Austria

Recent work highlights

Planning and environmental

• Advised on construction and planning law issues in respect of the new project RWA Campus, a real estate development project in lower Austria.
• Assisted GLOBOPHARM Pharmazeutische Produktions-und Handelsgesellschaft mbH in connection with a new real estate development project in Vienna from construction and planning law aspects.
• Assisted Church Rectorate St. Karl Borromäus & Verein der Freunde und Gönner der Wiener Karlskirche in connection with construction, re-dedication and planning legal issues in respect of “Karlskirche Wien” and surrounding areas.

Construction and development

• Advised the Swiss and Austrian planning consortium on the construction tunneling project Brenner Basis Tunnel.
•  Advised on various construction law matters in connection with the refurbishment and resettlement of the Austrian Parliament. Advised IES Immobilien Projektentwicklung GmbH on one of the biggest residential real estate development projects in Vienna.
• Advised on construction law matters in connection with the hospital project Krankenhaus Nord in Vienna.

Investment and disposal

• Advised an Austrian investor regarding the forward purchase of a hotel project in Tyrol.
• Advised BNP Paribas REIM on the acquisition of Inno Plaza, an office building in Vienna, by way of a forward purchase from the Austrian developers S+B Gruppe AG and List Group.
• Advised a German investor regarding the forward purchase of an office building in Vienna.

Managers and occupiers

• Advised several international luxury brands regarding the establishment of flagship stores in Austria.
• Advised two Tyrolian hotels on several construction and refurbishment law issues.
• Advised the asset management of an worldwide acting international insurance company regarding its Austrian assets.

Financing

• Advised the lender, a consortium led by HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG, on the syndicated financing for the construction of the office building Austro Tower in Vienna. The sponsor is an Austrian real estate developer group.
• Advised the client as a consortium manager in the financing of the Campus, the new headquarters of Erste Group Bank AG.
• Advised the client on the construction financing of a five-star hotel in Vienna.
• Advised Erste Group Bank AG on the financing of a €100m+ portfolio of shopping centres.
• Advised on the financing of the acquisition of Austria Campus. Advised Münchener Hypothekenbank on the financing of a logistic centre

Located in Vienna	4 real estate partners and 5 lawyers	Languages: German and English