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A recently adopted act that concerns the nuclear power plant in Paks includes a rider that has amended the Act on State Assets and restored the original powers of arbitration courts.

PD Dr. Nicolas Raschauer (CHSH) is co-editor of the newly published handbook "Kommentar zur Gewerbeordnung".

CHSH has advised a joint venture consisting of CA Immo and Union Investment (with CA Immo holding 51% of the shares) on the sale of the logistics park Europolis M1 Budapest to the Prologis Group that has operations worldwide.

CHSH already provided pro bono services to DisAbility Performance Social Enterprise GmbH and its shareholders regarding the company's foundation and it has now done so again regarding the investment made by BonVenture in the form of profit-sharing capital.

CHSH Partner Dr. Harald Stingl, LL.M. (39) advised global corporate and high-tech players Infineon Technologies AG and GE Ventures (a unit of General Electric) in entering a strategic partnership with, and becoming new equity stakeholders in, TTTech Computertechnik AG, the Austrian based technology leader in robust network safety controls, as part of a EUR 50m capital increase.

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Following a legal dispute spanning several years between McDonald's and the operator of the hotel "McTirol", the Supreme Court has now finally ruled in favour of McDonald's stating that the prefix "Mc" and its use in the food sector as well as in relation to the provision of food and drink and temporary accommodation is exclusively reserved for McDonald's. CHSH Partner Mag. Mark Krenn represented…

CHSH managing partner Dr. Clemens Hasenauer, LL.M. and CHSH partner Dr. Harald Stingl, LL.M. are the two authors of the newly launched treatise „Due Diligence – a Practitioner's Guide to Transactions“, published at Linde. On Tuesday, 10 March 2015, the book presentation event took place in the „Bel Etage“ premises of CHSH, with a high-profile panel discussion and strong public attendence.

CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati advised the leading British outsourcing group Capita in its acquisition of avocis, a customer contract management company having a strong position in the DACH Region, for a purchase price of EUR 210 million.

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd – a subsidiary of the South Korean technology group Samsung and well-known in the market as a global leader in energy solutions and electronics as well as battery technology – has acquired Magna Steyr Systems GmbH & Co OG.