Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii offered legal assistance services to the bank syndicate and the team of lawyers included Mihai Dudoiu, Partner, Cătălin Georgescu, Managing Associate and Sergiu Negreanu, Attorney-at-Law.The MedLife Board of Directors si...more »

Clifford Chance Badea, the local office of global law firm Clifford Chance, has advised BNP Paribas Leasing in the acquisition of shares in two Romanian companies from German-based group IKB that is exiting the local market.  The deal involv...more »

Banca Transilvania became the owner of the majority shareholding (99.15%) owned by Eurobank Group at Bancpost, respectively of the shares held in ERB Retail Services IFN and ERB Leasing IFN. With the completion of the transaction between Eurobank Group and BT, the integration of these entities into the Banca Transilvania Financial Group begins....more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest Branch (ING Bank Romania) in a 96 million Euro financing for CTPark Bucharest logistics park located on the A1 Bucharest-Pitesti motorway and owned by CTP Group, one of the most active investors in industrial and logistics spaces in Romania.  ...more »

While non-performing loan portfolio disposals picked up in 2016 with just over EUR 7 billion face value of completed deals in the CEE region (based on publicly available deal information), the enhanced debt sales market activity continued in 2017, according to the sixth edition of Deloitte's report on non-performing bank loans (NPL)....more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised Purcari Wineries Public Company Limited on its IPO and admission to trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The RTPR Allen & Overy capital markets team was led by Loredana Chitu (Boeru) (Counsel) and Mihai Ristici (Partner), further comprising capital markets specialists Vlad Druta and Marina Giurgica and a team of corporate lawyers consisting of Victor Rusu, Cezara Popescu, Diana Dimitriu and Roxana Ionescu. Purcari Wineries, a leading CEE wine producer, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, under the WINE symbol, following a successful IPO of 49% of its shares....more »

Clifford Chance Badea has advised J.C. Flowers & Co. in relation to the acquisition of Piraeus Bank Romania by funds advised by J.C. Flowers & Co., a deal marking the American investor's entry on the local market. ...more »

Biriş Goran is pleased to announce that it represented its client, One United Properties in a landmark private placement bond issuance for the development of high end real estate in Bucharest. One United Properties issued 20 million euros bonds maturing at 4 years, through private placement. The bonds will improve the company's capital structure and provide liquidity for new residential developments. This transaction has been finalized within one month of the aquisition of North Gate office building in Pipera, another notable transaction on the real estate market involving the Biris Goran team....more »

Law firm PeliFilip team provided legal assistance to Banca Transilvania in the largest acquisition on the Romanian banking market this year. On Friday, November 24, Banca Transilvania's representatives signed the acquisition contract for a 99.15% stake in Bancpost and 100% of the shares issued by ERB Retail Services IFN and ERB Leasing IFN, which are part of the Eurobank group. ...more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised Wood & Company Financial Services and Raiffeisen Bank as joint bookrunners on the IPO of Sphera Franchise Group and admission to trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The RTPR Allen & Overy team was led by Loredana Chitu (Boeru) (Counsel) supervised by Costin Taracila (Managing Partner) and further comprised Vlad Druta, Mihnea Radu and Marina Giurgica....more »