IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	Binder Grösswang Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Wolf Theiss
	Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Dorda Brugger Jordis Schoenherr
	Baker & McKenzie Diwok Hermann Petsche CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Doralt Seist Csoklich Eisenberger & Herzog Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner
	Barnert Egermann Illigasch
	Benn Ibler Brandl & Talos Graf & Pitkowitz Hauser Partners Rautner Huber Saxinger Chalupsky & Partner Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Taylor Wessing enwc

Schoenherr's banking practice has grown in prominence in the 12 months. "We see Schoenherr a lot on the other side," says one peer.... [more]

Schoenherr's banking practice has grown in prominence in the 12 months. "We see Schoenherr a lot on the other side," says one peer. A particular strength of the practice according to peers is regulatory work with Peter Feyl recommended in this capacity. Practice head Martin Ebner has also established an excellent name for himself for finance work.

Deals
Although the number of new money deals in Austria is increasing, restructuring and refinancing are still common transactions and Schoenherr has been involved in large examples of both. On the €8 billion Schaeffler Group refinancing, which involved a syndicated senior term loan and multicurrency revolving credit facilities structured with a €1.2 billion high-yield bond, the Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Bratislava offices acted as local council to the lenders: Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg and JPMorgan.

The firm is also involved in the bail-out of ÖVAG, Austria's fourth largest bank. Sascha Hödl and Peter Feyl are leading on the deal, which involves providing regulatory advice to the bank and the establishment of a central body with affiliated credit institutions as set out in CRD III. A capital increase of at least €483 million is also being planned.

Of the firm's new money deals, one of the most substantial saw Martin Ebner represent a syndicate of banks comprising Commerzbank and UniCredit Bank Austria in providing a €500 million five year revolving facility to the listed Austrian Zumtobel Group, a lighting manufacturer.

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	Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Dorda Brugger Jordis Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Wolf Theiss
	Binder Grösswang Schoenherr Weber & Co
	Baker & McKenzie Diwok Hermann Petsche Brandl & Talos
	CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Graf & Pitkowitz Rautner Huber Saxinger Chalupsky & Partner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Schoneherr is promoted to the top tier after a series a major clients agreed it has a talented team of technically gifted capital markets lawyers. "They are great guys there, they are a quality firm.... [more]

Schoneherr is promoted to the top tier after a series a major clients agreed it has a talented team of technically gifted capital markets lawyers. "They are great guys there, they are a quality firm. I was very positively surprised about their technical skills," says one client. Another emphasises the importance of partner Ursula Rath: "Ursula, in particular, is very nice to work with. Very business minded, very efficient; very cooperative." On a general note the client observes: "They did a great job in handling the working group. They are very good with corporates."

Deals
The firm was involved in a good mix of debt and equity work in the last 12 months. A key deal for Rath was her role as lead partner on Lenzig's public offer of primary and secondary shares in Austria and private placements to institutional investors outside the country which raised €568 million.

On the debt side, Peter Feyl headed a team advising a banking syndicate on purchasing four high-yield bonds issued by Schaeffler. The group issued up to €2 billion worth of bonds as part of its refinancing.

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	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Schoenherr Wolf Theiss
	Binder Grösswang Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Dorda Brugger Jordis
	Baker & McKenzie Diwok Hermann Petsche CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Fiebinger Polak Leon & Partners
	DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Eisenberger & Herzog Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Graf & Pitkowitz Saxinger Chalupsky & Partner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Taylor Wessing enwc
	Benn Ibler bpv Hügel Brandl & Talos Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner

Domestic firm Schoenherr's M&A capabilities are almost unparalleled. Similarly to the firm, practice head Christian Herbst enjoys a stellar reputation in the Austrian market: "He's very professional; he's very focused.... [more]

Domestic firm Schoenherr's M&A capabilities are almost unparalleled. Similarly to the firm, practice head Christian Herbst enjoys a stellar reputation in the Austrian market: "He's very professional; he's very focused. I don't know whether he is sleeping or not because he writes emails the whole day, he replies if it is 2am or 4am," says one client. Others praise him for how he "manages a deal" and value his "impressive network". The strength of the entire team is another boon for clients. "They are always available, you can always call them and discuss anything," says one.

