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March 16 2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, M&A transactions continued to take place in Austria, albeit at a somewhat slower pace, especially at the beginning of the year. According to the M&A Index 2020 published by EY Austria (Ernst & Young Global Limited), the number of transactions with Austrian participation fell from 328 to 275 in 2020 compared to 2019 (minus 16.2%). Transaction volumes, on the other hand, increased slightly by 4.1% from €12.1 billion (approximately $14.5 billion) to €12.6 billion.
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on companies are as diverse as the economic sectors in which they operate. The tourism industry, one of the main pillars of the Austrian economy, was hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Austrian government reacted quickly in providing substantial state aid packages, the Austrian GDP is estimated to shrink by about 7.1% in 2020 (compared to 1.4% in 2019); only a gradual recovery of about 3.6% is
Mifid II was passed in response to the global financial crisis a decade ago, with the aim to improve the integrity and transparency of financial markets and strengthen investor protection. Mifid II marked the peak stage of regulatory density of European capital markets law, and its numerous legal requirements framed a constitution for financial markets of sorts, built on the basic principle of the greater the transparency, the greater the investor protection .
Initially, many of the directive s complex legal amendments were a challenge for both the development of appropriate technical systems and the timely implementation of the necessary legal regulations. In Austria, Mifid II was implemented through the Austrian Securities Supervision Act 2018 (