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Austrian Company Deal News and Analysis
Read the latest headlines about financial transactions between Austrian and foreign parties, such as investments, important orders or M&A deals
Binder+Co Takes Over Italian Mechanical Engineering Company
Through the acquisition, the Austrian machine and plant manufacturer enlarges its portfolio and expands its sales network in the Mediterranean region.
July 12, 2011
Austrian dynaTrace Acquired by US Company
The global technology leader in APM solutions has been taken over by American Compuware. The transaction price amounts to $ 256m.
July 11, 2011
Palfinger Takes Over Russian Inman
The Austrian crane manufacturer acquires its leading Russian competitor. Inman will generate revenue of € 20m this year.
July 11, 2011
OTP Bank Shows Interest in Volksbank International
The Austrian Volksbanken AG found a second potential buyer for its Eastern European subsidiary. The Hungarian OTP bank wants to expand into the markets where VBI has a presence.
July 7, 2011
EVN Concludes Acquisition of Stake in Inn Power Plants
The Austrian electricity company purchased a 13% stake in Verbund’s hydroelectric power plants on the Inn river.
July 5, 2011
Sale of VBI to Be Signed in July
The Austrian Volksbanken Group and Sberbank have come close to an agreement on the sale of the Eastern European bank. The transaction price will be € 700m.
July 5, 2011
VIG Interested in Acquisition of Polish Warta Insurance
The Austrian insurance company might strengthen its position in the Polish market with the acquisition of a local company.
July 4, 2011
Verbund: Speculations about Increase in Sorgenia Stake
The Austrian electricity company might sell its shares in Poweo and instead acquire its joint venture partner’s stake in Sorgenia.
July 1, 2011
A-Tec Received Binding Offers from Investors
Investors will need at least € 210m in order to fulfill the payout plan. Up to five potential buyers were still interested in an acquisition.
July 1, 2011
RBI: Acquisition of Polbank Stake Advancing
The Austrian bank has received anti-trust approval of the deal. Closing and operational merger are expected in Q4/2011 or Q1/2012.
June 30, 2011
Wienerberger Received Green Light for Tondach Acquisition
The Austrian brick producer will transfer 50% of the shares in Bramac to Monier Group and, in exchange, receive a further 25% stake in Tondach Gleinstätten plus an additional payment.
June 30, 2011
voestalpine May Revive Plans for New Factory
The Austrian steel company may revive plans next year to build a plant abroad as rising demand boosts prices.
June 29, 2011
Teak Holz to Raise Capital for Expansion
The Upper Austrian timber company announced a capital increase by € 15.6m. The funds will be used to boost growth.
June 28, 2011
Volksbanken Group to Sell Stake in RZB
Österreichische Volksbanken-AG Group (VBAG) will sell its shares in Raiffeisen Zentralbank for almost € 500m. The redemption of state capital and the sale of VBI have been delayed.
June 28, 2011
voestalpine Acquires Dutch Company’s Research Department
The Austrian steel company expands its portfolio in railway systems technology with the acquisition of Baas R&D. The transaction is expected to boost expertise in diagnostic systems for rail transport.
June 27, 2011
Five Investors Still Interested in A-Tec
A-Tec boss Mirko Kovats has to find a buyer for his insolvent group by June 30. Investors will need at least € 225m in order to fulfill the payout plan.
June 24, 2011
RHI Confirms Outlook and Rules Out Capital Increase
The Austrian manufacturer of refractory materials expects a moderate increase in revenues. A capital increase is not planned in the near future.
June 22, 2011
conwert Interested in Billion-Euro Deal with LBBW
The Austrian real estate company is looking for partners to purchase the residential property portfolio of the German bank. Industry experts see a realistic chance for an acquisition.
June 20, 2011
Bilfinger Berger to Acquire Subsidiary of AE&E
The Czech subsidiary of the insolvent plant manufacturer will become part of the German construction group Bilfinger Berger.
June 20, 2011
Austrian Companies Interested in Greek Lottery
As Greece is forced to put its assets on sale, Austrian gaming companies see chances for an acquisition of the country’s national lotteries.
June 17, 2011
Immofinanz Acquires Romanian Property Developer
The Austrian real estate company buys the remaining stake for € 42.43m in order to become sole shareholder of Bucharest-based Adama.
June 16, 2011
Telekom Austria Refrains from an Acquisition of Telekom Srbija
For the time being, the Austrian telecommunications group has no intention to pursue a deal with the Serbian government after negotiations had failed in May.
June 16, 2011
austriamicrosystems Acquires US-based Company
The Styrian microelectronics and semiconductor manufacturer is going to buy 100% of the shares in an American light sensor supplier for $ 320m (€ 220m).
June 16, 2011
Hungary Considering Buyback of ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Hungaria
The Hungarian state is interested in acquiring a stake in the Austrian Federal Railways’ cargo subsidiary which it privatized in 2008.