Deals
A highlight for Schoenherr's M&A team was its role in Sberbank's acquisition of Volksbank International. From the M&A side, Sascha Hödl was one the partners representing the sellers on the deal, which was among the biggest banking M&A transactions in Europe during the last 12 months. The deal was vital to the struggling Volksbank, raising €505 million from the sale and also resulted in the release of €1.1 billion in liquidity and reduced its risk position by €6.8 billion.

A large number of Schoenherr's recent key deals have come on the buy side. For French national railway SNCF, Christian Herbst took the lead to advise on its acquisition of a 26% stake in Westbahn, Austria's first private long-distance rail operator. Additionally, practice head Alexander Popp led a team acting for Swedish telecommunications group Tele2 on its acquisition of the Austrian internet service provider Silver Server.

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	Boyanov & Co CMS Cameron McKenna Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov Spasov & Bratanov
	Dinova Rusev & Partners Kambourov & Partners Penkov Markov & Partners Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners Wolf Theiss
	Antov & Partners Dimitrov Petrov & Co Georgiev Todorov & Co Gugushev & Partners Schoenherr
	Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Dobrev Kinkin & Lyutskanov Novel Consult Pavlov and Partners Law Firm in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Peterka & Partners
	Penev Tocheva and Mandazhieva Law Office Tokushev & Partners Varadinov

Austrian firm Schoenherr, which has offices across the CEE (Central & Eastern Europe) region, has a cooperation agreement in Bulgaria with Andreev Stoyanov and Tsekova. The international and local teams carry out the firm's work jointly and the team has the benefit of its network and international client base when hunting for mandates.... [more]

Austrian firm Schoenherr, which has offices across the CEE (Central & Eastern Europe) region, has a cooperation agreement in Bulgaria with Andreev Stoyanov and Tsekova. The international and local teams carry out the firm's work jointly and the team has the benefit of its network and international client base when hunting for mandates.

Deals
In one highlight, Christoph Lindinger and Alexandra Doytchinova worked on a team advising TB Capital London (the investment arm of Russia's second largest bank) on the €100 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Bulgartabac Holding.

Other transactional work includes advice to Pro7Sat.1 on the sale of the group's entire Bulgarian radio stations portfolio which closed in November 2011.

In a major investment by a Philippines listed company the firm advised Integrated Micro-Electronics on an agreement to buy EPIQ's electronics manufacturing business in Bulgaria, which closed in July 2011.

In an impressive mandate Martin Ebner was lead partner offering local counsel to RBI (as arranger) on the €545 million financing of the debt portion of Contour Global's acquisition of Bulgarian thermal power plant "Maritza" from Italian power-giant ENEL.

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	Bogdanovic Dolicki & Partners Porobija & Porobija Zuric i Partneri
	CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Divjak Topic & Bahtijarevic Hanzekovic & Partners Markovic & Pliso Savoric & Partners Vukic Jelusic Sulina Stankovic Jurcan & Jabuka Wolf Theiss
	Babic & Partners Cipcic-Bragadin Glinska & Miskovic – DLA Piper Macesic & Partners Schoenherr in co-operation with Croatian lawyers Travas & Partners Vukmir & Associates
	Versic Marusic Law Office

Schoenherr in co-operation with Croatian lawyers is a "great outfit" with a small presence in Croatia. The firm is not as integrated in Croatia as in other jurisdictions and tends to bring in practitioners from Vienna to support domestic projects.... [more]

Schoenherr in co-operation with Croatian lawyers is a "great outfit" with a small presence in Croatia. The firm is not as integrated in Croatia as in other jurisdictions and tends to bring in practitioners from Vienna to support domestic projects. "They have decent clientele and are involved," one partner says, adding that, "it does all its business out of Austria and has a small office here."

Deals
Schoenherr was involved in a high profile instruction in 2011 when it advised Bewag on the €93 million sale of the Croatian telecommunications provider B.net to Croatian VIPnet, a subsidiary of Telekom Austria. The deal closed August 2011.

