January 28, 2016 16:09 
Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații assisted McDonald’s in a complex transaction finalised on 22 January 2016 whereby the shares of McDonald’s System of Romania, Inc., a Delaware company which owns its Romanian subsidiary were sold to Premier Capital SRL, a subsidiary of the Maltese company Premier Capital plc. The transaction also included a franchise pursuant to which the former Romanian subsidiary of McDonald’s will continue to operate the restaurants and use the McDonald’s brand, a developmental licensee concept previously implemented by McDonald’s with Premier Capital group of companies in several other countries (Malta, Greece and the Baltic countries). The team of lawyers at Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații involved in the project included Cornel Popa (Partner) and Andreea Lisievici (Managing Associate), who have assisted McDonald’s in the negotiation, execution and closing of the transaction documents.
