AUSTRIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Markus Fellner, Paul Luiki and Peter Blaschke Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner
Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner is one of Austria’s lead - ing business law firms, offering full legal services to clients with its 70 lawyers. The firm’s clients include leading banks and other financial institutions, private - ly and publicly owned companies, industrial manu - facturers and public sector authorities. Its expertise covers the full spectrum of industry sectors. Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner’s approach to providing legal services places particular emphasis on combining
in-depth legal expertise and well-founded business knowledge with an entrepreneurial focus to meet client needs. In addition to their legal expertise, the firm’s lawyers have supplementary degrees in eco - nomics or complementary professional experience, or have studied or worked abroad. Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner has an established international practice and handles major cross-border matters on an ongo - ing basis.
Authors
Markus Fellner is a founding partner of Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) in Vienna and heads the firm’s
Peter Blaschke is an attorney-at-law at Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) in Vienna and a member of the firm’s Corporate, M&A and Transactions
Corporate, M&A and Transactions practice. He has more than 25 years of experience advising Austrian and international companies and financial institutions on complex transactions, public and private M&A, distressed acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. He holds law degrees (Mag. iur., Dr. iur.) from the University of Vienna and a business degree (Mag. rer. soc. oec.) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Markus is a frequent lecturer and author of numerous publications on M&A, banking and finance, and restructuring law.
practice. He advises Austrian and international clients on corporate transactions, including private M&A, joint ventures, and cross-border M&A transactions. His work includes managing complex due diligence processes, drafting transaction documentation, and co-ordinating multi-stakeholder negotiations. Blaschke’s practice spans several industries, including real estate, financial services, technology and hospitality. He is recognised by clients for his pragmatic advice, strong commercial awareness, and ability to efficiently manage complex transactional matters.
Paul Luiki is a partner at Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner (fwp) in Vienna and a dual-qualified Austrian and US attorney-at-law. A key member of the firm’s Corporate, M&A and Transactions practice, he has more
than 25 years of experience advising multinational clients on complex cross-border transactions, particularly in the CEE and transatlantic context. He regularly acts as lead counsel on private M&A, joint ventures, technology transactions, and matters in regulated industries. Luiki is a frequent lecturer on M&A and joint ventures at the University of Vienna and regularly speaks at conferences on international deal structuring and US–Austrian legal interfaces.
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