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	Allen & Overy Clifford Chance White & Case
	PRK Partners
	Baker & McKenzie BBH CMS Cameron McKenna Glatzova & Co Kocián Solc Balastík Weil Gotshal & Manges Weinhold Legal
	Dentons Havel Holásek & Partners Hogan Lovells Squire Sanders Wolf Theiss
	Balcar Polansky Eversheds bpv Braun Partners DLA Piper Prague Kinstellar Norton Rose Fulbright Peterka & Partners Randa Havel Legal Rutland Jezek Schoenherr Vejmelka & Wunsch

Veronika Odrobinova leads the Czech finance team at Austrian firm Schoenherr and she has been active on the majority of the firm’s key deals alongside Petra Konecna and Miroslav Gejdos.

Deals
The firm picked up a number of borrower side mandates last year including acting for ECE and Rockspring on a syndicated facility for the acquisition of a shopping centre.... [more]

Veronika Odrobinova leads the Czech finance team at Austrian firm Schoenherr and she has been active on the majority of the firm’s key deals alongside Petra Konecna and Miroslav Gejdos.

Deals
The firm picked up a number of borrower side mandates last year including acting for ECE and Rockspring on a syndicated facility for the acquisition of a shopping centre. The team also advised Carlyle on the refinancing of existing facilities and the transfer of loans to another entity.

On the lender side the firm acted for RBS as the lender of a facility for the acquisition of an additional share in a joint venture.
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	Clifford Chance White & Case
	Allen & Overy Baker & McKenzie BBH Glatzova & Co Weil Gotshal & Manges
	CMS Cameron McKenna Dentons Havel Holásek & Partners Kocián Solc Balastík PRK Partners Weinhold Legal
	Hogan Lovells Kinstellar Norton Rose Fulbright Peterka & Partners Schoenherr Squire Sanders
	bpv Braun Partners DLA Piper Prague Randa Havel Legal Rutland Jezek Vejmelka & Wunsch Wolf Theiss

The strong Austrian firm Schoenherr is ranked in tier four. It is led by Martin Kubánek in Prague and has 20 years experience in the Czech and Slovak markets.... [more]

The strong Austrian firm Schoenherr is ranked in tier four. It is led by Martin Kubánek in Prague and has 20 years experience in the Czech and Slovak markets. The firm provides corporate law advice to clients such as Daimler and Continental group, Hornbach, TRW Automotive, Blackstone and IVG Institutional Funds.

Deals
Schoenherr advised ECE, a European developer and manager of shopping malls, and Rockspring on the €250 million acquisition of Olympia Brno, the biggest shopping mall in the Czech Republic. Moreover, the firm advised the London Stock Exchange listed GKN on the acquisition of the industrial engineering group Stromag.

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	Turcan Cazac
	Gladei & Partners Levintsa and Associates PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal
	ACI Partners Buruiana & Partners Law Office Victor Burac Vernon David & Associates
	Schoenherr
	Durlesteanu & Partners Popa & Asociatii

Austrian firm Schoenherr is relatively new to the Moldovan market. The firm opened its doors in February 2009 and has five lawyers based in Chisinau.... [more]

Austrian firm Schoenherr is relatively new to the Moldovan market. The firm opened its doors in February 2009 and has five lawyers based in Chisinau. The firm has positioned itself in anticipation that recent changes in Moldova will lead to growth in the number of financial transactions. Moreover, the office serves as a primary point of contact for its international clients interested in conducting business in Moldova. "Schoenherr has Vladimir and clients coming from Austria," one partner says.

Deals
Schoenherr Chisinau advised the Moldovan Ministry of Economy in the reform and optimisation of Moldova's energy initiative. This involved the review of state strategies, action plans and proposals on improvements. Furthermore, the firm continues to advise OMV Group and ICS Petrom-Moldova on a number of financial and corporate matters.

