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

Compliance now! Germany

07 May 2026

Join us on 7 May 2026 in Jugenheim near Frankfurt, Germany, for the Compliance Now

Defence Sector M&A in Austria – What to Watch Out for

04 May2026

In our third M&A Spotlight edition (vol. 3), bpv Huegel PE/M&A partner Michal Dobrowolski explores “Defence Sector M&A in Austria – What to Watch Out for”, focusing on five pressure points that increasingly determine whether defence‑related transactions can proceed at all. These include foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, as well as export control and licence‑related constraints.

From Global Geopolitical Conflicts to Transactions: Top 5 Impacts on M&A

09 April2026

In our second M&A Spotlight edition (Vol. 2), bpv Huegel PE/M&A partner Michal Dobrowolski highlights the “Top 5 Impacts on M&A during Geopolitical Conflicts”.

EU Inc. – EU is building its Delaware

03 April 2026

On 18 March 2026, the Commission published the EU Inc. proposal – an optional, digital first corporate legal form.

bpv Huegel strengthens its team with three new attorneys following internal promotions

25 March 2026

Raphael Lehner, Filip Lukacic, and Philipp Stengg are continuing their careers at bpv Huegel. They respectively specialize in corporate/M&A, public economic law, and competition and antitrust law.

UniCredit-Commerzbank – Rules of the game are different for Austrian target companies

24 March 2026

The strategic interplay of low-ball offers, creeping-in, share exchange offers and the absence of a ‘put-up or shut-up’ clause – under Austrian takeover law, things work differently.

Course “Regulatory Law” by Christian F. Schneider at Vienna University

13 March 2026

The course 030715 “Regulatory Law”, part of the core area of the selective subject “Public Economic Law”, will be held by our partner Christian F. Schneider also this year. Every Friday from 12 am to 2:00 pm in lecture hall SEM 51 at the Juridicum, starting on 13. March 2026. The script is available for download here. […]