Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 2
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+43 1 404 43 0About
Provided by CMS
Our Banking & Finance team provides legal and tax advice on all transactional, regulatory and other issues that arise across the full spectrum of banking and finance activity. We are an experienced and well-known business partner, having been directly involved in many groundbreaking developments and transactions in Europe and beyond.
We advise clients in the following areas:
- Acquisition finance
- Real Estate finance
- Project finance
- Asset finance and leasing
- Structured finance and securitisation
- Loan-Portfolio transactions
- Banking regulation and supervision
- Corporate restructuring and recovery
- Banking litigation
We work with a wide range of clients – from small, privately held institutions to global corporations. Our range of clients includes:
- Retail and investment banks
- Building societies and other lending institutions
- IFI’s and DFI’s
- Mutual investment fund companies
- Asset management houses
- Underwriters, brokers and financial advisers
- Finance and operating lessors
- Asset operators and manufacturers
- Governments and state entities
- Major national and multi-national borrowers and issuers
Chambers Review
CMS is a distinguished player in banking and finance both in Austria and across the CEE region and is particularly sought after for its cross-border capabilities. The team is regularly mandated for its expertise in project, corporate, real estate and acquisition finance. The firm possesses further expertise in refinancing transactions and regulatory advice, while also showing valuable experience in facility agreements. The Vienna-based team caters to a diverse portfolio of clients, with a particularly strong following of domestic and international financial institutions.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Yıldırım Holding on the USD67 million financing of its acquisition of Albchrome Holding.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS always offers very constructive feedback and pragmatic approaches."
"The lawyers have a good understanding of what is going on in relevant markets."
"The team is capable of handling all complex transactions to the highest quality."
"CMS knows our team and the needs of banking clients."
"They are proactively engaging with problems with very good negotiation skills and profound knowledge of the transactions."
"CMS always offers very constructive feedback and pragmatic approaches."
"The lawyers have a good understanding of what is going on in relevant markets."
"The team is capable of handling all complex transactions to the highest quality."
"CMS knows our team and the needs of banking clients."
"They are proactively engaging with problems with very good negotiation skills and profound knowledge of the transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Prominent practitioner Günther Hanslik is recognised for his strong following of lender-side clients, advising on project, acquisition and real estate finance transactions, as well as refinancings. While predominantly active in Austria, he is equally well versed in handling cross-border mandates.
"Günther is the finance lawyer I most like to work with in Vienna. He is well-versed, extremely good with our customers, and has an incredible amount of patience and perseverance."
"Günther Hanslik is very experienced, knowledgeable and highly dependable."
"Günther continues to be a perfect link between parties in negotiations. He offers excellent service and outstanding commercial awareness."
"He is our preferred partner in Vienna."
"Günther is calm, competent and analytical. He comes back with constructive solutions, and has very deep knowledge of the law."
Stefan Paulmayer continues to impress with an excellent track record in real estate financing. He is active across a range of other banking and finance mandates, included syndicated and bridge facility agreements and regulatory advice. He further shows good ability in coordinating cross-border mandates.
"I really like working together with Stefan. He has a very wide experience in financing and his insolvency background comes in handy."
"Stefan provides good cooperation and expertise."
"I enjoyed working with Stefan."
Ranked Lawyers at
CMS
Austria
Members
Provided by CMS
Anna Wieser
Ioanna Ovadias
Kai Ruckelshausen
Lisa Oberlechner
Marcell Clark
Philipp Mark
Sanela Fürstenberg
Stefan Paulmayer
Walter Gapp
Clients
Provided by CMS
Allianz Real Estate
Austria Anadi Bank
Bloomberg
Casinos Austria
Commerzbank
Erste Group Bank AG
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Finanzmarktbeteiligung Aktiengesellschaft des Bundes (FIMBAG
Förderungsverein der Primärbanken
Heta Asset Resolution AG
Merrill Lynch
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
The European Central Bank
Unicredit Bank Austria AG
Zumtobel AG
Industries
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Banks
Consumer Products
Energy
Financial institutions
Health care
Insurance
Media
Mining & Metals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Retail
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications
Transportation
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