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E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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A key strength of E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH is its interdisciplinary offering which draws on the team’s expertise in M&A, banking and real estate on complex restructurings. Working for investors and creditors, the team has particular strengths in the real estate and automotive industries. Refinancing and restructuring go hand in hand for the firm, which excels in advising domestic and international clients on restructuring and insolvency proceedings before the Austrian Court. Leading the team is Marcus Benes who is adept at cross-border loan restructuring and the renowned Karoline Maria Hofmann who has experience advising distressed debtors on insolvency proceedings and board members on liability risks. Dominik Juster is another stand-out member of the team.      
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  • ‘Deep bench of sophisticated and experienced lawyers. Dominik Juster and his team have an extremely fast reaction time and provide very creative solutions in demanding restructuring situations. The team is easy to work with and they know the relevant players in the market well. ’

  • ‘Dominik Juster is creative and hands-on. He is able to handle challenging situations on high pressure matters very well.’

  • ‘Dr. Benes deserves special mention in the area of ​​reorganization/restructuring. Very competent and to the point. Always approachable and eloquent. Very appreciated by his colleagues, which is evident in the negotiations.'

  • ‘Great expertise, very responsive.’

  • ‘Johannes Feilmair is an excellent point of contact when it comes to corporate law. Very responsive, great expertise and reliable.’

  • ‘Dominik Juster is excellent - he has a broad range of expertise and is commercial in his approach.’

  • ‘Highly responsive, well connected, client focused team.’

  • ‘Dominik Juster is very commercial and responsive. Has excellent knowledge of complex transaction from his time working at leading law firm in London.’

Key clients

  • Volta Group
  • One Square Advisors
  • Heights Capital Management Inc.
  • AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGP
  • Certain funds advised by KKR Credit as second lien lenders to the Wittur group in relation to its financial restructuring
  • Ad-hoc Group of Bondholders of SIGNA Development's EUR 300 million senior notes in relation to SIGNA Development's crisis and insolvency proceedings
  • Takko Group
  • Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co KG

Work highlights

  • Advised Heights Capital / CVI regarding its claims against Fisker GmbH in insolvency proceedings
  • Advising the Volta Group in connection with the group-wide preparation of insolvency proceedings and liquidations, as well as with the effects of the UK insolvency on the Austrian branch
  • Advised the ad-hoc Group of Bondholders of SIGNA Development's EUR 300 million senior notes in relation to SIGNA Development's crisis and insolvency proceedings, one of the largest and most complex insolvency proceedings in Austrian history of all times

Lawyers

Practice head

Marcus Benes; Karoline Hofmann

Other key lawyers

Dominik Juster; Johannes Feilmair