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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises Worthington Cylinders GmbH on the sale of its alternative fuels business to Hexagon Composites ASA

17 July 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

Another milestone transaction. Another headline deal in the sustainable mobility sector. CERHA HEMPEL once again at the forefront - advising Worthington Cylinders GmbH, a subsidiary of Worthington Enterprises, on the sale of its alternative fuels business to Norway-based Hexagon Composites ASA.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises Flughafen Wien AG on its joint venture with Bradford for an innovative logistics centre

11 April 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

Flughafen Wien and the international logistics expert Bradford Airport Logistics are establishing "Vienna Airport Logistics GmbH" as a joint venture. The modern logistics centre is intended to completely overhaul the supply of goods at the airport and serve as a hub for the safe and sustainable flow of goods.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP on a EUR 300 million Tier 2 issuance and a tender offer for existing subordinated capital

07 April 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

CERHA HEMPEL advised VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) on the tender offers for its outstanding EUR 214.4 million Subordinated Notes due in March 2046 (ISIN: AT0000A1D5E1) and its EUR 200 million Subordinated Notes due in April 2047 (ISIN: AT0000A1VGA1).

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Austria: Oliver Völkel and team join CERHA HEMPEL

01 April 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

CERHA HEMPEL is growing its Banking & Finance practice with the addition of Oliver Völkel and his team. Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M., will join CERHA HEMPEL as a new partner in the Banking & Finance team on 1 April 2025. A team of six, including two lawyers, are going to join CERHA HEMPEL with him. Dr. Völkel is a founding partner of Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte in Vienna.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises OMV in connection with the establishment of a USD 60+ billion global polyolefins group, which is unique in Austrian business history

05 March 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

The agreement signed by OMV and ADNOC on 3 March 2025 provides for the strategic combination of Borealis and Borouge under the name Borouge Group International – marking the historic birth of a new global group with headquarters and corporate seat in Vienna and regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Coupled with such merger is the purchase of all shares in the Canadian company NOVA Chemicals by ADNOC at an enterprise value of USD 13.4 billion, with a later transfer to Borouge Group International.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises French brokerage and research platform ODDO BHF SCA on the establishment of its branch in Austria

05 February 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

ODDO BHF is an independent European financial group operating in the areas of private wealth management, asset management, and corporates and markets. Through the ODDO BHF Equities platform, it offers banks and asset managers a research and brokerage tool with an outstanding market position in relation to equities from issuers in the Benelux countries, France, Germany and Spain.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises SEP on strategic growth investment in Springtime Technologies

07 January 2025 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

CERHA HEMPEL advises Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a leading European growth investor, on its strategic investment in Springtime Technologies, a Vienna based provider of AI-driven loan accounting automation software. This transaction, structured as a share sale with a roll-over component, will support Springtime in accelerating its product innovation and global market expansion.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises AT&S on the sale of AT&S Korea to SO.MA.CI.S

24 September 2024 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

With the support of CERHA HEMPEL, AT&S signed an agreement on 23 September 2024 for the sale of AT&S Korea to SO.MA.CI.S. The sale includes all shares held by AT&S in AT&S Korea CO., LTD. (and thus also includes the plant in Ansan, South Korea). The purchase price (equity value) amounts to EUR 405 million, plus interest and minus dividend payments. The transaction is subject to closing of the acquisition of SO.MA.CI.S. by Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe) LLP, as well as merger control approvals, and is expected to complete by March 2025.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advises Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in ROLAND Spedition GmbH

17 June 2024 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

The listed company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) acquired a majority stake in the Austrian company ROLAND Spedition GmbH in June 2024. This strategic acquisition strengthens HHLA's position in the Austrian market and expands its logistics services. The law firm CERHA HEMPEL provided HHLA with comprehensive legal advice on the transaction.

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Austria: CERHA HEMPEL advised Tennant Company

27 March 2024 by CERHA HEMPEL - Austria

CERHA HEMPEL advised Tennant Company, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a world leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, in the acquisition of M&F Management and Financing GmbH (“M&F”).