The expansive coverage of tax matters by the team at Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG includes advice pertaining to corporate tax, real estate and finance transactions, tax planning, tax litigation and fiscal criminal law. Practice head Niklas Schmidt is well reputed for his niche expertise in crpyto asset taxation, alongside his traditional strengths handling tax aspects of M&A deals and corporate restructurings. Eva Stadler excels in financial transactions and international tax law, while Melanie Dimitrov specialises in real estate tax and fiscal criminal law. Karin Spindler-Simader is highly regarded in the corporate tax arena.

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‘Broad expertise over the entire team (individual tax, corporate tax, M&A tax, VAT). Very responsive and good value for money. Capable of applying a multi-jurisdictional approach and providing the client with well-balanced and helpful advice, taking into consideration all relevant tax aspects of the different jurisdictions involved.’
‘Niklas Schmidt is THE crypto tax lawyer. Very enthusiastic about the industry in general and very knowledgeable relating to respective tax treatments. In addition, he is very strong in individual tax and omnipresent in relevant tax panels at IBA / ABA etc.’
‘Eva Stadler is very strong in tax advice relating to finance transactions, financial investment and investment funds. She is very responsive and provides to-the-point advice.’
‘Karin Spindler-Simader provided us with very helpful Austrian tax advice on cross-border M&A investment structures. She is very responsive and provided advice which was perfectly tailored to our needs.’
‘Eva Stadler is very experienced, knowledgeable and efficient.’
‘Best tax team in Austria.’
‘It is a team committed to the objectives sought by the client, led by Niklas Schmidt. We have had an excellent experience.’
‘Niklas Schmidt and Karin Spindler-Simader are an outstanding team that have exceeded the client's expectations and have worked in coordination with lawyers from Spain and Argentina in an outstanding way.’

Key clients

Agrofert
Magenta and Alpen Glasfaser

Work highlights

Advised Raiffeisen Bank International and M.M.Warburg & CO as joint lead managers and bookrunners on tax aspects of the inaugural issue of €50m 7 per cent green bonds 2023-2027 by UBM Development AG.
Advised AEQUITA on tax aspects of the acquisition of the operational glass production business of Eckelt Glas GmbH and GLAS ZIEGLER GES.M.B.H from the Saint-Gobain Group.
Advised Czech-based group AGROFERT on tax aspects of the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen business.

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