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	Allen & Overy A Pedzich Clifford Chance
	CMS Cameron McKenna Dariusz Greszta Dentons Linklaters C Wisniewski Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners White & Case P  Pietkiewicz  M Studniarek
	Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski Gide Loyrette Nouel Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak Hogan Lovells Warszawa Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Wardynski & Partners Weil Gotshal & Manges Pawel Rymarz Wierzbowski Eversheds
	Beiten Burkhardt P Daszkowski DLA Piper Wiater K&L Gates Jamka Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone Noerr Schoenherr Cvak
	Biedecki Bird & Bird Maciej Gawronski Chadbourne & Parke Radzikowski Szubielska DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Attorneys-at-Law Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka Garrigues Polska Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners Kycia Legal SSW Law Firm

Schoenherr Cvak is a tier four firm focused on acquisition finance. Last year, the firm was hit by the departures of partners Przemyslaw Pietrzak, Pawel Siekierzyński and Torsten Bogen on June 30 2011.... [more]

Schoenherr Cvak is a tier four firm focused on acquisition finance. Last year, the firm was hit by the departures of partners Przemyslaw Pietrzak, Pawel Siekierzyński and Torsten Bogen on June 30 2011. The practice is led by Pawel Halwa, who joined the firm from Salans on June 1 2011.

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	Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak Weil Gotshal & Manges Pawel Rymarz
	Allen & Overy A Pedzich White & Case P  Pietkiewicz  M Studniarek
	Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski
	Clifford Chance CMS Cameron McKenna Dariusz Greszta Dentons Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka Linklaters C Wisniewski Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners
	Chadbourne & Parke Radzikowski Szubielska Gessel Hogan Lovells Warszawa K&L Gates Jamka Oles & Rodzynkiewicz Prof. Marek Wierzbowski and Partners Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Wardynski & Partners
	Biedecki DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Attorneys-at-Law DLA Piper Wiater Schoenherr Cvak

Schoenherr welcomed onboard new partner Pawel Halwa last year from Salans where he had held a counsel position. Halwa will lead the capital markets team, which has acted for the likes of Cap Group, UBS, Wolf & Müller and GMO.... [more]

Schoenherr welcomed onboard new partner Pawel Halwa last year from Salans where he had held a counsel position. Halwa will lead the capital markets team, which has acted for the likes of Cap Group, UBS, Wolf & Müller and GMO. [hide]

	Clifford Chance Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak Weil Gotshal & Manges Pawel Rymarz
	Allen & Overy A Pedzich Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka Linklaters C Wisniewski Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak White & Case P  Pietkiewicz  M Studniarek
	Chadbourne & Parke Radzikowski Szubielska CMS Cameron McKenna Dariusz Greszta Dentons Hogan Lovells Warszawa
	DLA Piper Wiater Gessel Gide Loyrette Nouel Norton Rose Piotr Strawa and Partners Wierzbowski Eversheds
	Biedecki DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Attorneys-at-Law Garrigues Polska Krassowski Prof. Marek Wierzbowski and Partners Schoenherr Cvak Squire Sanders ŚSwiecicki Krzesniak SSW Law Firm Wardynski & Partners Weremczuk Bobel & Partners

Austrian firm Schoenherr’s Polish branch is led on M&A matters by Katarzyna Terlecka and Pawel Halwa who have both recently joined the firm from positions at Allen & Overy and Salans respectively.

The firm took a slight hit to its headcount in June 2011 with the departure of partners Przemysław Pietrzak, Paweł Siekierzyński and Torsten Bogen who left to establish a new corporate, real estate and IP offering Pietrzak Siekierzyński Bogen.... [more]

Austrian firm Schoenherr’s Polish branch is led on M&A matters by Katarzyna Terlecka and Pawel Halwa who have both recently joined the firm from positions at Allen & Overy and Salans respectively.

The firm took a slight hit to its headcount in June 2011 with the departure of partners Przemysław Pietrzak, Paweł Siekierzyński and Torsten Bogen who left to establish a new corporate, real estate and IP offering Pietrzak Siekierzyński Bogen.

Deals
While most of the firm’s work is confidential one public deal saw new partner Katarzyna Terlecka act for Vector Capital on the acquisition of Gerber Scientific and the subsequent sale of Gerber Spandex to Gilde.
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	Badea Clifford Chance CMS Cameron McKenna Musat & Asociatii Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
	Schoenherr si Asociati Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
	Bulboaca & Asociatii Dentons Popovici Nitu & Asociatii Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu (RTPR) in association with Allen & Overy
	bpv Grigorescu Stefanica D&B David si Baias Gide Loyrette Nouel Kinstellar Reff & Associates Stoica & Asociatii Voicu & Filipescu White & Case Pachiu Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu
	Buzescu Ca CHSH SCA Gilescu Valeanu & Partenerii Drakopoulos Law Firm Eversheds Lina & Guia Hammond Bogaru & Associates Pachiu & Associates Peterka & Partners Sulica Protopopescu Vonica Vernon David Vilau & Mitel Wolf Theiss

