Most major Austrian banks rely on Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners‘ insolvency and corporate recovery practice, which is renowned among large creditors for complex restructurings and pre-insolvency matters. Alongside advising a wealth of banks, the firm provides rounded advice to clients in the retail and real estate sectors. Practice head and founding partner Markus Fellner is widely recognised as the leading restructuring expert in Austria, equipped with deep expertise in refinancings. Leading the team with Fellner is Florian Kranebitter, who is highlighted for his experience in international mandates.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Single point of contact on partner-level, very experienced advice combined with hands-on mentality.’

  • ‘The team is very well organized, you can reach them at any time. Extremely reliable, you get an answer in any case in short time. And the answers are precise and explained fundamentally.’

  • ‘In our critical cases we work with a team under the lead of Dr. Fellner. He has the best know how in distressed loan situations throughout the country. He prepares alternatives and advises on what strategy to proceed with. And he is an excellent networker, whatever additional advisers you need he can bring in contacts. Whatever time stress a cases brings with it, Mr. Fellner can handle it.’

  • ‘The team is very competent, the cooperation is very good, inquiries are responded to promptly, the team is able to deliver a very high output in a short time. The quality is top notch.’

  • ‘Dr. Fellner is an outstanding lawyer, very competent, takes the necessary time, responds to individual needs, has perfect conversation skills and enormous knowledge and experience.’

  • ‘So incredibly fast, creative in solution finding, able to balance interests at the end for sustainable solutions.’

  • ‘M.Fellner: expertise and knowledge are outstanding, exceptional availability, efficiency, no case is too big or impossible to be handled by MF.’

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Key clients

  • Erste Group Bank AG
  • Raiffeisenbank Region Baden
  • Raiffeisen Group
  • NIKE Retail B.V.
  • UniCredit Bank Austria AG
  • BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft
  • CaixaBank
  • HYPO-BANK BURGENLAND Aktiengesellschaft
  • Oberbank AG
  • Salzburger Sparkasse Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Markus Fellner, Florian Kranebitter