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bpv Huegel supported the Dutch The Specialist Group International B.V., a leading personnel service provider specialized in highly qualified personnel, in the incorporation of STAR Stadlmann GmbH and the acquisition of the personnel leasing division of the Austrian Stadlmann Tec GmbH.

16 January 2023. The bpv Huegel team led by Elke Napokoj advised the Dutch The Specialist Group International B.V. on the incorporation of STAR Stadlmann GmbH and the acquisition of the personnel leasing division of Stadlmann Tec GmbH. The advice of the bpv Huegel team included deal structuring, contract drafting, contract negotiations and all steps up to the closing and post-closing advice.

The Specialist Group International B.V., with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is a leading personnel services provider that focuses on the provision of highly qualified personnel and supports clients in the chemical, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. The Specialist Group International B.V. plays a key role in supporting their clients’ energy transition and improving the security of Europe’s energy infrastructure. With around 2,500 engineers, the group of companies around The Specialist Group International B.V. supports its clients in reducing the carbon footprint of operational facilities by promoting the expansion of renewable energy and the modernization of existing supply infrastructure.

Stadlmann Tec GmbH is an innovative engineering office and engineering service provider in the specialist fields of mechanical and plant engineering, technical informatics, electrical engineering and building services.

The Specialist Group International B.V. has recognized the enormous potential of Stadlmann Tec GmbH’s personnel leasing business. Therefore, they joined forces with Ing. Ferdinand Stadlmann (Managing Director) and Mr Christoph Lang (Shareholder, Key Employee) to incorporate STAR Stadlmann GmbH and to acquire the personnel leasing division of Stadlmann Tec GmbH. Through this cooperation, it is expected to grow within Austria and to expand into new sectors in order to further ensure the future success of STAR Stadlmann GmbH.

The transaction was closed at the beginning of January 2023.

Advisors to The Specialist Group International B.V.: bpv Huegel Rechtsanwälte GmbH – Elke Napokoj (Lead, Corporate/M&A), Walter Niedermüller (Labour Law), Michaela Pelinka (M&A/Real Estate), Christian Klein (Corporate/M&A).

Advisors to Stadlmann Tec GmbH: CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH – Dr. Thomas Trettnak, LL.M./CM, Mag. Wolfgang Schreiner and Mag. Bogdan Ilie Capra.

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JUDr. Ondrej Poništiak, Ph.D. has become a new partner of bpv BRAUN PARTNERS with effect from 1 January 2023. Ondrej has been with bpv BRAUN PARTNERS since 2013 and is a lawyer of many skills – in addition to studying law in Prague and Zurich, he studied mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; he enjoys sports, dancing and playing the violin and works not only in his native Slovak, but also in Czech, English and German.

Ondrej specializes in mergers and acquisitions, competition, corporate and commercial law, with special focus on the start-up and fintech scene. During his almost ten years at bpv BRAUN PARTNERS, he has advised dozens of clients, often in complex corporate or cross-border restructurings. He is recommended as a dispute resolution expert by the prestigious international rating company Legal500. Ondrej is a member of the Czech Bar Association.

“Ondrej is not only a fantastic lawyer with a very systematic working style, but also an expert in the world of IT and FinTech. We appreciate him not only for his tremendous work commitment, but also for his proactive approach in the further development of the firm. We are confident that he will have many future successes in his new role and will help to further grow the firm,” commented Arthur Braun, Managing Partner of bpv BRAUN PARTNERS, on the appointment.

22 December 2022. bpv Huegel advised IMMOFINANZ on the acquisition of shares in S IMMO and its financing. 

IMMOFINANZ AG is acquiring 17,305,012 shares in S IMMO from its core shareholder, CPI Property Group, thus obtaining a controlling stake in S IMMO of 50% plus one share. The purchase price amounts to EUR 337.5 million in total. The transaction will be financed through a long-term credit facility provided to IMMOFINANZ by CPIPG. The closing of the transaction will take place before the end of 2022 and IMMOFINANZ will fully consolidate S IMMO in the 2022 annual financial statements. 

