Hall of fameWolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG
Partner; specialised in Equity Capital Markets, Financial Regulatory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance.
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG
Predominantly instructed by banks and other financial institutions, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG offers well-rounded experience handling debt capital markets-related matters, with clients appreciating the team’s ‘perfect market overview’. Regularly acting in a range of cross-border matters, the group comfortably handles advice on the digitalisation of bond and debt issuances programmes, especially in relation to green bonds. Practice head Claus Schneider’s expertise includes debt, hybrid and structured capital market matters, while Christine Siegl is described as an ‘outstanding lawyer for regulatory matters’. Richard Wolf is another key contact. Alexander Haas left the firm in 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Unique standing in Austria in debt capital market business, perfect market overview. Great responsiveness and very reliable legal analysis which hold true towards regulators.’
‘Claus Schneider: excellent lawyer, very supportive. Christine Siegl: outstanding lawyer for regulatory matters.’
Key clients
- UniCredit Bank Austria AG
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- TotalEnergies SE
- Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG
- HYPO Vorarlberg Bank AG
- Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d.
- HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreichund Wien AG
- Crédit Agricole Corporate & Institutional Banking
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Volksbank Wien AG
- Volksbank Vorarlberg reg.Gen
- Raiffeisen Bank Bosna i Hercegovina
- s Wohnbaubank
- Bank Austria Wohnbaubank
Work highlights
- Advised Raiffeisen Bank in several jurisdictions on the establishment and update of its €25bn bond issuance programme.
- Advised Erste Bank Group on numerous issuance programmes.
- Advised Wohnbaubank and Bank Austria Wohnbaubank on the preparation of a prospectus for the issuance of bonds.
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Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG
Partner; specialised in capital markets, debt and structured finance, bank regulatory law, corporate transactions. A debt, hybrid and structured issues expert, Claus has worked on some of the most innovative and other first-time debt and hybrid issues in Austria and has been one of the key legal advisors regarding bank support measures undertaken by the Republic of Austria amid financial crises.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claus Schneider