Led from Bucharest by Matei Florea, Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)‘s ’highly experienced’ integrated team operates across all of the firm’s offices in the CEE region, allowing it to handle a high volume of multi-jurisdictional matters that span from complexly structured finance transactions to financial services litigation. The group is instructed by fintech clients, financial institutions, and insurance companies and shows proficiency in ESG-related topics such as green financings. Key contacts in Austria are the ‘go-to lawyer for strategically important financing transactions’ Martin Ebner, as well as Peter Feyl, who combines regulatory expertise with knowledge of debt finance and M&A, and Laurenz Schwitzer, who focuses on real estate and asset finance.
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‘Martin Ebner is our go-to lawyer for strategically important financing transactions and other special situations. He is a brilliant advisor, a strong negotiator and adds value to every transaction.’
‘Highly experienced team, with closely aligned communication/collaboration between individual team members.’
‘Very personable, highly responsive to client needs, anticipate issues in advance, highly qualified, earn trust very quickly with expertise and character.’
Key clients
- Agrana Beteiligung-AG
- Allianz
- American Express
- Bitpanda
- Booking.com
- Calm Storm Management
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Erste Group Bank AG
- European Federation of Energy Traders
- Goldman Sachs
- immigon Portfolioabbau AG i.A.
- J. P. Morgan
- Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG
- OMV AG
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- Red Bull
- Schoellerbank AG
- UniCredit Bank Austria AG
- UNIQA
- Volksbank Wien AG
- Volkskreditbank AG
- Wienerberger AG
Work highlights
- Advised UniCredit Bank Austria, ING Bank NV, Erste Group Bank AG, Raiffeisenbank International AG and Commerzbank AG as sole coordinator, documentation agent, bookrunner and mandated lead arranger on the revolving syndicated facility for Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH.
- Advised Bitpanda in connection with a corporate restructuring.
- Advised Wienerberger AG on a €700m bridge term loan facility agreement arranged by Erste Group Bank AG, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Danske Bank A/S and UniCredit Bank Austria AG.
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Leading partners
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Martin Ebner
Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)Next Generation Partners
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Laurenz Schwitzer
Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)Practice head
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Matei Florea