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Austria: Schoenherr advises UNIQA on EUR 500m subordinated notes issuance and simultaneous tender offer
Romania: Schoenherr advises VIG on IFC investment in Romanian private pension fund company
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Bosnia & Herzegovina: Schoenherr advises UniCredit Bank on EUR 50m MREL bond issuance
Schoenherr advised UniCredit Bank d.d. Mostar on a successful BAM 100m (EUR 50m) bond issuance.
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Poland: Schoenherr advises mBank on financing of Bold Capital's investment in Primus clinic network
Schoenherr advised mBank on the financing of Bold Capital's investment in Primus, a network of outpatient clinics in Poland. The transaction, structured as a search fund model, marks a significant investment in the Polish healthcare sector and sets the stage for further consolidation of the primary care market in Silesia.
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Austria: Schoenherr advises Erste Group on successful issuance of EUR 80m Breiteneder Immobilien Parking bond and exchange offer
Schoenherr advised Erste Group Bank AG in its capacity as dealer manager and exchange agent in the course of Breiteneder Immobilien Parking Konzernfinanzierungs GmbH's invitation to existing holders to exchange their notes issued in 2018 for the recently issued Breiteneder Immobilien Parking 4.750 % Notes 2026-2032. The firm also advised Erste Group Bank AG in its capacity as lead manager and Oberbank AG as co-lead manager on the subsequent successful tap issue of the Breiteneder Immobilien Parking 4.750 % Notes 2026-2032.
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Das niederösterreichische Sanierungsvereinfachungsgesetz: Wesentliche Änderungen der nö. Bauordnung 2014 – ein Überblick
Mit dem niederösterreichischen Sanierungsvereinfachungsgesetz (SanVG), das am 1. März 2026 in Kraft getreten ist, wurde die NÖ Bauordnung 2014 umfassend novelliert. Ziel der Reform ist es, Bau- und Sanierungsvorhaben zu erleichtern und Verfahren zu beschleunigen.
In ihrem aktuellen Beitrag in den "Bauchrechtlichen Blättern" ("bbl") geben unsere Expert:innen Sarah Wolf und Maximilian Klein einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Neuerungen. Im Fokus stehen das neue vereinfachte Bewilligungsverfahren, die Ausweitung bewilligungs- und meldefreier Vorhaben, Erleichterungen für Bauvorhaben im Bestand sowie die Liberalisierung des Bauens im Bauwich und die Erweiterung der „Schwarzbauten-Amnestie“.
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Hungary simplifies cybersecurity auditor requirements
Executive summary: The new Cybersecurity Decree, which came into force on 11 June 2026, unifies and simplifies the requirements for cybersecurity auditors and abolishes the previous differentiated system based on cybersecurity classes. Under the new regime, all auditors must meet uniform conditions regardless of the cybersecurity classification of the systems they audit.
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Österreich: "Verbraucherrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2026" – Was ändert sich?
Das Verbraucherrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2026 (VerbRÄG 2026) bringt wesentliche Neuerungen für den Verbraucherschutz bei Fernabsatzverträgen. Hierdurch werden zwei EU-Richtlinien umgesetzt: Die Richtlinie (EU) 2023/2673 über im Fernabsatz geschlossene Finanzdienstleistungsverträge sowie die Richtlinie (EU) 2024/825 zur Stärkung der Verbraucher für den ökologischen Wandel. Im Kern sieht das VerbRÄG 2026 die Umsetzung von vier zentralen Maßnahmen vor:
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05 June 2026
K.Tupá M.Svoboda K.Hlavinková W.Kapica G.Pázsitka N.Ordody-Nagy A.Gaál V.Veres
to the point: financial regulation | 5/2026
Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we look back at the most relevant developments in financial regulation in the CEE region.
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Bulgaria: NIS2 Directive and the Bulgarian Cybersecurity Act – personal liability for managers and board members
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