Tax

Binder Grösswang

The large team at Binder Grösswang covers a range of tax issues, advising national and international companies in matters pertaining to international and EU tax law, restructuring, transfer pricing, transactional tax, tax audits and litigation. The tax practice is closely aligned with the firm’s private client portfolio, offering (U)HNWI advice on private wealth and tax litigation. Christian Wimpissinger, who focuses on double taxation treaties, litigation, and accounting law, and Clemens Willvonseder, whose expertise lies in corporate and transactional tax, as well as VAT and stamp duty law, lead the team. Barbara Gangl‘s prior experience at the Austrian Federal Tax Court strengthens the team’s litigation work, and Manuela Wenger assists on social security matters.

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Testimonials

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‘I have used and worked with the tax department extensively on a number of inbound and outbound matters and have always been very pleased with the quality and timing of advice received. They have always returned with solutions-oriented advice, where possible.’
‘Christian Wimpissinger is very smart, very capable and very responsive. I very much appreciate Christian's precision, conciseness and solutions-oriented approach to a very complex area of law (tax). I only wish I had more Austrian matters for greater occasion to work with Christian!’
‘Very responsive and competent with cutting-edge technical skills in international taxation. Understand industries and business.’
‘Christian Wimpissinger stands out for responsiveness, a user-friendly approach, and reliability.’
‘The tax law practice of Binder Grösswang is unique, since only a few law firms in Austria do provide tax advice and the team is working at the level of Big Four firms when it comes to managing projects and providing advice on tax law matters.’
‘Christian Wimpissinger and Manuela Wenger are very responsive and have the ability to explain complex tax law matters in words that do not sound all that technical. They can manoeuvre teams with diverse cultural backgrounds easily and are often in a role of managing projects, meaning bring together international advisers with business teams.’
‘Binder Grösswang's tax team is known for its technical expertise and its willingness to find pragmatic solutions to their clients' issues. They strive to stay on top (and ahead) of international and domestic tax developments, and have a solid informal network of international firms with which they closely collaborate.’
‘Clemens Willvonseder is dynamic, knowledgeable in his area and very competent in handling cross-border and cross-practice transactions. He is the single tax lawyer I would recommend to my clients dealing with Austrian tax matters.’

Key clients

AG Capital Austria, Austrian Growth Capital Fund
Agilent Technologies
Air Liquide
Atos IT Solutions and Services GmbH
Attestor Capital LLP
Auto1-Group
AUVA (Public Accident Insurance)
AXA Gruppe
BNP Paribas
ChargePoint Holdings
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Danone
Deezer
DPE (Deutsche Private Equity)
Egeria
Europcar
IBM
Insight Partners
IsoPlus
Johnson & Johnson
Kärntner Beteiligungsverwaltung (Holding Company of the State of Carinthia)
Macquarie Group (various Austrian and international (UK, AUS) entities)
Mayr-Melnhof
Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA
Mubadala
Mutares
Pritzker Private Capital, Vertellus
Radancy
Renault Austria
Sanofi Schneider Electrics
Société Générale
The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
Trill Impact
VINCI

Work highlights

Advised the private equity firm Egeria on the tax aspects concerning its acquisition of Isoplus, an Austrian/German manufacturer of insulated plumbing.
Advised Macquarie Asset Management on the tax aspects of its acquisition of a substantial minority stake in Best in Parking, a major Austrian car park operator, by way of a capital increase.
Advised Attestor Capital LLP and Interritus Limited, the indirect shareholders of Kommunalkredit Austria AG, on the sale of Kommunalkredit Austria AG to the Swedish financial investor group Altor.