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Ferdinand Graf

GRAF ISOLA

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Austria
New York
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Banking
Financial services
Insurance
Food and beverage
Automotive
Languages:
German
English
Biography
  • Founding Partner of GRAF ISOLA, 1994
  • Associate with Austrian law firms, 1990 - 1994
  • Internship at ArentFox, Washington DC, 1991
  • Assistant at the University of Vienna (Institute of Civil Law), 1988 – 1989
  • ILO Client Choice Award Winner 2014 & 2016

Ferdinand Graf heads the M&A, competition and cartel law practice groups. He often handles cross-border transactions.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advise Hubert Burda Media in connection with the acquisition of the Austrian netodoktor.at enterprise;
  • Advise Cherry GmbH in connection with the acquisition of the Austrian Theobroma;
  • Advise LUKOIL in connection with the divesture of two African enterprises;
  • Advise the Danish VKR Holding in connection with the sale of an interest in an Austrian solar power enterprise.
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • M&A
  • Private equity
Sector specialisations
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Oil and gas
Association memberships
  • Austrian Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • Center for International Studies, Salzburg
  • Association of Austrian der Fulbright students, Vienna
Academic qualifications
  • NYU School of Law (LL.M. in Corporate Law), 1991
  • University of Vienna, (Dr.iur.), 1990
  • University of Vienna (Mag.iur.), 1989
Address:
Vienna
Tel:+43 1 401 17 - 0 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.grafisola.at