Capital meets opportunity.
Structured. Discreet. Direct.
Path 1 · Owners & entrepreneurs
I am an owner or entrepreneur.
A financing facility is expiring, a project needs additional capital, a shareholding is to be restructured or an asset is to be sold discreetly. In special situations, the outcome depends not only on value, but also on timing, structure and process.
Our aim is to make your options visible early, while you can still decide for yourself on partners, information and next steps.
Path 2 · Investors
I am an investor.
You are looking for real estate, equity interests or companies in particular circumstances. We review specific situations from a legal perspective, structure the process and, where the constellation fits, establish direct contact with owners or decision-makers.
Owners & entrepreneurs
Options, before time pressure dictates the process.
Not every special situation calls for a sale. Depending on the circumstances, different structures may be considered.
Three structures
Open the box. Which structure fits depends on the asset, the financing, the shareholder base and the timeframe.
Confidentiality is part of the transaction structure.
In off-market transactions and special situations, control over information is decisive. Which parties are approached, what information they receive and when further documents are released is agreed with the client.
Parties are approached selectively, not through an uncontrolled mass mailing. Depending on the process, sensitive information may be disclosed only once an appropriate non-disclosure agreement is in place.
As a law firm, we are bound by legal professional privilege.
Typical situations
Context
The earlier a situation is structured, the more options remain open.
Source: KSV1870, insolvency statistics H1 2026.
First step
Briefly describe your circumstances, objective and timeframe. You will receive, at short notice, a candid initial assessment of whether and which structures may be considered. The initial consultation is free of charge and confidential.
Investors
Selected opportunities. Aligned with your investment strategy.
We are in contact with institutional investors, family offices, strategic buyers and private investors in Austria and abroad.
Rather than distributing opportunities widely, we work with specific search profiles. Where a situation fits your investment strategy and the owner has approved an approach, we contact you directly.
Your investment criteria
Specify asset class, region and situation. We confirm your search profile personally and contact you only when there is a specific match.
Your buy-box is sealed. Send it to us; we will confirm your search profile personally and get in touch only when there is a specific match.
Our contribution
What we bring to the process
Process
A controlled process.
Selected Experience
Selected mandates and transaction situations
Anonymised, because discretion is part of our work.
Residential and real estate portfolio | Austria
Advising on a cross-border investor constellation.
Industrial company | Equity participation
Advising on an equity participation with an international investor.
Corporate transaction | Automotive
Legal advice on a full acquisition.
International investment fund | Austria
Ongoing mandate in connection with real estate investments.
Why the firm
Law. Transaction. Special situation.
Mag. Nevena Shotekova-Zöchling has 16 years of legal practice. She has been a lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) in Vienna since 2014 and today also serves as a court-appointed insolvency administrator.
The combination of real estate law, corporate law and insolvency law allows a view of transactions that does not begin with the purchase agreement and does not end with the first problem.
Advice in German, English, Bulgarian, Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does it make sense to seek advice before insolvency?
Yes. As long as no proceedings have been opened, the owners and management decide for themselves on partners, information and timing. Once proceedings are opened, key decisions pass to the insolvency administrator. Structuring early keeps more options open.
Do I have to sell?
Not necessarily. Depending on the circumstances, an equity participation, a refinancing or bridge financing may also be considered. A sale is one of several options.
Will my financing bank be involved?
Whether and when financing banks are involved is agreed with you. In many cases, early and structured communication with the bank is part of the solution.
What does the initial consultation cost?
The initial consultation is free of charge. We review the circumstances and give you a candid initial assessment. For a mandate, the fee is agreed transparently in advance.
I am an investor. When will I be contacted?
Only when there is a specific match with the investment criteria you have submitted and after the owner has consented to an approach. We do not send mass mailings.
Do you buy yourselves or act as intermediary?
We do not invest ourselves. As a law firm, we advise on and structure transactions and, within the scope of a mandate, may bring suitable parties together. Our focus is on the legal structuring and implementation of each transaction.
How do you prevent an off-market opportunity from being circulated uncontrollably?
The approach to potential investors is agreed with the client. We work with specific search profiles and targeted approaches rather than broad distribution. What information is disclosed at which stage depends on the agreed process.
We are based abroad. Is that an obstacle?
No. We advise clients from Austria and abroad, including without a permanent presence in Austria, for example by power of attorney, escrow arrangements and electronic signature. Advice is available in six languages.
How are my documents handled?
As a law firm, we are bound by legal professional privilege. Documents are passed on to specific parties only to the agreed extent and with your approval.
Perspective
What is not in the data room?
Some of the information that decides whether an investment succeeds or fails is not in any data room. It is not a document but a change – in pace, in tone, in who is responsible.
A well-organised data room can be impressive. Thousands of documents, sometimes hundreds of thousands of pages – and at some point a reassuring feeling: we know the company. But do we really?
Mag. Nevena Shotekova-Zöchling
Read the article →Perspective
AI and Investments: Oracle or Adversary?
Artificial intelligence may be most valuable in the investment process not as an oracle that confirms our investment thesis, but as an adversary that builds the strongest case against it.
Artificial intelligence is changing investing. It reads data rooms, analyses contracts, compares transactions, recognises patterns and runs scenarios at a speed that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago.
Mag. Nevena Shotekova-Zöchling
Read the article →A particular situation deserves a controlled process.
Are you considering a transaction, do you need capital for a project, or would you like to discuss a specific investment opportunity? Contact us in confidence.
Whether and which structure is possible in an individual case depends on the specific situation. We tell you early and openly what we see.