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Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has advised RHI AG in connection with the completion of its acquisition of control of Brazilian Magnesita Refratários S.A. and the accompanying merger of both companies, thus creating RHI Magnesita N.V.

Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati expands its IP and fair trading practice with the addition of attorney Dr. Katharina Majchrzak (35).

CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has appointed two Senior Counsel and three Counsel with effect from 1 October 2017. The partners' meeting appointed Dr. Michaela Siegwart and Mag. Susanne Molitoris, LL.M. as Senior Counsel. Dr. Sarah Wared, LL.M, Mag. Matthias Nödl and MMag. Dr. Michael Mayer are appointed as Counsel.

CHSH lud am Donnerstag, den 21. September 2017 zu einem Empfang in die Habsburgischen Prunkräume der Albertina.

The Republic of Austria (Federal Ministry of Finance) has appointed CHSH partner Hon.-Prof. Dr. Irene Welser (53) as a member of the supervisory board of Bundesbeschaffung GmbH – the Federal Procurement Agency – for the duration of the current term in office ending in 2020.

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The first ever preliminary ruling on a question relating to the Merger Regulation has been issued: in its judgment of 7 September 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) fully accepts the legal view taken by STRABAG (Austria Asphalt), which was represented by CHSH.

CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has acted as legal advisor to the Austrian venture capital fund Speedinvest, beginning with the foundation of the joint venture right up to the acquisition by ÖBB-Holding AG of all shares in the joint venture iMobility GmbH ("iMobility").

The Viennese business myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH has successfully concluded Austria's largest ever round of investment in the social business start-up sector.

Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has advised the Excellence Research Centre of the In-stitute of Science and Technology Austria (IST-A) on establishing an incubator for spin-offs.