Binder Grösswang advised IBM on the acquisition of Txture GmbH

(Vienna, October 30, 2025) Binder Grösswang advised International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as local counsel in cooperation with Hogan Lovells (Munich, lead counsel) on the acquisition of the entire share capital of the Austrian company Txture GmbH. Binder Grösswang provided IBM with comprehensive legal advice on Austrian-specific aspects of the transaction.

Founded in Innsbruck in 2017, Txture helps enterprises migrate, modernize, and optimize their hybrid cloud estates. By integrating Txture into its Consulting Advantage platform, IBM strengthens its leadership in hybrid cloud transformation and enables clients to accelerate value creation, inter alia through Txture's automation and recommendation capabilities.

The Binder Grösswang lead team consisted of partner Gottfried Gassner and counsel Felix Fuith, as well as associate Florian Kremser (all Corporate/M&A). Also involved were partner Johannes Barbist, partner Regina Kröll, associate Armin Nimmrichter (all Regulatory), partner Horst Lukanec, counsel Johannes Bammer, counsel Sabine Apfel-Trompeter, and associate Elena Patsch (all Employment), partner Christian Wimpissinger, partner Clemens Willvonseder, associate Larissa Wagner (all Tax), partner Stefan Tiefenthaler and senior associate Philipp Schermer (both Banking & Finance), counsel Hellmut Buchroithner (IP/IT), as well as associate Florian Höllebauer and associate Anna Talos (both Corporate/M&A).

About Binder Grösswang: As one of the leading Austrian commercial law firms with a strong international focus, Binder  Grösswang has been advising on all questions of commercial law for more than 60 years. Binder Grösswang employs more than 190 people in Vienna and Innsbruck. The law firm advises well-known national and international companies from all sectors.

International legal directories such as Juve, Chambers, The Legal500 and IFLR 1000 regularly award top ratings to Binder Grösswang in all practice areas. These honours include international prizes such as the The Lawyer Law Firm of the Year Austria Award, Chambers Europe Austrian Law Firm of the Year Award and the IFLR European Law Firm of the Year Award.