Austria: Schoenherr again honoured as Austria Legal Advisor of the Year by Mergermarket

This award underscores Schoenherr's consistently strong performance in Austrian M&A over the past year. It also reaffirms the firm's #1 position in Mergermarket's H1 league tables by deal count – both in Austria and in Central Eastern Europe – extending Schoenherr's track record of top-tier results spanning more than a decade.

"We're thrilled by Mergermarket's recognition of our role in the Austrian market's most significant and complex transactions this year," commented Roman Perner, co-head of Schoenherr's M&A practice.

"This award reflects our teams' focus on delivering exceptional M&A expertise to our clients," added the firm's managing partner Alexander Popp. "This strong dedication to quality unites our people across all Schoenherr offices and practice groups."

Robert Bachner (partner), Sascha Schulz (partner), Jonna Eberl (attorney at law) and Beatrix Schima (attorney at law) accepted the award on the firm's behalf at the Mergermarket ceremony, held at London's Natural History Museum.

Noteworthy Austrian M&A transactions that Schoenherr advised on during the past year include:

• Novomatic's sale of its flagship casino chain Admiral to Tipico
• the sale of all shares in ImWind, one of Austria's largest renewable energy producers, to Wien Energie
• FUNKE Group's sale of its 50 % stake in Kronen Zeitung, Austria's largest daily newspaper, to the Dichand family
• AGRANA's acquisition of the remaining shares in AUSTRIA JUICE from RWA
• Holcim's EUR 1.85bln acquisition of Xella

The leading business intelligence provider Mergermarket's European M&A Awards commend advisors who have played leading roles in transactions in Europe over the past year. Firms are shortlisted for these awards based on Mergermarket league table analysis, with only the top firms by deal volume and value being selected. The winners are determined by a panel of judges consisting of board members from leading banks and investment firms, as well as prominent academics and lawyers, who rigorously screen the firms' highlight deals for legal complexity and calibre.