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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Austria
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
Biography

Paul Luiki specializes in the full range of M&A transactions and has a specific focus on cross-border transactions, in particular in the CEE and US regions. His other fields of specialisation are contract law, banking & finance law and arbitration. Paul Luiki is also a lecturer at the University of Vienna on M&A and joint ventures.

Recent matter/case highlights
  • Advising Zucchetti Group on the acquisition of all shares in za‐dego GmbH.
  • Advising MTIB on its comprehensive financial restructuring and refinancing, including the sale of shares in VARTA AG and the restructuring of multiple loan facilities across jurisdictions.
  • Advising a global AI-driven spend management leader on the acquisition of an Austrian entity as part of its cross-border acquisition of a European AI-powered category management group, including multi-jurisdictional coordination and Austrian corporate/regulatory aspects.
  • Advising a leading international technology company specializing in laser measurement systems on the setup of a limited auction structure for the sale of a shareholding. The mandate involves strategic sell-side preparation, including dataroom organization, antitrust analysis, and SPA drafting.
Key practice areas
  • M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Banking
  • Contract law
Sector expertise
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Industrials
  • Technology and telecommunications
Academic qualifications
  • Dr.iur., University of Vienna, 1997
  • JD, University of Iowa, 1988
Association/network memberships
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Association of European Lawyers (AEL)
Bar admissions
  • Austria, 1999
  • Ohio, 1988
Address:
Schottenring 12
Vienna, Vienna, 1010
Austria
Tel:+43 153 770 315 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.fwp.at/en/lawyer/paul-luiki/