AmCham Slovakia

An international team of CMS lawyers has provided comprehensive legal advice to Austrian Airlines AG on the sale of the Slovakian company Austrian Airlines Technik Bratislava (ATB) to the Dutch aircraft maintenance provider SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance.

Established in 2006, ATB has been offering first-class maintenance services specifically to regional aircraft operators. Closing the deal in early April, CMS supported the company’s successful sale to SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance, which expands its base maintenance footprint in Europe as a consequence.

In the course of the acquisition, the CMS team contributed its international expertise in corporate law/M&A matters and also provided extensive legal advice on financing aspects and competition law.

“We are excited to have supported Austrian Airlines on this transaction and are pleased that our expertise in cross-border M&A matters contributed to the smooth execution of the deal,” says Alexander Rakosi, a partner at CMS and a member of the corporate transactions team in Vienna.

Martina Gavalec, senior associate at CMS Bratislava, adds, "Our comprehensive advisory, from the perspective of Slovak law, covered both legal and strategic aspects to ensure a smooth transaction process. This successful deal further underscores our commitment to client satisfaction in complex cross-border M&A transactions."

The CMS core transaction team consisted of attorney-at-law Martina Gavalec (CMS Bratislava, Corporate/M&A) and partners Alexander Rakosi and Florian Mayer (CMS Vienna, Corporate/M&A). Core team was supported by following lawyers: partner Dieter Zandler (CMS Vienna, Antitrust), associate Rebecca Herlitz (CMS Vienna, Corporate), associate Ján Ševčík (CMS Bratislava, Dispute Resolution), and legal trainee Matthias Torggler (CMS Vienna, Corporate Transactions). On the buyer side, BarentsKrans (Netherlands) and Kinstellar (Slovakia) were involved in the transaction.

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Contacts :
Dr. Oliver Werner
Partner (CMS Vienna) | Managing Partner (CMS Bratislava)
T: +421 2 3214 1414 (Bratislava)
E: oliver.werner@cms rrh.com

Martina Gavalec
Senior Associate | Attorney at Law | Advokátka  (CMS Bratislava)
T: +421 911 179 269
E: martina.gavalec@cms-rrh.com

Danica Zahlbrucknerova
Business Development & Marketing Executive
T: +421 911 179 422
E: danica.zahlbrucknerova@cms-rrh.com