Florian Kranebitter

Florian Kranebitter is a partner at Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners and specialises in banking and finance, corporate/M&A, insolvency and restructuring, with a focus on IT projects (including cybercrime, platform business and AI). Florian has been advising financial institutions and corporates on national and international transactions in a leading position for more than a decade. He has particular expertise in providing cross-disciplinary and cross-sector advice in the area of sustainable solutions (including ESG).

• Advising the State of Lower Austria on the successful issue of a sustainable EUR 500 million bond.
• Advising Fenix Outdoor AB on its progressive partnership and subsequent 49% equity participation in VioModa GmbH, a cross-border transaction spanning four jurisdictions.
• Advising NIKE on the insolvency of Austria’s central sports retail purchasing network “Zentrasport,” mitigating potential merchandise losses, restructuring collateral, and transitioning sales relationships to a new German entity.
• Advising former customers of Euram Bank on recovering client funds and assets and on claim trades following the bank’s closure, highlighting fwp’s expertise in banking disputes, restructuring, and distressed asset transactions

• Banking
• Financial restructuring
• M&A
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Restructuring and insolvency

• Accounting
• Banking
• Energy
• Consumer goods and services
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Technology and telecommunications

• Dr. iur., University of Vienna, 2003

• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Association of European Lawyers (AEL)

• Austria, 2004