Philipp Kapl is a Partner in our Vienna office and a member of the Corporate/M&A service line.

Philipp has a decade of experience advising on high-profile M&A transactions, private equity, joint ventures, growth capital investments, divestitures, infrastructure investments and shareholder arrangements. Philipp also serves as a member of the supervisory board of Klinikum Austria Health Group.

He's a very entrepreneurial and commercially minded lawyer and not stuck in the letters. He thinks about the deal as a whole and advises us in a very holistic way.

He's legally excellent but, at the same time, listens to the clients and offers good pragmatic solutions. He thinks with the team about how to structure solutions and get complicated problems solved.

Philip Kapl is an excellent M&A and general corporate lawyer. He is incredibly effective in communicating with busy American GCs and legal teams, functioning more as an extension of them than as traditional outside counsel. He also communicates very effectively with business clients, with practical and direct advice, earning the role of trusted advisor.

Chambers Europe, 2024 / Legal 500, 2024

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING*

M&A AND CORPORATE

• TRILL IMPACT on a partnership with TT medic, a MedTech development and production company with locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that specialises in the development, production and cleanroom processing of high-quality polymer components for the life science industry.
• RIVEAN CAPITAL and GREEN MOBILITY HOLDING on the acquisition of Pinoma group, a leading technology-based (e-)bike leasing group, offering also insurance solutions to its customers.
• PRITZKER PRIVATE CAPITAL and C.H. GUENTHER & SON, a global food manufacturer with strong presence across North America and Western Europe, on the acquisition of AHB Backwaren, a key supplier of McDonald's restaurants in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia.
• SCHÜCO INTERNATIONAL on the acquisition of a 49% participation in Stemeseder Group, a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of aluminium profiles for hybrid windows made of wood-aluminium.
• RAIFFEISEN BETEILIGUNGSHOLDING OBERÖSTERREICH and RAIFFEISEN OÖ INVEST on the establishment of a European plant-based food platform with the Lunter Family Fund and the management in Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic and Poland.
• HANNOVER FINANZ on the acquisition of a minority participation in Peak Technology, an Austria based space company, that develops and manufactures ultra light weight high performance parts for the aerospace and motorsport industry.

*Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2011: Syracuse University, USA, M.A. in Economics
• 2010: University of Graz Law School, Austria, Dr. iur.
• 2010: Syracuse University, USA, M.A. in International Relations
• 2008: University of Graz, Austria, Mag. iur.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Vienna Bar Association

LANGUAGES

German, English, French