
Recently, the new Handbook on Shareholder Disputes was published by Verlag Österreich. We are pleased that some of our lawyers contributed to this practice-relevant book and shared their expertise.
Andrea Zinober joins bpv Huegel from Northcote.Recht. As proficient Business Lawyer, she specialises in distribution and unfair competition law and is now the fourth new arrival since the beginning of the year to foster bpv Huegel’s recent expansion.
Once again, members of bpv Huegel’s Tax Team contribute the Austrian chapter to the “Corporate Tax Planning Law Review” published by The Law Reviews. Gerald Schachner, Kornelia Wittmann, Nicolas Wolski and Lucas Hora provide an overview of current and upcoming topics in international tax planning.
bpv Huegel again amongst the “Best Laywers” in Austria! We are pleased about a number of awards in the Handelsblatt Ranking. In addition bpv Huegel has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for the expertise in Competition/Antitrust Law.
Shareholder disputes are complex and fought out on many different fronts. The rights to information and disclosure in particular play a decisive role. Only a shareholder who is “armed” with all the information will be able to prevail in a dispute with his fellow shareholders.
VIVATIS acquires a 74 percent majority stake in WOJNAR and becomes a strategic partner. A bpv Huegel team led by Thomas Lettau advised the family-owned holding company on the sale of its majority stake in the WOJNAR Group and on entering into a strategic partnership with VIVATIS. The sale was carried out by way of a limited auction. Completion of the transaction is expected in the third quarter of 2021.
Focus Sports Law: At the latest since the reports in the magazine “News” on the Jürgen Werner and LASK case, the topic of “Third Party Ownership” (TPO) has been on everyone’s lips. In the environment of LASK, speculation with transfer rights of players is said to have taken place and thus a lot of money […]
Ein fachübergreifendes Team von bpv Grigorescu Stefanica hat den Risikokapitalfonds Draper Esprit im Zusammenhang mit seinem Series B Lead Investment in FintechOS beraten. Der Gesamtbetrag betrug 60 Mio. USD. In der Finanzierungsrunde nahmen auch die bestehenden Investoren Earlybird Digital East, Gapminder Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures und OTB Ventures teil.
We are once again in top positions in this year’s Legal 500 ranking. In the current edition, we were ranked in eight categories. In addition, we are pleased about the awards “hall of fame”, “leading individuals”, “next generation partners” and “rising stars”.
For the third time in a row, the Austrian chapter of The Law Review’s yearly Tax Disputes and Lititation Review is contributed by bpv Huegel’s tax team.
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