IMMOFINANZ is a commercial real estate group whose activities are focused on the office and retail segments of eight core markets in Europe: Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and the Adriatic region. The real estate portfolio has a value of approximately EUR 5.5 billion and covers 260 properties. IMMOFINANZ is listed on the stock exchanges in Vienna (leading ATX index) and Warsaw. Further information under: https://www.immofinanz.com 

The bpv Huegel team, led by Christoph Nauer (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets), included Roland Juill (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets), Ingo Braun (Finance & Regulatory), Nicolas Wolski (Tax), Daniel Reiter (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets) and Jasmin Slavik (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets).

The seller (CPI Property Group) was advised by Wolf Theiss (Florian Kusznier, Claus Schneider).

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14 December 2022. Many thanks to our clients and colleagues. bpv Huegel is again top-listed in Tier 1 in JUVE.

Since JUVE started its ranking 10 years ago, our competition law practice has been best rated (*****). Furthermore, bpv Huegel is also ranked as “leading” in the newly introduced “Brussels” category.

JUVE’s assessment: “major EU antitrust cases” – “strength in litigation” – “outstanding in Brussels” – “merger control and significant investment control filings”.

Last Tuesday bpv BRAUN PARTNERS held the final round of another year of the labour law Moot Court, organized by our office and ELSA Prague.

The best four teams from the first round proceeded to a simulated court hearing where they had to make a statement on the legal action, examine a witness and make a closing statement as counsel for the plaintiff or defendant before a panel of three judges: the partner Pavel Vintr, senior associate Adam Stawaritsch, and associate Anna Rubriciusová.
The winning team was Lucie Heráčková (Prague) a Marek Jankovský (Prague), with Tomáš Holický (Brno) a Tomáš Belada (Pilsen)coming in second. Both teams received a financial reward. The competition also included an award for best orator, who received an offer to complete an internship at our offices. This award went to Tomáš Holický (Brno).
Big congratulation to all! We appreciate the high level of the competence all students had.

We appreciate Martin Provazník, our Slovak partner, for being a great support in litigation in Slovakia since last year.

Shareholder vs. director litigation: Proud of winning a court case recently where a German investor demanded damages from a German managing director in his Slovak company.

bpv BRAUN PARTNERS represented the defendant, the managing director.

21 November 2022. The prestigious Lexology Client Choice Awards were given in 2022 to only seven Austrian lawyers – two of them are partners at bpv Huegel.

Christian F. Schneider, Partner and Head of Public Economic Law at bpv Huegel, obtained the Client Choice Award in the category “Energy & Natural Resources”. Georg Rupprecht was awarded the prize in the category “Restructuring & Insolvency“.

The Client Choice Awards, which have been presented by the International Law Office together with Lexology since 2005, honour lawyers around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on the ability to add real value to the clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Nominations can only be made by in-house counsels.

“The prize I was awarded is a very special recognition for my work since it confirms the particular confidence my clients have in me” Christian F. Schneider is delighted.

And Georg Rupprecht points out: “I am very pleased to obtain that distinction. It demonstrates to me that my clients are continuously satisfied with my work.”

For both lawyers, it is not the first Client Choice Award in the said categories: Christian F. Schneider was honoured the second time after 2020, and Georg Rupprecht was already awarded the prize the third time after 2019 and 2021.

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Happy that bpv Huegel is again shortlisted as “Law Firm of the Year – Austria” at The Lawyer European Awards 2022.

The renowned British magazine “The Lawyer” just announced the shortlist for this year’s awards. The prestigious awards highlight the outstanding work of the European legal market.

Congratulations to all firms on the shortlist.

We look forward to the awards ceremony on 29 November. Fingers crossed!

To see the full shortlist, please see the link