Matei Victor Florea

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Banking & Finance

Romania

18 Years Ranked

Band 4

Banking & Finance

Central & Eastern Europe

3 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Matei Victor Florea

Europe

Practice Areas

banking, finance & capital markets, projects, concessions/ PPP, public procurement

Career

Matei Florea is a partner at Schoenherr and the head of the firm's banking & finance practice group in CEE/SEE. He has been the main driver behind the development of Schoenherr's banking & finance practice in Romania as well as the development of specific NPL-related products CEE-wide. He focuses mainly on deleveraging transactions, debt restructuring projects, financial sector M&A deals, financing, as well as financial services regulatory. He has advised on major bank M&A deals and record-setting loan portfolio transactions in the Romanian market and in the CEE region. In addition, he advises on bank and direct lending projects, including real estate and project finance, acquisition finance, corporate lending and municipal financing. His financial services regulatory work includes obtaining the regulatory approval for bank M&A deals, as well as assisting on complex consumer-related disputes, currency conversation programmes, GDPR implementation, etc. Matei also runs the firm's projects, concessions/PPP, public procurement practice group in Bucharest.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Banking & Finance - Romania

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Matei Victor Florea has an excellent standing in the market as an active adviser on debt restructuring matters, finance leasing plans, acquisition financing and the acquisition of diverse loan portfolios.

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Banking & Finance - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Romania-based Matei Victor Florea assists with significant financing across several CEE jurisdictions and also provides complex regulatory advice on major share divestments.

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