Binder Grösswang

Dario Schmelz (31) supports the Dispute Resol­u­tion Team of Binder Grösswang as an attorney at law with immediate effect. He has already been working in this team as an associate since 2020.

With the sale of the remaining production and packaging business of surgical gloves, Semperit has now finalised the sale of its entire medical business to Harps Global.

Binder Grösswang advised Nordstjernan AB and Etac AB together with Gernandt & Danielsson on the acquisition of all shares in KLAXON Mobility GmbH.

Michael Kutschera was elected ‘Honorary Life Member’ of the International Bar Association (IBA) at the IBA Council Meeting in Bucharest on 24 May 2024.

The renowned commercial law firm Binder Grösswang will start the 2024 business year on 1 February with a newly elected Management Board.

Binder Grösswang successfully advised the Semperit Group on the sale of its medical business (Sempermed: surgical and examination gloves) to the Southeast Asian glove producer HARPS GLOBAL PTE. LTD.

Binder Grösswang, as local counsel, advised PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm, on the acquisition of NovaTaste, formerly Savory Solutions Group, a global leader in taste innovation, from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF).

Binder Grösswang, one of Austria’s leading commercial law firms, has once again been honoured by an international legal publication. The renowned British publisher Chambers and Partners has designated Binder Grösswang as the Austrian Law Firm of the Year 2023.

Since the beginning of May, Anian Gruber has been strengthening the Binder Grösswang regulatory team as an attorney at law.

As of the beginning of the new business year, Regina Kröll and Michael Horak will become partners at Binder Grösswang; Johannes Bammer is being promoted to counsel.

Binder Grösswang has advised Turkish investor families around Mr. Baran Celik and Mr. Nuvit Gundemir in cooperation with SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz on the acquisition of large parts of the Veritas Group, an insolvent German automotive and industrial supplier. Signing of the purchase agreement (asset deal) occurred on 1 December 2022 with insolvency administrator Dr. Jan Markus Plathner (Brinkmann & Partner) acting as seller. The acquisition includes the Austrian subsidiary of the Veritas Group, three German plants in Gelnhausen (Hessen), Polenz and Neustadt (Saxony) as well as all subsidiaries located in Bosnia, China, Turkey and Hungary. The Binder Grösswang team consisted of partner Philipp Kapl (lead partner, Corporate/M&A), senior associate Mona Holzgruber and associate Florian Höllebauer (all Corporate/M&A) as well as senior associate Regina Kröll (FDI). The SZA team was led by Max Hirschberger (Corporate/M&A) and included, amongst others, in particular Stephanie Birmanns (Antitrust), Andreas Herr and Phillip Kablitz (all Corporate/M&A). Binder Grösswang was also responsible for Hungary together with Lakatos, Köves és Társai (Ádám Máttyus (lead partner, Corporate/M&A), Kornél Dirner and Viktoria Tamás (all Corporate/M&A)) and Bosnia together with BDK Advokati (Vladimir Dašić (lead partner, Corporate/M&A), Nikolina Bajić and Sanja Dedović (all Corporate/M&A)). Partner and media contact: Dr. Philipp Kapl is a partner at Binder Grösswang specializing in M&A transactions and private equity. T +43 1 534 80-810, [email protected] Mag. (FH) Petra Hinterberger, Head of Corporate Communications & Business Development T +43 1 534 80-669, [email protected] About Binder Grösswang: As one of the leading Austrian commercial law firms with a strong international focus, Binder Grösswang has been advising on all questions of commercial law for 60 years. Binder Grösswang employs more than 180 people in Vienna and Innsbruck. The law firm advises well-known national and international companies from all sectors.

Binder Grösswang has added a new attorney to its banking & finance team. Since the end of November, Attorney-at-Law Mathias Drescher (32) has been strengthening the successful finance team led by Binder Grösswang partners Stefan Tiefenthaler and Emanuel Welten.

Binder Grösswang, in cooperation with Hengeler Mueller, advised Trill Impact on entering into a growth partnership with Komet Austria, the leading manufacturer of irrigation system components in Austria. Komet Austria produces high-quality pivot sprinklers, precision regulators and long range sprinklers, supplying regional famers worldwide through its international distribution network. The company addresses global challenges such as water scarcity, an increased demand for food caused by population growth, and issues with food security through a portfolio of products focussing on increased water efficiency, decreased energy consumption, and subsequently higher crop yields. The partnership with Trill Impact is intended to further expand Komet Austria’s global presence, in particular in strategically relevant agricultural markets. Financial details of the transaction will remain undisclosed.

(Vienna, 07 June 2022) As part of the FinTech Week, Binder Grösswang invited to a panel discussion with top-class experts from the fields of cryptocurrency, economic research and politics on 2 June 2022.

