Stefan Tiefenthaler
Binder GrösswangJointly steered by Stefan Tiefenthaler, Emanuel Welten, Stefan Frank, and Stephan Heckenthaler, Binder Grösswang‘s banking and finance practice is recommended for maintaining an ’approach with the client’s needs in mind’ and works together seamlessly with other specialist groups of the firm, including the M&A, capital markets, tax and dispute resolution departments. The team regularly acts in cross-border financing transactions, for which Tiefenthaler is a key contact, and it is also noted for handling regulatory matters in the financial services industry, which are handled by Heckenthaler and Frank. The ‘experienced and responsive’ Welten offers specialised expertise in aircraft financing and ESG-related matters as part of his broad financing practice which also encompasses asset, acquisition, and real estate financings.
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‘Hands on approach with the client's needs in mind. Slick, straight and complete solutions.’
‘They respond immediately and consider their client's internal processes when giving advice.’
‘The team is responsive and pragmatic in their advice. ’
‘They have advised us on a wide range of finance transactions, understand our requirements and are very capable in aligning them with market developments.’
‘Emanuel Welten: experienced and responsive.'
Key clients
- Amazon EU S.à r.l.
- Austrian Anadi Bank
- Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co. Aktiengesellschaft
- BNP Paribas S.A.
- Caixa
- Cembra Money Bank AG
- CITI Bank
- Grover Group GmbH
- ING DiBa AG
- PSPDFKit GmbH
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich
- Société Générale
- Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG
- Unicredit Bank Austria
- Rail Cargo Austria AG
- Attestor Capital LLP
- Interritus Limited
- Credit Agricole
- VAMED Standortentwicklung und Engineering GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised the lenders on a €417.5m financing for Alpen Glasfaser, an Austrian fibre optic joint venture between Meridiam and Magenta Telekom.
- Advised Rail Cargo Austria AG as borrower on an Austrian law-governed first-of-its-kind ESG and sustainability-linked syndicated credit facility.
- Advised Austrian Anadi Bank on a cooperation with Austrian financial service providers to offer banking services via a new distribution channel.
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Stephan Heckenthaler
Binder Grösswang
Stefan Frank
Binder GrösswangPractice head
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Stefan Tiefenthaler, Emanuel Welten, Stephan Heckenthaler, Stefan Frank