Mergers & Aquisitions

– Assisted a private equity fund as buyer on the acquisition of the third largest electronics and household appliances retailer in Romania; project value: EUR 50 million

– Assisted a Nederland based holding company providing insurance and pension services in CEE and CIS in front of the Competition Council in respect of the notification of the economic concentration on the insurance market, pursuant to the acquisition of a major Romanian insurance company (holding a market share between 7% to 37%, depending on the class of the insurance policies)

– Assisted a Romanian financial institution in disposal of the majority stake in a Romanian bank, including assistance in negotiation with various potential bidders and entering into a binding agreement with an US based hedge fund. Following the failure of the latter to close the acquisition, the runner-up took over 54,79% equity interest in the Romanian bank as a combination of acquisition of shares from the existing shareholders and a capital injection into the bank. Our team provided advice to

– Assisted an independent investment firm that has pioneered private equity and venture capital on the acquisition of a group of eight Romanian companies operating on the industrial recycling scrap market; project value: EUR 15 million

– Assisted the largest pharmacy chain in Romania in front of the Competition Council in respect of the notification of the economic concentration on the pharmaceuticals market, pursuant to the acquisition of 29 pharmaceutical companies