(Vienna, 20 May 2022) For the fourth time, Binder Grösswang has been honoured with the award “Austria’s Best Employers” by the Great Place to Work institute. The award was presented to the firm on 19 May at a festive ceremony held at the Ariana Eventhalle in Vienna.

Binder Grösswang advised Cryoshelter GmbH on the entry of Hexagon Composites ASA into the liquid natural gas (LNG) business segment and the entry of Hexagon Purus ASA into the liquid hydrogen (LH2) business segment, in each case in the form of a minority shareholding with an option for the acquisition of all the shares within a specified period of time after the closing.

As of May 2022, Pia-Alena Havel LLM. (31) has been strengthening Binder Grösswang’s Corporate/M&A team, led by partner Thomas Schirmer, as an attorney at law.

Binder Grösswang has once again been honoured with the prestigious IFLR Europe Award “Austrian Law Firm of the Year” (national winner).

Binder Grösswang advised Venionaire Capital on the launch of the first Austrian investment fund that invests solely in digital assets. Tigris Web3, as the innovative crypto fund is called, was registered by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF).

Binder Grösswang together with Hengeler Mueller advised Apleona on the acquisition of Austrian Siemens Gebäudemanagement & -Services GmbH (SGS). Based in Vienna, the subsidiary of Siemens Austria puts its focus on technical facility management. Apleona is a leading European integrated facility management company based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

Binder Grösswang advised Gittis Naturprodukte GmbH on the purchase of Sunray d.o.o., from Atlantic Droga Kolinska, Živilska industrija, d.o.o., and thereby indirectly a production plant in Mirna, Slovenia.

In the new business year, the commercial law firm Binder Grösswang will have a larger management board, two new partners and a new counsel.

In the course of an asset deal, the German Nissan Center Europe has sold its dealer and sales network in Austria, which is operated by its Austrian branch, to the Spanish mobility provider ASTARA MOBILITY (formerly Bergé Auto). ASTARA MOBILITY will, thus, take over all sales and service activities for Nissan in Austria. After signing the contract documentation in mid-December 2021, closing is expected to occur by the end of February 2022, once all conditions precedent have been fulfilled.

Together with Clifford Chance, Binder Grösswang has advised leading European bank BNP Paribas Personal Finance on the reorganisation of the European financing landscape of leading automaker and mobility provider Stellantis N.V.

Binder Grösswang advises Raiffeisen Property Holding International on the sale of a fully rented office property in the Austrian capital as part of a share deal to the open-ended real estate fund “Swiss Life Ref (DE) European Real Estate Living & Working”.

Binder Grösswang advised Sanja Selak, founder, co-shareholder and managing director of ORIGIMM Biotechnology GmbH, on the sale of the company to Sanofi.

Binder Grösswang is pleased to announce its partnership with the female factor, a global community for the next generation of female leaders and the brand behind Europe’s first job platform for integrative companies.

Binder Grösswang advised Insight Partners together with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP on an investment in PSPDFKit, a leading document processing and manipulation platform for developers and enterprise businesses.

As of 1 August 2021, Patrick Mayrhuber (34) will be supporting the banking & finance team as an attorney at law.

Binder Grösswang advised the leading international bank BNP Paribas on the sale of Austria’s largest online-broker Hello bank! to BAWAG P.S.K.. The signing took place on July 22, 2021. The closing is expected by the end of 2021.

Binder Grosswang advised OLMeRO AG, a BYGGFAKTA Group subsidiary, on the acquisition of INFO-TECHNO Baudatenbank GmbH (“INFO-TECHNO”) from WEKA Group.

The Linz-based startup Blockpit GmbH, specializing in control software for crypto investors, has concluded a Series A investment round in the amount of USD 10 million. The capital raised will be used primarily to further accelerate the company’s Europe-wide growth. Blockpit’s medium-term target is to operate in all European markets.

The Austrian Anadi Bank plans to offer banking services at Austrian tobacconist shops, under the brand name “MARIE”. Therefore, it will soon be possible to have bank accounts and cards, make incoming and outgoing payments and obtain consumer loans at numerous tobacconist shops. In addition, each partner shop will have a tablet that is directly connected with the systems of the Austrian Anadi Bank; using this tablet, customers will be able to choose and order the available banking products themselves. It will also be possible to make cash transactions at the participating tobacconist shops.

(Vienna, 10 June 2021) Binder Grösswang advised Vertellus, a global supplier and manufacturer of speciality chemicals, and Pritzker Private Capital, a leader in family direct investing, in connection with the acquisition of the Intermediates and Specialty Chemicals business of ESIM Chemicals (IM Chemicals).

FAST LEAN SMART Group GmbH invests in impactit GmbH and becomes Solvares Group.