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AKELA

AKELA

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Austria

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Boutique firm AKELA is highly specialised in corporate and M&A matters, as well as related capital markets and banking and finance issues. Christiane Steurer and Martin Kollar head up the team. Kollar is an expert in both domestic and cross-border transactions as well as financing structures. Steurer has extensive experience in M&A and private equity transactions on both the buyer and seller side.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Martin Kollar provides highly professional services but at the same time values a personal connection to his clients. He proactively thinks about topics and persons which could be beneficial for our company beyond standard legal advice.’
  • ‘Up-and-coming law firm. Highly motivated. Deep industry knowledge.’
  • ‘Hands-on and fun to work with. Special highlight: Martin Kollar.’
  • ‘Flexible and fast turnaround.’
  • ‘Very much working in partnership with us as clients - closely involved in the development of the business, therefore really on point and fast in supporting us in legal matters Strong team spirit, with complementary capabilities.’
  • ‘Fully focused, they work very closely together across the teams. Out of the box, unique solutions.’

Key clients

  • seed + speed/Blum Ventures
  • Venionaire Capital AG
  • Wiener Rotes Kreuz
  • Wood_Space
  • CMTA AG
  • Heizma Group
  • Bluefin Payment Systems LLC
  • CEA Design GmbH
  • Kickscale FlexCo
  • Teachino FlexCo
  • WhatAVenture Group
  • Z-Zero

Work highlights

Advised seed + speed III and Blum Ventures as the lead investors in the seed round of the Austrian proptech company.
Advised Venionaire Capital on the setup of a private equity fund focused on building up strategic battery production capacity around the globe.
Advised the Vienna Red Cross as legal advisor for a comprehensive corporate restructuring.
Practice head

Christiane Steurer; Martin Kollar