June 14, 2011
Immofinanz Acquires Office Property in Warsaw
The Austrian real estate company already held 51% of the property and is now becoming the sole shareholder. The transaction includes the sale of another object to a project partner.
June 10, 2011
JCL Logistics Acquires Competitor in the Netherlands
The Styrian logistics provider will become market leader in the Benelux countries. The company is active in 25 countries already.
June 9, 2011
Telekom Austria Acquires B.net Hrvatska
The telecommunications group purchases Croatia’s largest cable operator from Bewag, an Austrian regional electricity supplier.
June 8, 2011
Immofinanz Considering Listing in Warsaw
The Austrian real estate group would be interested in a listing if red tape were reduced. It is currently looking for acquisition opportunities in Poland and Russia.
June 7, 2011
Swarovski to Invest in US Jewelry Retailer
The Tyrolean optics and crystal group is attracted by a global distribution network of 2,000 stores. The two companies already have a strategic partnership.
June 7, 2011
Telekom Austria Bidding for Kosovo Telecom
The Austrian telecommunications group and a Croatian competitor have been shortlisted in the privatization process of Kosovo’s most profitable company.
June 7, 2011
Swedish Investor Buys Insolvent JoWood
The Austrian computer game producer will resume business after its acquisition. A payout plan ratio for the creditors has not yet been determined.
June 6, 2011
Raiffeisen Not Interested in Hypo
The Austrian bank group is currently expanding in Poland but it is not going to bid for Hypo Alpe Adria as an acquisition “would not make sense”.
June 6, 2011
New Chance for Verbund in Turkey
The Austrian electricity company might win a contract for the power supply in three Turkish provinces after a competitor has withdrawn its bid.
June 6, 2011
Agrana Interested in Hellenic Sugar
The Austrian sugar and starch company is said to be interested in an acquisition of the Greek company which incurred a loss of € 27.1m in the last year.
May 31, 2011
Immofinanz Sells Office and Retail Property in Vienna
The Austrian real estate group sold a property located at Simmeringer Hauptstraße in Vienna to HIH Global Invest GmbH for € 29.2m.
May 30, 2011
Sberbank Targeting RBI
The Russian bank intends to expand its business to Kazakhstan and the Baltic countries. Both companies denied speculations about a potential capital injection.
May 30, 2011
Renaissance for Carinthian Lithium
A currently closed lithium mine in Carinthia will be reopened by an Australian company after its acquisition for a price of € 9.25m. It is the largest deposit in Europe.
May 30, 2011
Wienerberger Acquires EuroCeramic
A subsidiary of the Austrian brick producer plans the takeover of Dutch-German EuroCeramic, a supplier of ceramic pipe systems.
May 25, 2011
France Telecom Evaluating Its Activities in Austria
The future of Orange Austria could be decided before October. The cooperation in networks might have been the first step towards a merger with T-Mobile Austria.
May 25, 2011
Strabag Takes Majority Stake in Project Companies for Offshore Wind Power Plants
The Austrian construction company acquires a 51% interest in a project portfolio with possible 850 locations in the German North Sea.
May 23, 2011
EPIC Completes the Acquisition of UkrTelekom
The Austrian financial investor purchases 92.79% of the Ukrainian telecommunications company for € 921m.
May 16, 2011
Habau Takes Over Dutch Construction Company
The Austrian construction company takes over the globally active pipeline specialist Nacap and increases sales by € 600m to € 1.4bn.
May 13, 2011
RHI: Expansion of European Raw Material Supply through Acquisition
RHI signed a contract to acquire SMA Mineral Magnesia AS (SMA), Norway.
May 12, 2011
Immofinanz Closes Acquisition in Moscow
The Austrian real estate group takes over 100% of the GoodZone.
May 11, 2011
Raiffeisen International Bank Intends to Get Further Involved in Poland
After the purchase of the Polbank in February, the Austrian RBI seems to be interested now in the Polish DZ Bank. Its chances are however considered to be low.
May 10, 2011
Telekom Austria: Serbian Deal Failed
The new offer by Telekom Austria is rejected in Serbia: the sale has failed.
May 7, 2011
New Bid for Telekom Srbija
The Telekom Austria Group Submits a Revised Conditional Bid of up to € 1.1 Bn for the Acquisition of a 51% Stake in Telekom Srbija
May 4, 2011
Serbian News: "Stake in Telekom Srbija already Sold to Telekom Austria"
Although there is still no official announcement from the government on the sale of Telekom Srbija, there is speculation the company has already been sold, Serbian B92 reports.
May 2, 2011
Christof Holding AG Takes over BEA Electrics from bluO
With the acquisition of 100 % of Vienna-based BEA Electrics, the Styrian Christof Holding AG, which is wholly owned by the Christof family, continues its expansion.
April 27, 2011
Telekom Srbija: Rising Prospects for Telekom Austria
Telekom Austria might still succeed in Serbia with an alternative solution. The mobile subsidiary would have to be handed over.
April 22, 2011
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