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Benno Šiftar recently joined CERHA HEMPEL's antitrust practice. After working for several years as a case handler at the Slovenian Competition Authority, he has joined the team head-ed by Dr. Bernhard Kofler-Senoner.

The establishment of the joint venture in Bulgaria represents an important step forward for the expansion of the PIERER group's bicycle and e-bike production capacity in Europe. The total investment amounts to approximately EUR 40 million.

At the beginning of January 2022, Dr. Christoph Schimmer, MSc, joined CERHA HEMPEL's corporate and tax practice as an attorney and tax advisor in the team headed by Dr. Benjamin Twardosz, LL.M.

For the 4th edition of "BWG – Kommentierung des Bankwesengesetzes sowie der CRR" (Commentary on the Banking Act and the Capital Requirements Regulation) edited by Laurer/M.Schütz/Kammel/Ratka, CERHA HEMPEL Banking & Capital Markets partner Peter Knobl has revised and updated his commentary on Sections 60 to 63b of the Banking Act.

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Since December 2021, Marko Vladic, LL.M. has strengthened the real estate team headed by partner Mag. Mark Krenn.

CERHA HEMPEL expands its Contentious Business Team with the addition of attorney Mag. Paul Krepil (30).

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH has advised AIK Banka a.d., Gorenjska Banka d.d. and Agri Europe Cyprus Limited as purchasers on the acquisition of Sberbank Europe AG’s shares in Sberbank Srbija d.d. (Serbia), Sberbank Banka d.d. (Slovenia), Sberbank BH d.d. Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Sberbank a.d. Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Sberbank d.d. (Croatia) and Sberbank Magyarország Zrt.…

CERHA HEMPEL provided advice to EXAA and its cooperation with CCP.A on restructuring the clearing of spot market trading in electric power products on the Vienna Stock Exchange and on the transfer of the central counterparty function from EXAA to Central Counterparty Austria GmbH.