E+H advises Wienerberger on the acquisition of the Italcer Group

E+H is advising Wienerberger AG, a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions, as lead counsel on the acquisition of the Italcer Group.

Headquartered in Vienna, Wienerberger is a globally active producer of pipe systems, facade materials, roofing materials, wall-building materials, pavers and solar systems. With this transaction, Wienerberger continues its international growth strategy and supplements its product portfolio.

The Italcer Group is a globally active manufacturer of premium ceramic products with production sites in Italy and Spain. It employs nearly 1,200 people and generated revenues of approximately EUR 350 million in 2025. In a first step, Wienerberger will acquire 50 percent plus one share from the sellers. A call option to acquire the remaining shares is planned for the first half of 2027.

E+H, with a team headed by partner Josef Schmidt and associate Alina Holzer, acts as lead counsel for Wienerberger and spearheads the contract negotiations, coordinating a multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional team consisting of ADVANT Nctm in Italy, under the direction of Matteo Trapani and Filippo Ughi, and Cuatrecasas in Spain. The merger control aspects of the transaction are managed by ADVANT Beiten partners Uwe Wellmann and Christoph Heinrich, who jointly handle merger control in Germany, while E+H, with a team headed by partner Dieter Thalhammer and William Redl, handles the parallel filing in Austria. The sellers are represented in Italy by Legance.