Schoenherr si Asociatii is a tier two banking and capital markets firm. The firm is very visible in the capital markets and with the help of Narcisa Oprea, it is routinely involved in some of the market's leading mandates.... [more]

Schoenherr si Asociatii is a tier two banking and capital markets firm. The firm is very visible in the capital markets and with the help of Narcisa Oprea, it is routinely involved in some of the market's leading mandates. "Schoenherr has one of the persons involved in capital markets transactions for many years," one partner says. "It has good knowledge." Matei Florea has also been drawn out for praise. "Matei Florea is one of the most talented finance lawyers we have in Romania," one partner says.

Deals
Schoenherr si Asociatii acted as legal counsel to OMV Petrom on the failed €480 million secondary public offering by the Romanian State of 9.8% in the Romanian oil company. Additionally, the firm advised Raiffeisen Capital & Investment, Wood & Company Financial Services and BT Securities with regard to the secondary public offering by the Romanian State of 15% in Transgaz. Furthermore, the firm advised JPMorgan, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and RBS on the issuance of 7.75% senior notes due 2017 in an aggregate principal amount of $600 million, 8.5% senior notes due 2019 in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million, 7.75% senior notes due 2017 in an aggregate principal amount of €800 million and 8.75% senior notes due 2019 in an aggregate principal amount of €400 million.

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	Musat & Asociatii Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
	Badea Clifford Chance CMS Cameron McKenna Dentons Popovici Nitu & Asociatii Schoenherr si Asociatii
	Bulboaca & Asociatii Gide Loyrette Nouel Marian Dinu Law Office in cooperation with DLA Piper PeliFilip Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu (RTPR) in association with Allen & Overy
	bpv Grigorescu Stefanica D&B David si Baias Kinstellar Stoica & Asociatii Voicu & Filipescu White & Case Pachiu Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu
	Andra Musatescu Law & Industrial Property Offices Buzescu Ca CHSH SCA Gilescu Valeanu & Partenerii Drakopoulos Law Firm Eversheds Lina & Guia Hammond Bogaru & Associates Pachiu & Associates Peterka & Partners Reff & Associates Sulica Protopopescu Vonica Vernon David Vilau & Mitel Wolf Theiss

In the circumstances, Schoenherr si Asociatii has had a solid year and consolidates its position in tier two. The experience of Markus Piuk is one that drives the practice and the firm continued to work on some interesting deals.... [more]

In the circumstances, Schoenherr si Asociatii has had a solid year and consolidates its position in tier two. The experience of Markus Piuk is one that drives the practice and the firm continued to work on some interesting deals.

Deals
This year, Schoenherr si Asociatii continued to attract notable mandates. In a deal that closed in September 2011, Narcisa Oprea advised SIF Muntenia on the €96 million sale of a 6% share package in BCR to majority shareholder Erste. Additionally, the firm advised Austrian Post on the purchase of a 26% stake in the Romanian postmaster. The firm also advised Uniqa on the €25 million sale of its 27% stake in Romania's largest insurer, and BSE (Bucharest Stock Exchange) listed, Astra Asigurari, to the majority shareholder Nova Trade Group.

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	Badea Clifford Chance CMS Cameron McKenna Musat & Asociatii Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
	Bulboaca & Asociatii Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
	Bostina & Associates Dentons PeliFilip Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu (RTPR) in association with Allen & Overy Schoenherr si Asociatii
	Buzescu Ca CHSH SCA Gilescu Valeanu & Partenerii D&B David si Baias Gide Loyrette Nouel Peterka & Partners Vilau & Mitel Wolf Theiss

	CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hasche Sigle Jankovic Popovic & Mitic Karanovic & Nikolic
	Harrisons Solicitors Moravcevic Vojnovic Zdravkovic in cooperation with Schoenherr Wolf Theiss
	BDK Advokati / Attorneys at Law Joksovic Stojanovic & Partners Prica & Partners Spasic & Partners Zivkovic & Samardzic
	Drazic Beatovic & Partners IKRP Rokas & Partneri Law Office Milosevic Law Office Tomislav Sunjka Ninkovic Law Office Studio Legale Sutti Tomic Stevic-Dulic (TSD)
	Law Firm KOSIC

