Wolf Theiss is a leading Austrian firm with a European network that includes offices in 13 jurisdictions. The Czech branch of the firm was established in 1998, based in Prague, and employs 19 lawyers including three partners. 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm has a particular focus on banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, project development deals, and restructuring and insolvency deals. In terms of M&A work, the firm is active in private equity M&A, advising clients on complex cross-border deals. The capital markets team advises clients on novel bond issues and assists banks, financial institutions and corporate clients. 

Key clients 

Key clients for the firm include Lama Energy Group, Dako-cz, Raiffeisenbank, Česká spořitelna, Logstor, Teren Operations, ERGO Austria International, Bain Capital, Cinven, Baring Private Equity Asia and TA Associates. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

“We were very happy with the support of the team. The team was very responsive, answered all our inquiries quickly and with exhaustive comments. They are problem solvers, where you can delegate also part of the thinking, especially on the possible risks, which is a critical issue with transactional docs in M&A.” 

Restructuring 

“The Wolf Theiss team in Prague is particularly apt at providing complex advisory that involves both the disputes angle and transactional expertise. Their advice is always thought-out, solution-driven and they have excellent commercial understanding.”