Austria is a small jurisdiction, but a major "player" in FDI screening. The planned acquisition of an Austrian target company by a foreign investor (i.e., non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss investor) often requires an FDI approval. This is due to the wide scope of the Austrian FDI screening regime. Only where the Austrian target is a micro-enterprise, Austria can securely be deleted from the list of (potentially) notifiable countries. Foreign investors and their international counsels must be aware that the trigger events in Austria are low.
The present booklet provides an overview of the...
Austria is a small jurisdiction, but a major "player" in FDI screening. The planned acquisition of an Austrian target company by a foreign investor...