Led by Matija Vojnovic, Moravcevic Vojnovic Zdravkovic in cooperation with Schoenherr strengthens its position in tier two. The firm is easily the stronger among the tier two firms and it has real aspirations to climb into the top flight.... [more]

Led by Matija Vojnovic, Moravcevic Vojnovic Zdravkovic in cooperation with Schoenherr strengthens its position in tier two. The firm is easily the stronger among the tier two firms and it has real aspirations to climb into the top flight. "Schoenherr is a very good young firm and it gets a lot of work from Vienna," one rival says. "They have a lot of regional offices and are our real competitors in the region." In a depressed market the firm managed to expand its team with a number of associate hires. Moravcevic Vojnovic Zdravkovic also has the support of the strong Austrian firm Schoenherr's network, and it is looking beyond Serbia's borders, where it continues to draw in some notable mandates.

Deals
In M&A work, Matija Vojnovic, Luka Lopicic and Nikola Babic acted for Österreichische Volksbanken on the sale of its CEE (Central & Eastern Europe) banking operations, Volksbank International, to Sberbank. Elsewhere the team also acted for Blackstone on the acquisition of a 20% stake in a joint venture with the MPC Group, the owner of a number of shopping centres.

A notable merger deal saw Slaven Moravcevic and Milos Lakovic advise EPCG, UniCredit and Zagrebacka Banka on the merger between the electricity company and lignite mine Pljevlja.

In projects, Vojnovic, Srdana Petronijevic and Miljan Mimic acted for the Government and Republic of Srpska electricity provider ERS on the concession agreement for a 300MW lignite-fired thermo-electric power plant. The team also advised RWE Innogy on the construction of five hydro-electric power plants through a joint venture with Eletroprivreda Srbije.

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	Allen & Overy White & Case
	Cechová & Partners Cernejová & Hrbek Ruzicka Csekes – CMS
	Dentons Hamala Kluch Víglasky Kinstellar Squire Sanders Weinhold Legal Wolf Theiss
	BBH Beatow Partners bnt attorneys-at-law bpv Braun Partners Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati - Siska & Partners Dedák & Partners DT Legal Hillbridges Peterka & Partners Schoenherr

Austrian firm Schoenherr’s practice in the Slovak Republic is led by Stanislav Kovar. Alongside transactional matters the firm also provides regulatory advice related to both finance and insurance matters.... [more]

Austrian firm Schoenherr’s practice in the Slovak Republic is led by Stanislav Kovar. Alongside transactional matters the firm also provides regulatory advice related to both finance and insurance matters.

The team was expanded recently with the additions of Juraj Steinecker who moved from Cernejova Hrbek and Jana Lehotská who joins the team from Kinstellar.

Deals
Refinancing and restructuring mandates were the order of the day for the firm last year including advice to Seves, a manufacturer of electrical insulation, and its Slovak subsidiary PPC in regard to its debt restructuring.

Elsewhere the team acted for Deutsche Bank and its Luxembourg subsidiary on the Slovak elements of the Schaeffler Group refinancing. The wider firm also advised on the Hungarian, Romanian and Austria elements of the deal.
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	Allen & Overy White & Case
	Cechová & Partners Cernejová & Hrbek Hillbridges Kinstellar Ruzicka Csekes – CMS
	Dedák & Partners DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Hamala Kluch Víglasky Havel Holásek & Partners Peterka & Partners PRK Partners Schoenherr Squire Sanders Weinhold Legal Wolf Theiss
	B&S Legal BBH Beatow Partners bnt attorneys-at-law bpv Braun Partners Carnogurský ULC Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati - Siska & Partners Dentons DT Legal

Stanislav Kovár leads the Slovakian M&A practice of the strong Austrian firm, Schoenherr. With an expansive network, the firm has a solid footprint in Central Europe.... [more]

Stanislav Kovár leads the Slovakian M&A practice of the strong Austrian firm, Schoenherr. With an expansive network, the firm has a solid footprint in Central Europe. Corporate restructuring is one of the key strengths of the Bratislava branch as is the corporate and commercial advisory work it provides connected to M&A.

