Corporate/M&A | Europe

Filip & Company has an excellent reputation for handling complex M&A transactions, including multi-jurisdictional mandates in collaboration with leading international firms. The team assists prominent domestic players from the tech industry with their joint ventures. It also boasts a premier clientele comprising key players from the real estate, telecommunications and energy sectors. Additionally, the lawyers assist large Romanian clients with transactions abroad. The team helps with corporate governance, day-to-day business matters and transactions involving venture capital.

This highly respected team earns considerable praise for handling high-value corporate transactions for a diverse client list that ranges from sophisticated international private equity firms through to Romanian selling shareholders. The law firm offers significant strength in various transactions targeting the infrastructure industry, telecoms and agribusiness sectors. It further assists with sales of part of business in the technology industry. Its lawyers offer notable expertise in multi-jurisdictional M&A mandates.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has a strong M&A practice active on key transactions in the Romanian market. The law firm assists domestic and multinational companies with the acquisition and divestment of Romanian assets, as well as advising on investments in Romanian targets. The lawyers collaborate with international law firms on the Romanian aspects of the creation of multi-jurisdictional strategic partnerships. Its client roster includes energy, technology, financial services, life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Wolf Theiss is a respected regional player that draws upon its CEE network to advise on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions as well as acting on significant local deals. It offers additional expertise in setting up joint ventures and advising on transfers of business. The team also assists selling shareholders with domestic transactions. The group works alongside international law firms.

Bondoc și Asociații is a solid practice with long-standing experience advising on local M&A mandates, such as sales, acquisitions, share deals and investments. It also assists with the Romanian aspects of cross-border transactions. The team at Bondoc si Asociatii additionally advises on joint ventures and corporate restructurings. The lawyers have extensive experience in highly regulated sectors such as banking, life sciences and energy.

Clifford Chance's Romanian team provides 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 and manufacturing clients as well as energy 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. The team has additional experience in private equity deals.

The D&B David si Baias team continues to receive strong market support. The group frequently acts for multinationals with headquarters in Romania on their integration with local businesses, including reorganisations and project developments. The law firm routinely assists with the local aspects of cross-border acquisitions and mergers, acting as both sell-side and buy-side adviser. Its lawyers regularly represent clients ranging from multinational companies to local businesses in often high-profile deals.

DLA Piper is respected in the Romanian market and often coordinates with its wider network to assist international clients with the local aspects of cross-border M&A transactions. DLA Piper acts for both the investor and the selling shareholder sides of venture capital transactions. Its team also possesses private equity expertise. The lawyers demonstrate a focus on various sectors, including technology, life sciences, energy, oil and gas, and financial services.

Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law's team is particularly active advising venture capital funds and other investors on investment projects targeting Romanian startups. It also acts for international companies and shareholders on the acquisition and sale of companies. The group additionally assists international companies with the exit or restructuring of their local activities. It has a number of clients from the technology sector.

Mușat & Asociații is an important domestic firm leveraging strong ties to major global firms to attract roles on significant M&A mandates for international corporate clients, regularly assisting clients from the shipping, technology and energy sectors. It offers particular expertise in corporate governance matters. It also advises on local and multi-jurisdictional restructurings involving transfers of business, share swaps and incorporations. The team has transactional strength that is augmented by the firm's broader competition, tax and finance capabilities.