AUSTRIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Philipp Baubin and Stefan Weber, Weber & Co
Weber & Co consists of renowned experts with long-standing expertise in their respec- tive fields, substantive experience in foreign jurisdictions and a formal education at inten- tionally renowned universities. The firm is re- garded as a boutique with specialisations in banking and finance as well as capital markets. It is best known for advising on regulatory mat- ters, including liaising with the Financial Market Authority (the FMA or Finanzmarktaufsicht) as regulator and efficiently handling and negotiat- ing international financing transactions, includ-
ing Austrian security packages. It is also best known for debt restructuring at the interface to corporate law and regulatory matters, banking and finance litigation and sustainable finance. Additionally, the firm provides high-level advice on banking and finance matters to its clients, in- cluding banking and finance litigation. It is regu- larly retained by leading international law firms, well-known international and Austrian banks and other financial institutions, borrowers and the Austrian government.
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Philipp Baubin of Weber & Co specialises in banking and finance, capital markets and venture capital. He has more than 18 years of experience in advising lenders and borrowers in (mostly) cross-border acquisition finance and syndicated lending transactions, structured finance, aviation and rail finance as well as regulatory matters. He frequently acts as Austrian counsel in international financing and refinancing transactions and is consulted by various international law firms for assignments involving Austrian law aspects. He also advises on transactions and at the interface of lending and capital market transactions. Additionally, he frequently advises on venture capital transactions.
Stefan Weber of Weber & Co is a knowledgeable professional and a recognised expert in
financing transactions as well as compliance matters. He has an impressive track record of high-level legal advice as a leading individual in the Austrian legal market for decades. He frequently advises governmental institutions, borrowers from different industries, Austrian banks, European Economic Area (EEA) banks and non-EEA banks on regulatory matters as well as banking transactions, including financing/syndicate loan transactions, acquisition finance, sustainable finance, debt restructuring and loan notes (Schuldscheindarlehen).
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