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Global Romania Corporate/M&A

The Global-wide Corporate/M&A  Chambers research covers the elements of law related to various types of corporate and M&A transactions, with particular interest in firms’ ability to advise clients in multi-jurisdictional mandates.  Firms who feature in this table excel in cross-border deals including company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, capitalisations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements, securities and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. This section also recognises the expertise required to assist clients with large scale private equity buyouts. 

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Band 1
  1. Filip & Company
    Filip & Company
  2. Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
    Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
  3. Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA
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Band 2
  1. Clifford Chance Badea
    Clifford Chance Badea
  2. CMS
    CMS
  3. Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații
    Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații
  4. Wolf Theiss
    Wolf Theiss
  5. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
  6. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații
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Band 3
  1. DLA Piper Dinu SCA
    DLA Piper Dinu SCA
  2. Bondoc si Asociatii SCA (Bucharest)
  3. Reff & Associates SCA – Member of Deloitte Legal
4
Band 4
  1. D&B David si Baias
5
Band 5
  1. Dentons
  2. Noerr
    Noerr
  3. bpv GRIGORESCU ŞTEFĂNICĂ
  4. Kinstellar
  5. Mușat & Asociații
  6. Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law

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Band 1
  1. Filip & Company
    1
    Filip & Company
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 |
    Market-leading team with an excellent reputation for handling complex M&A transactions, including multi-jurisdictional mandates in collaboration with leading domestic firms. Filip & Company acts on significant banking M&A transactions for leading lenders. The team assists prominent domestic players from the tech industry with their joint ventures. Its lawyers possess extensive experience to handle corporate reorganisations. It boasts a premier clientele comprising key players from the real estate, telecommunications and energy sectors. The team demonstrates additional strength in corporate governance matters in a variety of sectors, including property developers.
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  2. Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
    1
    Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 |
    This renowned regional powerhouse has an excellent track record of advising leading international and domestic private equity houses on investments in the Romanian market. Schoenherr collaborates closely with international law firms and with colleagues within its network to act for multinational clients on the Romanian aspects of European or CEE-wide transactions. The team handles landmark transactions affecting the technology, insurance services and manufacturing sectors. It additionally demonstrates expertise in private equity investments.
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  3. Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1
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Band 2
  1. Clifford Chance Badea
    2
    Clifford Chance Badea
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Clifford Chance LLP benefits from a notable team providing a full offering in corporate matters and sizeable M&A transactions. The team handles local and cross-border acquisitions and divestments for a clientele comprising banks, manufacturing clients and pharmaceutical companies. The lawyers coordinate with teams from the firm's global network to advise on cross-border M&A transactions that involve the Romanian market and also act on English law-governed transactions. The law firm has additional experience in private equity deals.
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  2. CMS
    2
    CMS
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 |
    CMS is a well-reputed law firm with a significant workload for clients from the financial and technology sectors. Its respected lawyers are capable of handling the most complex M&A transactions on both the buyer and seller sides and have significant experience in intra-group reorganisations, as well as cross-border restructuring. It is also strong in assisting clients with the setting up of joint ventures. This notable team is particularly well known for its international and CEE-wide mandates, with multinational corporate clients and private equity funds benefiting from the firm's extensive network of offices in the region and further afield.
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  3. Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații
    2
    Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 |
    This reputable firm with an established M&A practice is able to represent a roster of Romanian companies. Popovici Nițu Stoica & Asociații's department is able to handle transactions of all sizes ranging from high-value telecoms and retail sector transactions through to smaller deals on behalf of domestic entrepreneurs. It also assists foreign real estate investors with transactions involving local targets, as well as advising private equity funds. Furthermore, the team shows expertise in corporate restructurings.
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  4. Wolf Theiss
    2
    Wolf Theiss
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Respected regional player that draws upon its CEE network to advise on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, as well as acting alongside international law firms on the local law aspects of transactions. Wolf Theiss is often active in transactions involving the food and manufacturing sectors. It offers additional expertise in setting up joint ventures and advising on transfers of business. The team also assists selling shareholders with domestic transactions.
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  5. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2
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  6. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2
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Band 3
  1. DLA Piper Dinu SCA
    3
    DLA Piper Dinu SCA
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Respected name in the Romanian market that often coordinates with the wider DLA network to assist international clients with the local aspects of cross-border M&A transactions. DLA Piper acts on both the investor and the selling shareholder sides of venture capital transactions. Its team also advises on corporate restructurings. The lawyers represent a number of clients from the technology and life sciences sectors. Its clients benefit from the close cooperation between the tax, employment and real estate departments.
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  2. Bondoc si Asociatii SCA (Bucharest)
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3
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  3. Reff & Associates SCA – Member of Deloitte Legal
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3
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Band 4
  1. D&B David si Baias
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4
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Band 5
  1. 5
    Dentons
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Dentons works alongside the firm's offices in other countries on multi-jurisdictional agricultural and pharmaceutical sector transactions that have significant Romanian law implications. This respected department assists foreign-headquartered companies with all corporate issues relating to the founding of new Romanian subsidiaries. It also advises clients on corporate restructurings. Its lawyers represent a number of multinational private equity houses. The department additionally, benefits from in-house German capabilities.
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  2. Noerr
    5
    Noerr
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Noerr draws on its German roots to advise a number of German clients from a variety of sectors including the technology sector. The law firm assists clients with divestments in the Romanian market and with strategic investments in the CEE region. The practice has further expertise in post-acquisition and corporate restructuring, including corporate regulatory, negotiation of share deals and the incorporation of new companies.
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  3. bpv GRIGORESCU ŞTEFĂNICĂ
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5
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  4. Kinstellar
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5
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  5. Mușat & Asociații
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5
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  6. Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 5
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