bpv Legal | Czech Republic provided legal advice to Carrier Transicold

28 January 2020

bpv Braun Partners supported Carrier Transicold in the sale of its Czech subsidiary.

bpv Huegel´s Antitrust Practice ranks again as “Elite” in GCR 100

28 January 2020

bpv Huegel’s antitrust practice is ranked once again among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2020 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices.

Seminar Stock Corporations-Shareholders’ Meeting: “Remuneration Policy – First Experiences and Questions of Design” – presented by Christoph Nauer

28 January 2020

Christoph Nauer, corporate and capital markets partner at bpv Huegel, talks on “Remuneration Policy” at the seminar Stock Corporations-General Meeting (Business Circle seminar series 2020) on 28 January 2020.

Party Time: The Moot Court finale is in the air

15 January 2020

The year 2020 starts with a traditional party in the Sky Lobby of bpv Huegel. On 9 January 2020 the Vienna preliminary round of the Moot Court Civil Law 2019/2020 took place.

Interview in the International Tax Review: Implementation of Interest Barrier in Austria

14 January 2020

Our tax experts Kornelia Wittmann and Nicolas Wolski have been interviewed by the International Tax Review: Check out the insights.

Major changes for the real estate sector in the government programme

13 January 2020

The programme of the turquoise-green government for the years 2020-2024 comprises a total of 328 pages. Only the pages 40-43 are covering the real estate industry. What can be expected in the new legislative period?

bpv Huegel advised Valneva SE in its successful delisting from the Vienna Stock Exchange

8 January 2020

Mit 20. Dezember 2019 hat Valneva SE die Notierung ihrer Aktien an der Wiener Börse eingestellt, um den Handel an der Euronext Paris zu zentralisieren. bpv Hügel hat Valneva SE beim Delisting beraten.

WiEReG changes on 10 January 2020: The end of privacy and the need for action in private foundations

20 December 2019

Changes to the Beneficial Owner Register Act (Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer Register Gesetz “WiEReG”) will come into force on 10 January 2020. The most drastic change is the possibility of access to the register for everyone. This is not justified especially in the case of family private foundations and would not be necessary pursuant to the EU directive.

The Osram takeover battle finally accomplished by Austrian ams puts a spotlight on differences between the takeover rules in Austria and Germany

18 December 2019

With the announcement of ams late evening on a Friday at the beginning of December 2019, that the “acceptance threshold for ams’ takeover offer for OSRAM is satisfied”, one of the longest and most controversial takeover battles in the past years brought a happy ending for Austrian ams for the time being.

Sanochemia applies for restructuring proceedings with bpv Huegel

16 December 2019

Today the listed Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG applied for the opening of restructuring proceedings with the Vienna Commercial Court. bpv Huegel advises Sanochemia in the restructuring.