Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH provides comprehensive advice on market entries, asset and acquisition financing, and refinancings. Christoph Wildmoser, who leads the team alongside Christoph Herbst and Wolfgang Schwackhöfer, is also capable of advising on aviation financings. Herbst’s practice extends to the full range of banking and capital markets law, including regulatory matters as well as litigation, while Schwackhöfer primarily advises banking clients on their entry into the Austrian market.

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  • 'The work of Wolfgang Schwackhoefer and his team is always on point, timely, responsive and based on a high level of professionalism. It is simply fun to work with Wolfgang.’

Key clients

  • Egeria Capital Beheer B.V.
  • Banco Santander
  • Berenberg
  • DPE Deutsche Private Equity
  • Invision
  • Interbridge Europe u. Raisin Bank
  • Mondu GmbH + Raisin Bank
  • UniCredit Bank Austria
  • TFBank AB
  • Apera Asset Managemnet

Work highlights

  • Advised DPE Deutsche Private Equity in connection with the DPE Continuation Fund I and the related amendment of existing financing through a €780m continuation fund.
  • Advised Invision AG on the financing of the acquisition of the Austrian eduPRO Group from Luxempart German Investments S.A..
  • Advised Egeria, a family-owned pan-European investment company, on a €112m financing for the acquisition of Isoplus group.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christoph Herbst, Wolfgang Schwackhöfer, Christoph Wildmoser