Oil company Chevron will pay the National Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM) $ 73,450,000 following the termination of three concession oil concessions without complying with the financial obligations of the Oil Law. Following the decision of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC Paris), the most important international commercial arbitration institution, Chevron is obliged to pay ANRM the amount of USD 73,450,000, plus the legal interest rate set at the NBR + 8%, calculated from 23 October 2014 until the date of full payment, as well and the arbitration costs incurred by ANRM. ...more »

Unilever takes over local ice cream maker Betty Ice, one of the most important players on the on the local ice cream producers market. Betty Ice owns a factory in Suceava with a capacity of 120 tons a day and has its own stores in some important cities as well as a network of over 100 distribution kiosks all over the country. Betty Ice was founded 25 years ago and its turnover in 2016 reached 40 million euros, up 10% from 2015....more »

Mușat & Asociații is part of the legal team advising Spectrum Brands Unit, a $5 billion consumer products company, in connection with the $2 billion sale of its global battery and portable lightning business to Energizer Holding Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of primary batteries and portable lighting products. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval....more »

Muşat & Asociaţii Law Office advised investment fund Penta Investments in the acquisition of the A&D Pharma pharmaceutical group by the Dr.Max international pharmacy chain, while law firm RTPR Allen & Overy has advised the shareholders of A&D Pharma on the sale, as reported here by Which Lawyer....more »

Wolf Theiss assisted Revetas Capital Fund II and a Cerberus Capital Management group, L.P. in terms of the acquisition of a top hotel complex in Bucharest with a total area of ​​86,000 sqm. ...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 »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised the shareholders of A&D Pharma on the sale of the entire group to the pharmacy network Dr. Max owned by Penta Investments. The transaction is subject to approval by the Competition Council. Muşat & Asociaţii Law Office advised investment fund Penta Investments in the acquisition, as reported by Which Lawyer here....more »

RTPR Allen & Overy has advised private equity firm Enterprise Investors on the sale of Macon group to Xella Group.  The RTPR Allen & Overy team of lawyers involved in this project was coordinated by Costin Tărăcilă (Managing Partner) with significant support from Andrei Mihul (Managing Associate) and further included lawyers from the Bucharest and London offices. Law firm Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Xella in the transaction....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 »

PeliFilip assisted the British group, Kingfisher PLC, one of the largest European DIY chains present in Romania through the Brico Depot brand, in the acquisition of Praktiker România, which currently operates 26 units and is one of the largest DIY retailers in the country. Last week, the acquisition of Praktiker by the Kingfisher Group was successfully completed. ...more »