Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)'s tax expertise allows it to assist clients in finding the optimal structure for their corporate transactions and restructurings, with further capabilities in assisting HNWIs with the structuring of their assets and transactions in tax-efficient ways. Heading up the group is Marco Thorbauer, whose broad practice covers corporate and real estate transactional taxation, and who is also able to assist clients in making voluntary disclosures to the tax authorities. Tobias Hayden provides further support on both domestic and cross-border tax matters.
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Testimonials
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- Schoenherr is probably the best Austrian law firm. They are very experienced and highly skilled in all legal areas.
- Marco Thorbauer is an excellent tax advisor. He is always available to his clients, works hard and is highly skilled in national and international tax law for corporations and individuals. Highly recommended!
- ‘Highly motivated team that gives straightforward, solution-oriented advice. Strengths include tax structuring, tax M&A and complex UBO structures.’
- ‘It is impressive how the team developed over the last years. Beside their transaction tax practice, we referred several private clients to them and all of them where totally happy with Marco Thorbauer as their Austrian counsel.’
- ‘Marco Thorbauer is a developer. Beside the outstandingly good transaction tax advice, he developed the private client practice over the last years very well.’
Key clients
- Advent International Corporation
- Atomos-Kliniken
- Enery Group
- Erste Group Bank
- EVNFoxyflo GmbH
- Fresenius Group
- Generali Versicherung AG
- Global Payments Inc.
- Graz Holding
- Kaufhaus Steffl AG
- MyAcker GmbH
- OMV AG
- Ortner GmbH
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- Sdui GmbH
- SiteLog GmbH
- Slate Asset Management
- UniCredit Bank AG
- VERBUND AG
- 8eyes GmbH
Work highlights
Advised OMV Aktiengesellschaft, as issuer's counsel, in connection with the issue of new perpetual, subordinated hybrid notes, with a volume of €750m.
Advised Italian technology company SOMACIS S.p.A. on its 100 % acquisition of AT&S Korea CO., LTD. on tax related matters, which operates a circuit board production plant in Ansan, South Korea.
Advises NXP Semiconductors N.V., on its agreement to acquire TTTech Auto, via an all-cash transaction valued at USD 625m.
Practice head
Marco Thorbauer
Other key lawyers
Tobias Hayden