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Provided by CMS
We advise national and international investment banks, issuers and investors on all aspects related to stock exchange and capital markets law. Financial intermediaries such as investment firms, investment funds or financial institutions are also among our clients. Our capital markets law team deals with all aspects of capital market transactions and advises on all questions of regulatory law.
Our services include:
- Initial public offerings, secondary offerings as well as capital increases of listed companies via capital markets or private placement in Austria and abroad
- Structuring of over-the-counter transactions including preparation and implementation of due diligence reviews for purchaser, seller or target company
- Switching to another trading platform and delisting of publicly owned stocks
- Structuring of and advice on issuance of corporate bonds, structured bonds or MTN programmes
- Structuring of reverse convertible bonds, discount certificates, warrants
- Legal counsel to issuers of publicly-owned securities
- Devising and implementing stock option programmes
- Counselling Austrian and foreign investment funds on investment products offered for public sale
- Structuring of takeover offers, advice to bidders, sellers and target companies in takeover procedures and representation before the Austrian Takeover Commission
- Advice on venture capital and private equity transactions, articles of association and exit agreements
- Securitisation and other types of structured financing
Chambers Review
CMS primarily advises on DCM transactions including high-value note and bond issuances, including green senior notes, but also displays capabilities in share flotations and IPOs. CMS is particularly strong in cross-border transactions.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Best in Parking on the launch of a debt issuance programme amounting to up to EUR170 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team's timeliness is really good. The lawyers deliver really quickly and are also very good content-wise."
"CMS has a really good international network."
"The team's timeliness is really good. The lawyers deliver really quickly and are also very good content-wise."
"CMS has a really good international network."
Notable Practitioners
Walter Gapp enters the rankings following positive reviews from the market. He offers particular expertise in DCM, including cross-border notes issuances.
"He has a lot of regulatory know-how and is a smart guy."
"Walter is detail-oriented and finds the mistake that nobody else finds."
Ranked Lawyers at
CMS
Austria
Clients
Provided by CMS
BAWAG PSK
Bloomberg
CMC Markets
Casinos Austria
Commerzbank
Crosslend
Ford Credit (FCE Bank)
Merrill Lynch
Raiffeisen International Bank AG
The European Central Bank (EZB)
Zumtobel AG
Industries
Provided by CMS
Banks
Consumer products
Energy
Financial institutions
Insurance
Media
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications