
Leroy si Asociatii SCA
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Managing Partner: Bruno Leroy
Number of partners: 2
Number of lawyers: 20
Languages: English, French, German, Romanian, Spanish
Firm Overview:
With over 25 years of experience in the market, Leroy si Asociatii is one of Romania’s leading independent law firms. It emerged from the French law firm Gide’s Bucharest team, originally established in Romania in 1998. The team of 20 lawyers have been involved in some of the largest national and multi-jurisdictional deals and projects, and is renowned for its unique understanding and knowledge of the Romanian legal market. From the very beginning, Leroy și Asociații has played an important role in the Romanian legal advisory market. It has worked on ground-breaking transactions across multiple practice areas, notably in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, real estate and projects and infrastructure.
Main Areas of Practice:
Corporate & M&A
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets
Competition, Distribution & Consumer Law
Real Estate
Energy & Natural Resources
Projects & Infrastructure
Employment
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property & Data ProtectionCorporate & M&A:
■Advising the world’s leading dairy company on the acquisition of both Albalact (this was the first significant voluntary takeover bid carried out on the Bucharest Stock Exchange) and Covalact, two of the leading dairy producers in Romania
■Advising a French group, in the sectors of cosmetics, textile-clothing, household and nutrition products, on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of a distributor in Romania operating 40 stores
■Advising a company specialising in production enhancement in the oil and gas sector on all legal matters in connection to the acquisition of the local subsidiary of a UK based provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry
■Advising a leading French retailer on the acquisition of 20 hypermarkets located in Romania from a major German retailer (as part of a regional transaction covering 109 hypermarkets in Central and Eastern Europe)
Key Clients: International Finance Corporation (IFC), Lactalis, Veolia, CEZ, Expert Petroleum, Groupe Rocher, Alten, Air Total, Leroy Merlin
Contact: Bruno Leroy
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Andreea Toma
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets:
■Advising an international financial institution in connection with its partial exit and the related successful secondary public offering and listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange of Purcari Wineries Plc.
■Advising an international financial institution on the financing of MedLife Group, as well as the initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange of MedLife SA
■Advising a prominent French bank on all Romanian law matters in connection with the delivery of three bulk carrier vessels. The acquisition was partially financed by a USD 92.4 million syndicated loan facility made available by the client and other lenders to a large Greek shipping group
■Advising the mandated lead arrangers on a club deal of an aggregate amount of EUR 267.5m for the development, construction and extension of an integrated project comprising a shopping centre, a major furniture store and A-class office buildings
■Drafting and issuing the first Romanian netting opinion related to derivatives and other financial contracts, commissioned by ISDA
Key Clients: International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), BNP Paribas Bank, SIT Group, Unicredit Bank Austria, EBRD, BRD - Groupe Société Générale, ING Bank, Nomura International
Contact: Andreea Toma
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Competition, Distribution & Consumer:
■Advising Lactalis, one of the largest dairy producers worldwide, with the merger control proceedings relating to the acquisition of Covalact, a prominent Romanian diary producer
■Representing a major Romanian company in the energy sector during an investigation carried out by the European Commission – The DirectorateGeneral for Competition, concerning an abuse of dominance
■Advising an emerging Romanian manufacturer of cosmetic products in its endeavours to expand internationally by drafting and negotiating customised distribution agreements to be entered into with third parties in various European and Middle Eastern countries
■Advising a prominent insurance company in an unforeseen inspection by the Romanian Competition Council at the company’s local headquarters, in the context of a larger investigation triggered by the Council regarding alleged breach of the national and community competition rules by multiple insurance companies and organisations in Romania
Key Clients: Lactalis, ENGIE, CEZ Romania, Tedis, SonyaMod, LVMH, Reckitt Benckiser, Yves Rocher, Airbus Helicopters, Expert Petroleum
Contact: Bruno Leroy
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Energy & Natural Resources:
■Advising two important companies involved in the supply and distribution of natural gas in several court cases of a complex and highly technical nature, aimed at the recovery of significant damages resulted from the regulatory authority’s failure to fulfil its legal obligations concerning the setting of regulated prices and tariffs
■Advising an international company specialising in resources optimisation, operations restructuring and production enhancement techniques in relation to a broad range of day-to-day sector-specific legal matters related to their performance under the PEC they have been awarded by the largest oil and gas company in South-Eastern Europe
■Advising a leading energy company active on the electricity balancing market in relation to an alleged noncompliance with applicable regulatory obligations, as well as providing innovative legal and regulatory advice in regards to a proposed expansion of its activity
Key Clients: ENGIE, Expert Petroleum, Wiron Gas, CEZ Romania, Ciga Energy, Distrigaz Sud Retele, Sierra Romania Shopping Centers Services
Contact: Andreea Toma
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Projects & Infrastructure:
■Advising a major operator on the naval defense market on various legal matters in connection with its participation to the award procedure organised by the Ministry of National Defense regarding the award of a contract for the purchase of a group of 4 multifunctional corvettes
■Advising a world leader in missile systems with respect to the preparation of its participation to a public procurement procedure in the defence sector launched by the Romanian Government
■Advising a world leader in the production of helicopters with respect to the preparation of its participation to a public procurement procedure launched by the National Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
Key Clients: Veolia, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, EuroGammaS Consortium, Expert Petroleum, Vitalia, NAVAL Group, MBDA, Airbus Helicopter, VINCI, STRABAG
Contact: Andreea Toma
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
Dispute Resolution:
■Advising and representing a leading Romanian group operating in the natural gas distribution and supply in South-Eastern Romania in a series of litigation cases initiated against the National Authority regulating the Energy sector in Romania (ANRE), regarding regulated prices and tariffs
■Advising an airline company, its insurer and reinsurers in connection with indemnification claims filed by passengers following an aircraft crash
■Advising a top Romanian bank, as creditor and in its capacity as president of the creditors committee, on the insolvency of the largest Romanian state owned hydro energy company
■Advising a leading non-banking institution in relation to several litigations initiated by a former CEO following his dismissal
Key Clients: ENGIE, CEZ Romania, Wirom Gas, Air Total, Vitalia Group, ETI
Contact: Bruno Leroy
Tel: +40 21 223 0310
Email: [email protected]
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Leroy and Associates advised Groupe Rocher on its acquisition of Romania's Sabon retailer
Leroy and Associates has advised Groupe Rocher on its acquisition of Romania’s Sabon cosmetics and toiletries retailer, and with subsequent merger control procedures before the Romanian Competition Council.
