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Elke Napokoj

bpv Hügel

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Women Leaders
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
Firm overview

Elke is a partner at bpv Huegel, Vienna, and co-head of bpv Huegel’s Corporate/M&A department. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Sanochemia Pharmazeutika AG and lecturer at the Danube University, Krems. Elke has extensive experience in advising investors on cross-border and national M&A transactions.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advised International Airlines Group on the intended acquisition of NIKI Luftfahrt and the subsequent establishment of LEVEL Airlines in Vienna
  • Advised ELK Holding on the sale of ELK Fertighaus and subsequent advise to ELK Fertighaus on the acquisition of Hanlo Haus 
  • Advised French Adeo in the bidding process for the BAUMAX Group
  • Advised INTERCELL in its cross-border merger with Vivalis (now Valneva)
  • Advised Sapura Energy in relation to its joint venture in Austria. 
Practice areas
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital markets: Equity
Sector specialisations
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Industrials
  • Pharma and Life Sciences
Bar admissions
  • Austria
Association memberships
  • International Bar Association
  • Vienna Bar Association
  • Scientific Association for Corporate and Company Law
  • Advisory Board of the Austrian Association of Company Law
Academic qualifications
  • LL.M. Banking and Finance Law,King’s College London (2001)
  • University of Vienna (1996 Mag. iur., 1999 Dr. iur.)
  • University of Southampton (1994/95 ERASMUS-Program)
  • Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (2018, Excellence Program for Supervisory Boards)
Address:
Vienna
Tel:+43 1 26050 525 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.bpv-huegel.com