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Poland: Schoenherr advises Sunrise Real Estate and Ares Management on EUR 1.5bln refinancing
Austria: Schoenherr advises UNIQA on withdrawal from Russia by selling UNIQA's share in Raiffeisen Life
Regulating telemedicine and personalising healthcare: an overview of the latest revision to the Bulgarian Public Health Act
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Poland: Schoenherr advises IndieBI on funding rounds
Schoenherr advised IndieBI S.A., a Polish fintech company operating in the gaming industry, on raising equity capital through two investment rounds, which included dozens of industry investors.
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Austria: Schoenherr advises shareholders of Eversports on exit to Verdane
Schoenherr advised Eversports, an Austrian SaaS-enabled sports booking platform, and its shareholders on the start-up's acquisition by the European specialist growth investor Verdane.
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Romania: Schoenherr advises Renovatio on closing two renewable energy deals with OMV Petrom
Schoenherr advised Renovatio on the sale of renewable energy production assets with a capacity of approximately 18 MW to OMV Petrom. The projects are operational and include two wind farms located in Eastern Romania, with a total installed capacity of 16 MW, and a micro-hydro power plant, with a capacity of 2 MW, in Northwestern Romania. The estimated cumulative annual production of these assets is approximately 45 GWh.
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What should employers expect from the EU AI Act?
Perspective of Serbia / non-EU country
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Czech Class Actions Series – Part III
Czech Class Actions Act already effective: pitfalls associated with publicity
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Hungary: Convertible loans simplified
Convertible loans have emerged as a pivotal financial instrument for start-ups navigating the challenging terrain of early-stage funding (pre-seed and seed), also called angel investment. These loans are a hybrid of debt and equity financing, offering a unique solution for companies that are not yet ready for a formal valuation or are seeking to bridge funding gaps between capital-raising rounds.
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18 September 2024
A.Fischer A.Goławska F.Buta G.Pázsitka B.Bodó W.Kapica M.Schmiedinger M.Zimmermann D.Gritsch
to the point: finance l Q3/2024
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Austria's sustainability-linked bond market: a snapshot
In 2023 we advised a client in connection with the issuance of the first sustainability-linked bond by an Austrian corporation placed among international institutional investors as well as Austrian retail investors. Its main feature is that the coupon for the last year of the term will increase if one or both predefined step-up events linked to the issuer's sustainability targets occur.
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Consumer Credit Directive II: consumer credit legislation for the digital age
A 2020 review of the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) ("CCD I") by the European Commission (EC) found that CCD I has been only partially effective in ensuring a high level of consumer protection.
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Trade creditor liability risks in arrangements with distressed companies in Austria
In our practice, we have found that the most common reason for distressed companies to initiate reorganisation measures is a severe liquidity squeeze.
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