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Alexander Rakosi
Partner

Alexander Rakosi

Vienna, Austria
Languages
  • German
  • English
Social media

Alexander Rakosi is a leading expert for Corporate Law/M&A as well as Private Equity. He is a partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, a member of the Corporate Transactions Team in Vienna and the head of Private Equity Team.

He advises leading corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions on both national and international projects.
After his law studies in Vienna and at the University of Michigan Law School (LLM Program), Alexander Rakosi worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York in the fields of M&A, private equity, and corporate finance for several years.

He is admitted to the Bar in Austria, England/Wales, and New York.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Alexander Rakosi kept calm and his experience proved to be very good."
    Chambers European 2025
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    "Alexander Rakosi is an excellent M&A lawyer with a client-first approach. He is driven, efficient and very hard-working, with a down-to-earth demeanour."
    Chambers European 2025
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    "Alexander Rakosi is professional, consistent, strong in negotiations and reasonable."
    Chambers European 2025
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    „He has good knowledge of global M&A and very good responsiveness, and is professional and practical.“
    Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024
  • Quote
    "He has good knowledge of global M&A and very good responsiveness, and is professional and practical."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    „Sehr präsent am Markt.“ (Wettbewerber)
    JUVE, 2024
  • Quote
    "He is well known and has an international spirit from working in England."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    "He is very factual, calm and has a good overview."
    Chambers Global, 2023
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    „Great legal and business understanding. He is also thinking outside of the 'legal box' – focused on trying to find solutions and seems to be always available (in particular outside of ordinary office hours)."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2022

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Law Society of England and Wales

Awards & Rankings

  • Alexander Rakosi is “highly recommended” and ranked one of the leading practitioners by Chambers, a top M&A practitioner by Best Lawyer/Handelsblatt and has also been featured in the listing of Legal 500 in the field of Corporate and M&A for having a "great understanding of business matters" and has been named a “Leading Individual” by the IFLR and a stand-out lawyer by Acritas. Alexander Rakosi has been nominated for the award Acritas Stars 2021.

Education

  • 2005 – LL.M, Law, University of Michigan Law School
  • 2005 – Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna (with distinction)
  • 2003 – Mag. iur, Law, University of Vienna (with studies completed below the minimum study time)

Alexander Rakosi is a leading expert for Corporate Law/M&A as well as Private Equity. He is a partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, a member of the Corporate Transactions Team in Vienna and the head of Private Equity Team.

He advises leading corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions on both national and international projects.

After his law studies in Vienna and at the University of Michigan Law School (LLM Program), Alexander Rakosi worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York in the fields of M&A, private equity, and corporate finance for several years.

He is admitted to the Bar in Austria, England/Wales, and New York.

Awards & Recognitions
01 –
  • Quote
    "He is well known and has an international spirit from working in England."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    „Sehr präsent am Markt.“ (Wettbewerber)
    JUVE, 2024
  • Quote
    "He has good knowledge of global M&A and very good responsiveness, and is professional and practical."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    „He has good knowledge of global M&A and very good responsiveness, and is professional and practical.“
    Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024
  • Quote
    „Great legal and business understanding. He is also thinking outside of the 'legal box' – focused on trying to find solutions and seems to be always available (in particular outside of ordinary office hours)."
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2022
  • Quote
    "He is very factual, calm and has a good overview."
    Chambers Global, 2023

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Law Society of England and Wales

Awards & Rankings

  • Alexander Rakosi is “highly recommended” and ranked one of the leading practitioners by Chambers, a top M&A practitioner by Best Lawyer/Handelsblatt and has also been featured in the listing of Legal 500 in the field of Corporate and M&A for having a "great understanding of business matters" and has been named a “Leading Individual” by the IFLR and a stand-out lawyer by Acritas. Alexander Rakosi has been nominated for the award Acritas Stars 2021.

Education

  • 2005 – LL.M, Law, University of Michigan Law School
  • 2005 – Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna (with distinction)
  • 2003 – Mag. iur, Law, University of Vienna (with studies completed below the minimum study time)
Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A
sectors
Private Equity

Insights by Alexander

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Deals Austria

CMS advised ALPLA on strategic acquisition of Energoplast

06 Nov 2025 3 min read
Press releases Austria

CMS advises Mutares portfolio company Magirus on acquisition of Achleitner Fahrzeugbau GmbH

02 Oct 2025 3 min read
Publication Belgium

Deals, Doubts & Divergences: CMS European M&A Outlook 2026

12 Sep 2025 2 min read
Publication Austria

Deals, Doubts & Divergences: CMS European M&A Outlook 2026

12 Sep 2025 2 min read
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