About
Christina specialises in Austrian and European competition law, including antitrust, merger control and state aid law.
She advises on national and international merger transactions as well as antitrust compliance in a wide spectrum of sectors, such as mining, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, automotive and retail food.
She is fluent in German and English.
Additional Information
- A global technology company on DMA aspects.
- Continental AG on the sale of its OESL business unit to Regent.
- Continental AG on the spin off of its Automotive business, Aumovio.
- A global company from the automotive sector on an internal compliance audit with respect to
Art. 101 TFEU. - A world leading converged video, broadband and communications company on the establishment of
a new infrastructure JV with a grid operator for electricity and natural gas. - Major suppliers of infection control and contamination equipment on the Phase II investigation in
Austria in relation to the establishment of a JV; the competition concerns were addressed by innovative
remedies and Phase II clearance was achieved in record time. - Evonik on various strategic acquisitions, disposals and cooperations in the chemical sector.
- Continental AG on its acquisition of Trelleborg's global printing blankets business.
- thyssenkrupp on the sale of its mining technologies business to FLSmidth.
- Villeroy & Boch AG on the global merger control and foreign investment aspects of the acquisition of
Ideal Standard, its largest acquisition to date. - London Stock Exchange Group on its $27bn transformational acquisition of Refinitiv in Austrian merger control proceedings.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise on its $925 million acquisition of the software company Silver Peak in Austrian merger control proceedings.
- Flutter Entertainment plc, a global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider, on its merger with The Stars Group Inc.

Mag. Christina Hinterschweiger
Principal Associate
Vienna Office
Peregringasse 4
Vienna 1090