RTPR Allen & Overy has advised the Japanese group Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. on the acquisition of Ursus Brewery, one of the largest beer producers in Romania. The transaction in which Asahi group purchased the SAB Miller beer producers in the region covers five markets – Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – and is estimated to be the largest M&A transaction in Romania this year. The seller is Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Suciu Popa was the local legal adviser for the seller, Ursus Brewery....more »

Musat & Asociatii has assisted Emerson SRL, a subsidiary in Romania of Emerson Electric on the separation of the activity of Emerson Network Power toprepare it's transfer to the US investment fund Platinum Equity . The transaction was conducted globally and has a value of around 4 billion USD. Emerson reported sales of $ 4.4 billion globally for the Network Power business during 2016. ...more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised the private equity fund Enterprise Investors in relation to the sale of Profi supermarket chain to Mid Europa Partners, in the largest deal ever completed by a private equity fund in Romania and the largest deal in the retail sector in the country’s history. The transaction is subject to approval by the Competition Counsel. ...more »

MJ Maillis, the company known for industrial packaging solutions and complete end of line solutions, sold its production facility located on the Bucuresti – Târgoviște road to the plastics manufacturer Prodplast SA in a transaction of over 1.5 million EUR. The seller was assisted in this transaction by law firm Peli Filip. The assistance included organizing the due diligence analysis on the vendor side, independent due diligence investigations, negotiations and assisting with all other transactional aspects....more »

Two private postal and courier companies changed hands in a transaction amounting to several million euros as estimated by market sources. Romanian entrepreneur Octavian Radu, owner of retailer Diverta acquired Total Post and Post Master aiming to form a larger entity that would become a direct competitor to the national postal company Posta Romana. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen assisted Post Master in this transaction while Octavian Radu hired Peli Filip to assist in the purchase....more »

Macroeconomic stability has brought positive sentiment in the business outlook and gave investors confidence to implement development strategies. This was best reflected in the market for M&A in 2015, where Romania registered a consistent growth of over 23 percent compared to 2014, climbing to a total value of over 3 billion Euro and 123 transactions, according to the Romanian Barometer of M&A, published by EY, placing Romania among the most active markets in Central and South-Eastern Europe. ...more »

The Bucharest office of Schoenherr is assisting the BraasMonier group in acquiring a concrete tile plant in Craiova, a transaction valued at aproximatelly 8 million euro.  The BraasMonier group has announced the signging of an agreement to take over the Elpreco tile factory in Craiova, whose products will now be sold under the brand name ”Getica”....more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised South Eastern European Fund in relation to the sale of Total Soft S.A., the most important ERP producer in Central Europe. South Eastern European Fund is the private equity fund advised by Global Finance, one of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe with a presence of more than 25 years in the region. The transaction was signed last week, the buyer is the Turkish company Logo Yazilim, which is owned by the private equity fund Mediterra Capital Partners....more »

Following the transaction announced on September 1, 2016, Direct One S.A. will take control of Netcity Group SA. the concessionaire of underground fiber optic network in Bucharest, following the agreement signed with UTI and UTI Investment BV  Direct One is the operator of a national network of over 5,500 kilometers of optical fiber. Tuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii  was the law firm that assisted the buyer, namely Direct One S.A with a team  coordinated by Catalin Baiculescu, Partner  and Vlad Cercel, Partner in the firm. The buyer was assisted in this transaction by law firm Leaua si Asociatii....more »

The Bucharest office of international law firm Schoenherr has advised Austrian insurer Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) in the acquisition of Romanian operations owned by French group AXA. The transaction, signed on August 3 in Paris, is t...more »