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Austria: Schoenherr advises OMV on successful issue of EUR 1bln corporate bonds
Schoenherr advised OMV Aktiengesellschaft, an international integrated oil, natural gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna, as issuer's counsel in connection with the successful, oversubscribed issue of corporate bonds in an aggregate volume of EUR 1bln.
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Poland: Schoenherr advises eSky Group on transaction financing regarding acquisition of travel agency Thomas Cook
Schoenherr advised eSky Group, the operator of a leading travel booking platform in Central and Eastern Europe, on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Thomas Cook, a renowned online travel agency. With this transaction, which excludes Thomas Cook's operations in China, eSky Group strengthens its presence in the European travel market and continues its strategy of global expansion and diversification.
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Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises REHAU Automotive s.r.o. on sale of European sealing and extrusion business unit to VINTECH Industries Inc.
Schoenherr advised REHAU Automotive s.r.o. on a strategic sale of its European sealing and extrusion business unit, which is based out of its site in Jevíčko, Czech Republic, to VINTECH Industries Inc., a US-based automotive parts supplier.
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Privacy concerns in web scraping: a GDPR and Serbian privacy law perspective
When developing their models, AI providers use various data sets. Sometimes these are provided by their clients, as in the case of tailor-made chatbots, and sometimes the models are trained on licensed or even publicly available data. In both situations, the data sets almost always include personal data. Thus, AI developers should carefully consider their obligations under the GDPR as well as local privacy law, depending on what applies to them.
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How is the image of a natural person protected in Poland – and why should businesses know?
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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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