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Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

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Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners is recommended for particular experience in the banking, real estate, and payment services segments, with the team’s varied caseload encompassing banking litigation, as well as advising financial institutions on general terms and conditions and M&A deals in the sector. The department is spearheaded by a capable trio: Markus Fellner handles a busy workload which ranges from dispute resolution to financing transactions, whereas Gregor Schett is a key contact for banks requiring advice on contract drafting. Florian Kranebitter is experienced across the full spectrum of project and rescue financing. Stefan Adametz left the firm in September 2024.

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  • ‘Problem resolving team spirit on a very high level with out-of-the-box solutions.’

  • ‘Markus Fellner is a well-connected negotiator and lawyer with good solutions for complex situations.’

  • ‘Fast, to the point, and easy to work with.’

  • ‘Florian Kranebitter has a very reasonable approach.’

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Key clients

  • Kommunalkredit Austria AG
  • UniCredit Bank Austria AG
  • Numerous banks of the Raiffeisenbank sector
  • BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse AG
  • Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
  • Bank Frick & Co. AG
  • Land Niederösterreich (State of Lower Austria)
  • Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien
  • Stadtcasino Baden AG (Switzerland)|Spielglück GmbH (Germany)
  • Golden Wale Productions GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advised the target Kommunalkredit Austria AG on the acquisition of an 80% majority interest by the Swedish private equity investor Altor.
  • Advised UniCredit Bank Austria on the enforcement of its substantial minority rights as a shareholder of the 3Banks Group.

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Markus Fellner, Florian Kranebitter, Gregor Schett