30 Years of RuSt

14 - 16 Ocotober 2026

RuSt 2026 – the annual forum for law.

Austria starts into October with new rules on Commercial Guarantees and Online Right of Withdrawal

08 October 2026

Growing consumer awareness of environmental protection, product longevity, and waste reduction has highlighted the benefits of longer commercial guarantees. To prevent consumers from being misled about the terms of legal guarantees and additional commercial guarantees of durability, a new harmonized notice and label for product guarantees must be used from September 27, 2026.

bpv Huegel advised SLEU Limited on the sale of Speedfit to Basic-Fit

15 September 2026

SLEU Limited sells Speedfit, a budget-friendly fitness club chain in Austria, to Basic-Fit.

bpv Huegel advises bp on Sale of Austrian Retail and EV Charging Business to volenergy AG

21 July 2026

bpv Huegel, alongside Lead Counsel Dentons, has advised bp on the sale of its shares in bp Retail Austria GmbH.

bpv Huegel advises ams OSRAM on EUR 1bn High-Yield Senior Notes issuance and EUR 600mn Revolving Credit Facility Amendment

15 June 2026

ams OSRAM issued EUR 1bn 7.25% senior unsecured notes due 2032 in an upsized offering and amended and restated its EUR 600mn Revolving Credit Facility.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on indirect taxes on capital raising (Case C-837/24)

08 June 2026

On 4 June 2026, the CJEU in Case C-837/24 (Nova Iberomoldes) ruled that Council Directive 2008/7/EC prohibits national indirect taxes on corporate restructurings where capital is paid up via shareholdings in property-owning companies.

CRD VI in Austria: A Sharper Supervisory Architecture – Legislative Draft Published

03 June 2026

The implementation of CRD VI in Austria started with a Ministerial Draft. It will not be a mere box-ticking exercise; it alters the DNA of bank governance, executive onboarding, transaction engineering, and capital allocation in Austria.

A Turning Point in Merger Control

28 May 2026

With the current draft of the new EU Merger Guidelines, the Commission is setting out its vision for the future direction of European merger control.

Minority Investments in M&A/PE – Key Considerations

21 May 2026

In our fourth M&A Spotlight edition (vol. 4), bpv Huegel PE/M&A partner Michal Dobrowolski outlines “Minority Investments in M&A/PE – Key Considerations”, focusing on five core building blocks that shape deal certainty and value preservation.

bpv Huegel advises ams OSRAM on the sale of its CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor

18 May 2026

ams OSRAM sells its CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for EUR 40 million

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