RTPR Allen & Overy has advised Pet Product’s shareholder, Cristian Pop, on the sale of the company to Rohatyn Group. Pet Product is the largest pet shop chain in Romania with 73 shops operating under the Animax brand.

The project team involved by RTPR Allen & Overy was coordinated by Costin Tărăcilă (Managing Partner), assisted by Alina Stăvaru (Counsel) and further included Evelin Grigore (Associate), Mihnea Radu (Junior Associate) and Cezara Popescu (Junior Associate).

Cristi Pop declared: “I invested in Animax time, energy and a lot of work to reach the point where it is today, and this new stage came naturally to allow the business to grow even more. Throughout the sale process I had the RTPR Allen & Overy team on my side and would like to thank them for their support and comfort. Being an entrepreneur with no transactional experience so far, it was crucial to have on my side a team of very experienced and commercial lawyers who guided me through what it was possible and what it was not possible to obtain in a deal. When I chose them I was told they were the best for M&A deals, but now I know for sure I had the best lawyers.”

“The sale of Animax is an example of successful business developed by a Romanian entrepreneur, we are happy to have advised Cristi Pop on this deal and we would like to thank him for this interesting mandate. We are proud of our fantastic M&A team which is constantly involved in the largest and most innovative projects on the market.”, Costin Taracila declared.

“When an entrepreneur decides it is time that the business to which he dedicated his whole life work to move to a new phase, it is always an emotional moment. It was an honour to advise our client in this extremely important moment for Animax business in all phases of the sale process, thank you for the honour of being part of this success story.”, Alina Stăvaru declared.