Deals
Stanislav Kovár advised Phoenix Group in respect to the €5 million sale of a pharmacies chain in Slovakia to Penta Investments. Furthermore, the firm advised Monier Group, a Luxembourg based leading provider of building materials for pitched roofs, on the acquisition of the remaining shares in Bramac, a leading roof building material producer, from joint venture partner Wienerberger. The transaction required coordination of legal teams across 12 countries, which included the Slovak Republic.

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	Jadek & Pensa Miro Senica & Attorneys Odvetniki Selih & Partnerji Rojs Peljhan Prelesnik & Partnerji
	Schoenherr Consulting Wolf Theiss
	CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Law Office Tos and Partners

Led by Jani Sorsak in Slovenia, the strong Austrian corporate law firm Schoenherr was dealt a severe blow this year. The firm's domestic presence was reduced following an exodus of partners to rival firm, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz.... [more]

Led by Jani Sorsak in Slovenia, the strong Austrian corporate law firm Schoenherr was dealt a severe blow this year. The firm's domestic presence was reduced following an exodus of partners to rival firm, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. Local partners Jernej Jeraj, Tomaz Petrovic and Luka Fabiani departed respectively, in June, September and December 2011. "There have been a lot of changes," one partner says. "But, Schoenherr is prominent in Austria."Nevertheless, when taking into account Slovenia's proximity to Austria, the presence of the firm in the market is almost inevitable as it is a strong option for German speaking clients.

Deals
In one notable merger deal, Jani Sorsak led a team advising BAWAG on its cross border merger with BAWAG banka. Sorsak also advised Johnson Controls on the buy-out of its previous joint venture in the country.

Elsewhere in an interesting projects deal, the team is acting for Samsun C&T Corporation on the establishment of rooftop photovoltaic plants in the country with an estimated generation power of 17MW.

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	Baker & McKenzie Sayenko Kharenko
	Asters Clifford Chance Dentons
	Avellum Partners Chadbourne & Parke CMS Cameron McKenna DLA Piper Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Vasil Kisil & Partners
	Andriy Kravets & Partners BC Toms & Co Beiten Burkhardt Gide Loyrette Nouel Grischenko & Partners Integrites Lavrynovych & Partners Schoenherr
	Arzinger Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm Jurimex LCF Law Group Okhrimchuk Grushyn Khandurin PARITET Peterka & Partners Squire Sanders Wolf Theiss

Leading Austrian firm Schonherr has a relatively small practice, which counts a host of major compatriots as its clients but also acts for local and other important international institutions.The banking and finance group is led by Denys Sytnyk who is earning a name for himself among peers.... [more]

Leading Austrian firm Schonherr has a relatively small practice, which counts a host of major compatriots as its clients but also acts for local and other important international institutions.

The banking and finance group is led by Denys Sytnyk who is earning a name for himself among peers.

Deals
In 2011 Sytnyk advised US based Aricent on the repayment of a $398 million syndicated loan arranged by Citigroup for the acquisition of a branche of electronics manufacturer Flextronics. The loan was secured using Ukrainian real estate and property rights of the target.

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	Baker & McKenzie Sayenko Kharenko
	Asters Avellum Partners CMS Cameron McKenna
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The M&A team at renowned Austrian practice Schoenherr, which has had physical presence in Kiev since 2006, represents major international clients including Nokia and Volksbank.Deals
For Nokia practice head Mariya Sukhan worked alongside the firm's international offices advising Nokia Siemens Networks on the acquisition of Motorola's network operations in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine in what was a €975 million transaction.... [more]

The M&A team at renowned Austrian practice Schoenherr, which has had physical presence in Kiev since 2006, represents major international clients including Nokia and Volksbank.

Deals
For Nokia practice head Mariya Sukhan worked alongside the firm's international offices advising Nokia Siemens Networks on the acquisition of Motorola's network operations in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine in what was a €975 million transaction.

Another major cross border deal the firm was its advice to Österreichische Volksbanken on the sale of Volksbank International to Sberbank of Russia for around €600 million.

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