Jointly steered by Volker Glas, Peter Knobl, and Thomas Zivny, Cerha Hempel excels in both regulatory and transactional work, with areas of expertise including stock exchange law, market abuse prevention, and bond issuances, with a particular emerging focus on green bonds. Glas handles the full range of corporate finance transactions, with notable experience in debt and equity transactions, while Knobl’s focus includes compliance matters and stock exchange services. Described as an ‘excellent lawyer’, Thomas Zivny’s recent workload includes advice regarding a €2bn medium-term note programme, while Christian Aichinger combines knowledge of capital markets, banking and finance, and corporate law to provide comprehensive advice to the firm’s clients.
Testimonials
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‘Thomas Zivny is an excellent lawyer with practicable advice. ’
'Thomas Zivny - professionally excellent, very pleasant to work with, pragmatic approach.’
Key clients
- Vienna Insurance Group
- J.P. Morgan
- voestalpine
- S Immo AG
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG
- SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels-AG
- Kommunalkredit Austria AG
- Bank Burgenland
- Polar Capital Funds PLC
- MFS Meridian Funds
- MFS Investment Management Fonds commun de placement
- ING Groep NV
Work highlights
- Advised the joint lead managers - J.P. Morgan SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE, BNP PARIBAS and UniCredit Bank AG - on the capital increase of Lenzing AG in an offer made at a 26% discount to the closing price of the shares on the day before launch, leading to a take-up of 99.5% by the existing shareholders.
- Advised voestalpine AG in connection with its €250m convertible bond issue.
- Advised Vienna Insurance Group on the updates of its programmes for the issuance of up to €500m each of restricted Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Volker Glas, Peter Knobl, Thomas Zivny