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers, consolidating their activity in strategic areas such as L
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers: Vincențiu Constantin – Managing Associate and Head of Dispute Resolution; Luminița Bușuricu – Litigation & Real Estate, Adriana Spătaru – Banking & Finance and Real Estate, and Andreea Bibu – Employment & Corporate, as Senior Associates.
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers, consolidating their activity in strategic areas such as L
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers: Vincențiu Constantin – Managing Associate and Head of Dispute Resolution; Luminița Bușuricu – Litigation & Real Estate, Adriana Spătaru – Banking & Finance and Real Estate, and Andreea Bibu – Employment & Corporate, as Senior Associates.
Leroy și Asociații strengthens its litigation and arbitration practice in collaboration with Nela Pe
Leroy și Asociații strengthens its litigation and arbitration department through the professional cooperation with Nela Petrișor, as Of Counsel.
Leroy si Asociatii assists VINCI Energies in the acquisition of Frigotehnica
Leroy si Asociatii assists VINCI Energies, part of the VINCI group, the world leader in concessions, construction and energy, in the acquisition of Frigotehnica, a Bucharest-based provider of refrigeration technology solutions.
Leroy și Asociații M&A and Banking & Finance teams assisted EMI in a EUR 15 million transaction
Leroy și Asociaţii, with Bruno Leroy – Founding Partner and Andreea Toma – Partner coordinating the team, provided legal assistance to the founder of EMI, Jerome France. The Leroy team also included Ruxandra Manciu, Adriana Spătaru and Anda Tufan – Senior Associates.
Leroy şi Asociaţii announces two new strategical recruitments
Razvan Pele - Managing Associate and Diana Moroianu - Senior Associate join the Leroy şi Asociaţii team
Leroy şi Asociaţii advises Lactalis on the acquisition of Covalact
This strengthens Lactalis' position as leader on the Romanian dairy market. Leroy şi Asociaţii advised French group, Lactalis, on the successful acquisition of Covalact S.A., one of Romania’s top dairy producers.
Leroy and Associates advised Groupe Rocher on its acquisition of Romania's Sabon retailer
Leroy and Associates has advised Groupe Rocher on its acquisition of Romania’s Sabon cosmetics and toiletries retailer, and with subsequent merger control procedures before the Romanian Competition Council.
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers, consolidating their activity in strategic areas such as L
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers: Vincențiu Constantin – Managing Associate and Head of Dispute Resolution; Luminița Bușuricu – Litigation & Real Estate, Adriana Spătaru – Banking & Finance and Real Estate, and Andreea Bibu – Employment & Corporate, as Senior Associates.
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers, consolidating their activity in strategic areas such as L
Leroy și Asociații promotes four lawyers: Vincențiu Constantin – Managing Associate and Head of Dispute Resolution; Luminița Bușuricu – Litigation & Real Estate, Adriana Spătaru – Banking & Finance and Real Estate, and Andreea Bibu – Employment & Corporate, as Senior Associates.
Leroy și Asociații strengthens its litigation and arbitration practice in collaboration with Nela Pe
Leroy și Asociații strengthens its litigation and arbitration department through the professional cooperation with Nela Petrișor, as Of Counsel.
Leroy si Asociatii assists VINCI Energies in the acquisition of Frigotehnica
Leroy si Asociatii assists VINCI Energies, part of the VINCI group, the world leader in concessions, construction and energy, in the acquisition of Frigotehnica, a Bucharest-based provider of refrigeration technology solutions.
Leroy și Asociații M&A and Banking & Finance teams assisted EMI in a EUR 15 million transaction
Leroy și Asociaţii, with Bruno Leroy – Founding Partner and Andreea Toma – Partner coordinating the team, provided legal assistance to the founder of EMI, Jerome France. The Leroy team also included Ruxandra Manciu, Adriana Spătaru and Anda Tufan – Senior Associates.
Leroy şi Asociaţii announces two new strategical recruitments
Razvan Pele - Managing Associate and Diana Moroianu - Senior Associate join the Leroy şi Asociaţii team
Leroy şi Asociaţii advises Lactalis on the acquisition of Covalact
This strengthens Lactalis' position as leader on the Romanian dairy market. Leroy şi Asociaţii advised French group, Lactalis, on the successful acquisition of Covalact S.A., one of Romania’s top dairy producers.