Georg Wabl

Partner, Dr., LL.M. (London)

Georg Wabl is partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency Team. He has extensive experience in national and cross-border restructurings, reorganisations and transactions in the crisis and insolvency context.

He focuses on

  • restructurings and reorganisations
  • distressed and accelerated M&A
  • duties of directors and corporate bodies
  • representation of creditors
  • capital maintenance and avoidance issues

Georg is ranked by Chambers Europe 2024 and recognised as “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 2023, as “Rising Star” by IFLR 1000 33rd Edition and “Aufsteiger (Rising Star)” by Juve 2024 in the Austrian market.

He started his career with ScherbaumSeebacher and has been with Binder Grösswang since 2017. In 2021, he was seconded to De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam. He studied at the University of Graz (Mag. iur. 2011), Queen Mary University of London (LL.M. 2017), where he also worked as research assistant, and the University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 2022).

Georg teaches international insolvency law as a guest lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is a frequent speaker, regularly publishes on current topics and is member of the IBA, INSOL Europe and ReTurn as well as founder and former president of the QMUL Austrian Society.

  • Advising Lafayette Mittelstand Capital on its acquisition of the elevator business from Gebauer & Griller group
  • Advisor to the Co-ordinating Committee consisting of banks and funds in the restructuring of Steinhoff group
  • Advisor to TUI Group in the insolvency proceedings of NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH
  • Advice on an aircraft repossession from the insolvency estate of LEVEL Europe GmbH
  • Advisor to Kettler Austria in restructuring proceedings
  • Advisor to the initial best bidder in the insolvency proceedings of Rupert Fertinger GmbH
  • Advisor to Enact in an MBO from the insolvency estate of Waagner-Biro AG
  • Part of the insolvency administrator team in major insolvencies like Neckermann, Krobath and PaX Stabil (at previous firm)
  • On a regular basis advisor to companies, officeholders, investors and stakeholders in the crisis context (for reasons of confidentiality no names given)

Georg Wabl is partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency Team. He has extensive experience in national and cross-border restructurings, reorganisations and transactions in the crisis and insolvency context.

He focuses on

  • restructurings and reorganisations
  • distressed and accelerated M&A
  • duties of directors and corporate bodies
  • representation of creditors
  • capital maintenance and avoidance issues

Georg is ranked by Chambers Europe 2024 and recognised as “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 2023, as “Rising Star” by IFLR 1000 33rd Edition and “Aufsteiger (Rising Star)” by Juve 2024 in the Austrian market.

He started his career with ScherbaumSeebacher and has been with Binder Grösswang since 2017. In 2021, he was seconded to De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam. He studied at the University of Graz (Mag. iur. 2011), Queen Mary University of London (LL.M. 2017), where he also worked as research assistant, and the University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 2022).

Georg teaches international insolvency law as a guest lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is a frequent speaker, regularly publishes on current topics and is member of the IBA, INSOL Europe and ReTurn as well as founder and former president of the QMUL Austrian Society.

  • Advising Lafayette Mittelstand Capital on its acquisition of the elevator business from Gebauer & Griller group
  • Advisor to the Co-ordinating Committee consisting of banks and funds in the restructuring of Steinhoff group
  • Advisor to TUI Group in the insolvency proceedings of NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH
  • Advice on an aircraft repossession from the insolvency estate of LEVEL Europe GmbH
  • Advisor to Kettler Austria in restructuring proceedings
  • Advisor to the initial best bidder in the insolvency proceedings of Rupert Fertinger GmbH
  • Advisor to Enact in an MBO from the insolvency estate of Waagner-Biro AG
  • Part of the insolvency administrator team in major insolvencies like Neckermann, Krobath and PaX Stabil (at previous firm)
  • On a regular basis advisor to companies, officeholders, investors and stakeholders in the crisis context (for reasons of confidentiality no names given)
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