Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is being advised by CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz on the voluntary public takeover offer for Addiko Bank AG. The mandate includes comprehensive legal support for the transaction across corporate and takeover law as well as regulatory and merger control matters.
“A takeover offer combined with a simultaneous carve-out across several south-eastern European jurisdictions requires not only strong expertise in takeover and corporate law, but also precise coordination of regulatory and competition law across borders.” says Peter Huber, Partner and lead partner of the CMS advisory team. “We are pleased to be supporting RBI on this high-profile transaction with an experienced, multidisciplinary team.”
The CMS team is jointly led by Partners Peter Huber and Clemens Grossmayer (both Corporate/M&A), who are supported on takeover and corporate law matters by Associates Daniel Grimmer and Felix Kasseroler (both Corporate/M&A). The banking regulatory workstream is led by Partner Stefan Paulmayer (Banking & Finance), while Partner Dieter Zandler (Antitrust, Competition & Trade) is responsible for the merger control workstream. At associate level, Valentin Ölz (Banking & Finance) and Alexander Sommergruber (Antitrust, Competition & Trade) also contribute.
In addition to the Vienna team, lawyers from CMS offices in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia are involved. Partners Paulmayer and Zandler also coordinate local RBI counsel in Serbia and Montenegro.
The offer document is available at the following link: 2026 Addiko Bank AG - § 25a ÜbG (Offeror: RBI AG) • Austrian Takeover Commission The acceptance period runs until 22 July 2026, 17:00 (CET).
