Christian Aichinger
Cerha HempelCerha Hempel is recommended for a wealth of experience in advising on green bonds, financial services regulations and an array capital market transactions, including post-transactional topics. The structuring of MTN programs and their terms and conditions is another focus area of the team and a specialism of Thomas Zivny, who head the team alongside the expert for debt and equity capital market transactions Volker Glas, and Peter Knobl, who is a name to note for regulatory topics and clearing procedures on stock exchanges. ‘Sharp-minded attorney’ Christian Aichinger is adept at acquisition matters in the real estate segment and frequently advises on the issuance of corporate bonds.
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Testimonials
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‘Very professional team with fast response times and competent advice.'
‘Expertise, practical experience, solution-oriented thinking, forward planning and responsiveness are very pronounced in this team and leave nothing to be desired.The seamless collaboration with our in-house team deserves special mention.’
‘Volker Glas is our go-to partner for capital market transactions. Christian Aichinger is an equally sharp-minded attorney we can always count on.’
Key clients
- J.P. Morgan SE
- Agri Europe Cyprus Ltd
- voestalpine AG
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- S Immo AG
- Kommunalkredit Austria AG
- MFS Investment Management FCP
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG
- ING Bank N.V.,|ING Bank N.V. Sidney Branch
- Polar Capital Funds PLC, MFS Meridian Funds
- SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels AG
Work highlights
- Advised the joint lead managers, J.P. Morgan SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE, BNP PARIBAS and UniCredit Bank AG in the capital increase of Lenzing AG.
- Advised Agri Europe Cyprus Ltd on submitting a voluntary public takeover offer for a block of 17% in Austrian-listed Addiko Bank AG’s share capital.
- Advised Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG on tapping the international capital markets in January 2024 for €500m with benchmark bonds.
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Volker Glas, Peter Knobl, Thomas Zivny