Wolf Theiss has advised PORR Bau GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of PORR AG, on the purchase of Bilfinger Infrastructure S.A. Closing is expected by year end subject to antitrust clearance.

The PORR Group is one of Austria’s largest construction companies and a leading participant in the sector throughout Europe. Bilfinger Infrastructure S.A employs around 800 staff and operates in the road and bridge construction, civil engineering and power plant construction sectors. In 2014 PORR generated construction output of around EUR 300m in Poland.

The Wolf Theiss team was led by Warsaw partner Siegfried Seewald with the assistance of Daniel Klementewicz and Joanna Wajdzik.

Mr. Seewald explained that Wolf Theiss has regularly advised PORR on procurement and other matters in Poland. "With this complex cross-border transaction," he added, "Wolf Theiss has helped PORR further strengthen its position in the Polish construction market in in a significant way".