zivny
Other key lawyers
Christian Aichinger