Günther Hanslik
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Günther Hanslik
Practice Areas
Günther Hanslik is a partner in the CMS Vienna Transaction Team and specialises in financial transactions, restructurings and corporate transactions.
He leads the financial transaction team of CMS Vienna and supports clients in high-profile projects in Austria and CEE. He also represents leading European financial institutions and international companies.
Günther has been teaching at the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration for many years.
Professional Memberships
Austrian Bar Association.
Publications
Wissenszurechnung beim Unternehmenskauf (Imputation of knowledge when acquiring companies, German publication), ecolex 2016
Big Deal: M&A-Verträge richtig verhandeln, (Big Deals: getting M&A negotiations right, German publication) LexisNexis 2014
Akquisitionsfinanzierung, in: Althuber/Schopper (Hrsg.), (Financing acquisitions, in: Althuber/Schopper (Hrsg.), Handbook for Acquisitions & Due Diligence, German publication) Handbuch Unternehmenskauf & Due Diligence
Market Disruption - Auswirkung der gegenwärtigen Liquiditätskrise auf Kredite mit variablen Zinsklauseln, (Market Disruption - Effects of the current cash crisis on loans with variable interest clauses) (with Wendelin Ettmayer), ecolex 2018, 1085
MAC-Klauseln in Unternehmenskaufverträgen, (MAC clauses in acquisitions agreements, German publication) ecolex 2007, 829
Chambers Review
Global
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."