Corporate and M&A

With a history traced back to the times when Romania embarked on the process of transitioning to the market economy, our Corporate/M&A practice has set reference points and has created precedents. Along the decades, we have been committed and took advantage of the opportunity to continue working at the forefront of innovation in this area.

The strength of our Corporate/M&A practice derives from our lawyers’ experience, which incorporates the entire portfolio of contributions made to and benefits derived from the top-end projects we assisted on; it was nurtured through times when institutional and legislative deficit and constant changes have challenged our skills and capabilities.

Our team draws upon the knowledge and skills acquired through all its past experiences to provide assistance based on Romanian law which is customized to each client’s operations, policies and objectives, industry particulars, as well as to the regional and national context. We are trained to design solutions which factor in, to the best extent possible, administrative, social and legislative developments with potential impact on investments.

With every first-to-market or landmark transaction we have been called to act on, in virtually all industries, this practice has received recognition as an elite legal advisory force, which has grown and matured to assist with the tailoring and implementation of a vast array of transactions, investment programs and business models.

The Corporate/M&A services span a broad spectrum:

  • straightforward or multi-phased equity or asset-based transactions
  • privatizations with strategic investors or through public offerings, as well as post privatization matters
  • joint-ventures and other cooperation agreements
  • private equity and financial investors projects
  • corporate reorganization, mergers, spin-offs and distress situations
  • IPOs and SPOs
  • distress and special situations
  • corporate establishment or restructuring
  • corporate governance matters

With each engagement, we combine our high level of professionalism with a sound commercial focus that allows us to support the clients in understanding and balancing legal and contractual compliance with their business goals.

Blending academic accuracy and transactional best practice knowledge as well as full command of local market and industry specific contractual standards, we provide:

  • in-depth understanding of industry particulars in general, as well as in the region of relevance for the client’s operations
  • instrumental awareness of clients’ existing or contemplated operations, business model and policies
  • the ability to process and integrate multi-disciplinary advice from across our practices, including tax, labor, environment, competition and state aid, IP, litigation, real estate, regulatory and others, into a hard-to-match, customized and practical support

Our continuous involvement in some of the most noteworthy projects rolled out in this market is evidence to the synergic approach and rich business law experience that place us in the premier league of legal advisors in Romania.

We are forward thinkers by nature; thus, our aim is to contribute to deals that respond to and fulfill our clients’ wants and needs, which will also result in a positive outcome for all parties involved. We partner with our clients since day one and are committed to understanding their objectives, their future plans and expectations whether we are involved in acquisitions or divestitures or in corporate governance or restructuring and reorganization projects.