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mergers & acquisitions
Schoenherr's international m&a experts provide straight to the point cross-border transactional and corporate commercial law advice. Throughout CEE/SEE the practice has consistently been ranked in the highest tier by acclaimed legal directories.
"Schoenherr continues to attract a variety of high-level transactional instructions."
Our core practice is advising and representing clients on transactions and complex corporate and commercial matters. Over the years, the practice group has built an outstanding record on headline and key transactions in Austria and throughout CEE/SEE.
Schoenherr’s m&a teams advise on national and cross-border transactions, including private m&a, public tender offers, transactions for listed companies, private equity and venture capital transactions, auction sales, privatisations, strategic alliances and joint ventures. Dedicated teams within the practice group focus on restructuring and insolvency, working together with the firm’s insolvency specialists to advise on distressed companies m&a.
Together with the firm’s regulatory specialists, the corporate/m&a group has developed industry-specific expertise covering inter alia the following sectors: energy, financial institutions, telecoms, automotive, media and pharmaceuticals.
Schoenherr’s corporate/m&a practice has consistently been ranked in the highest tier by acclaimed legal directories such as Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, Legal 500 and JUVE. Among other rankings Schoenherr has been repeatedly ranked number 1 in Austria by MergerMarket rankings.
our services
- m&a
- privatisations
- public takeovers
- private equity
- venture capital
- distressed companies m&a
- sector-specific transactions, including financial institutions, energy and tmt
- start-ups
team
our team
Our international team advises on merger and acquisition matters across the CEE region.
recognised
top rankings
We are ranked in Tier 1 in Legal500 and Chambers as well as Germany's leading legal directory, JUVE magazine.
highlights
news
press release
08 July 2025
A.Doytchinova S.Pavlova-Kaneva G.Roussinova-Ivanova T.Shishkova M.Demirev Y.Strateva H.Hadzhiiliev M.Germanova
Bulgaria: Schoenherr advises Exadel Inc. on acquisition of Anthill's IT business
Schoenherr advised Exadel Inc., a global software consulting and development company, on the acquisition of the IT business of Anthill, a leading Bulgarian end-to-end software solutions centre.
newsletter
Romania: Changes in merger clearance fees
The Romanian Competition Council (the "RCC") recently revised its Guidelines on calculating merger control clearance fees. The new Annex to the Guidelines now expands the turnover thresholds and increases fees for Phase 1 cases.
publication
26 February 2025
austria bulgaria montenegro serbia slovenia
C.Herbst S.Hödl S.Schulz K.Kaloyanova-Toshkova V.Kobe B.Brežan S.Moravčević M.Vojnović V.Kurtić
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2025
ICLG's guide "Mergers & Acquisitions Laws and Regulations 2025" covers common issues in M&A laws and regulations, including relevant authorities and legislation, target defences, bidder protection, and mechanics of acquisition in 36 jurisdictions.
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