E+H advises SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel on the planned acquisition of austrion Life Group

28.07.2026

E+H advised SKH Funding Limited as Austrian counsel, alongside Latham & Watkins LLP, in connection with the planned acquisition of the Austrian insurer austrion Life Group out of the insolvency proceedings of the German FWU AG. SKH Funding Limited is a company whose investor base consists of investment mandates and funds managed by Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP. Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP is an asset management company active in the area of life and non-life insurance-linked investments.

The transaction is subject to the customary regulatory approvals, including final approval by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).

E+H Team

The E+H team was led by Karoline Hofmann (Partner, Restructuring + Insolvency); M&A matters were handled by Josef Schmidt (Partner, Corporate + M&A), and regulatory matters by Georg Knafl (Partner, Public Law).

Further: Mario Spanyi (Partner, Dispute Resolution), Judith Feldner (Partner, Antitrust), Christian Cacic (Attorney-at-law, Restructuring + Insolvency), Alexandra Stadlober (Associate, Restructuring + Insolvency), Alexander Koschell (Associate, Corporate + M&A), Vessela Anastassova (Associate, Public Law), Felix Sturm (Associate, Antitrust)

Latham & Watkins Team

Frank Grell (Partner, Hamburg, Restructuring), Tim Scott (Partner, London, Corporate), Jacob Fontaine (Counsel, Hamburg, Corporate)