The finance and regulatory team at bpv Hügel is well-versed in the full spectrum of financing transactions, from asset and project finance to refinancing and restructuring, as well as regulatory issues. Alongside his financing and regulatory practice, Ingo Braun handles insurance claims and commercial agreements. Christoph Nauer routinely represents both international and Austrian blue chip companies, while Stefan Gaug is a key contact for cross-border matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Ingo Braun is a very smart lawyer, extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic, very creative in finding well-working solutions and always responsive and to the point.'
- 'Christoph Nauer is a very bright lawyer, a very strong negotiator, always calm, efficient and pragmatic and with a stand-out commercial understanding. He is the lawyer we call first for the most complex transactions.'
Key clients
- RWA
- CPI Europe AG
- Cerberus
- Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch
- STRABAG SE
- CMC Markets
Work highlights
Advised RWA Holding on a €170m bridge loan facility from RBI for the acquisition of a 47.53% stake in RWA AG from BayWa AG in the course of BayWa's restructuring.
Advised EAVISTA on its acquisition of a 75.1% stake in card complete Services Bank AG from UniCredit Bank Austria AG and Raiffeisen-Invest-Gesellschaft m.b.H., including regulatory approval by the Austrian Financial Market Authority.
Advised Cerberus on the purchase and transfer of a UK loan portfolio from an Austrian credit institution as part of a cross-border securitisation transaction.
Practice head
Ingo Braun; Stefan Gaug; Christoph Nauer