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Vernon David and Filip & Company have advised Moldova's Victoriabank on its acquisition of the Chisinau subsidiary of Banca Comerciala Romana. Schoenherr advised the seller.
Filip & Company has advised both Inform Lykos Romania and entrepreneur Octavian Radu on setting up a joint-venture holding company that took over Pink Post Group’s postal and courier services business and the postal volumes aggregation business operated by the Inform Lykos group.
Filip & Company has advised Instant Factoring on a EUR 600,000 financing from several investors including MicroEurope.
Filip & Company Counsels Cristina Tudoran and Silviu Vasile have been appointed as Partners with the firm.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Kerem Turunc of Turkey’s Turunc Law Firm has worked on more reported client matters over the past 12 months – 13 – than any other lawyer in a domestic law firm in CEE?
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has advised Untold Universe on the sale of a minority stake to Mozaik Investments. Filip & Company advised Mozaik.
Did you know that Dentons worked on more reported client matters in Central and Eastern Europe in 2022 – 86 – than any other firm (with Sorainen only one behind), and that Andrzej Stosio of Clifford Chance in Poland worked on more client matters than any other lawyer in the region – 13 (with Mantas Petkevicius of Sorainen in Lithuania and Roxana Ionescu of Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu in Romania both only one behind, with 12)?
Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has advised Romanian Business Consult on its acquisition of Fullscreen Digital. Filip & Company reportedly advised the seller.
Filip & Company, working with Linklaters’ London office, has advised Fondul Proprietatea on the sale of its entire shareholding in OMV Petrom for RON 764.1 million via an accelerated private placement.
On November 2, 2022, Filip & Company announced that Banca Comerciala Romana’s sale of a part of its BCR Fleet Management operational leasing business to the Arval group (reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 13, 2022) had closed.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Clifford Chance has worked on 23 reported Banking/Finance deals in CEE so far this year – the most of any firm – with Dentons, which has worked on 22 such deals so far this year, right behind?
BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Innoship Technology, its shareholders, and investor Gapminder on an investment by Abris Capital Partners portfolio company Alsendo. Filip & Company advised Alsendo.
Wolf Theiss has advised the Dr. Max Group on the acquisition of Gedeon Richter's pharma retail and wholesale operations in Romania. Filip & Company advised Gedeon Richter.
Wolf Theiss, working together with Goodwin Procter and Haynes Boone, has advised Emona Capital on its USD 20 million minority investment in Amber Studio. Filip & Company advised Amber.
Filip & Company has successfully represented Color Smart in securing, under a final court decision rendered in injunction proceedings, the deletion of an Internet post containing defamatory accusations by a competitor.
Filip & Company has advised Promateris shareholders Florin Pogonaru and Tudor Georgescu on the sale of a 24% stake in their company to Paval Holding.
Filip & Company has advised Alesonor Real Estate Development on its partnership with Pescariu Sports & Spa for the development of the sports center and leisure areas within Alesonor's Amber Forest project in Romania.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Roxana Ionescu of RTPR has worked on ten reported deals in Romania so far this year – more than any other lawyer in the country?
Filip & Company is one of the leading law firms in Romania providing top quality assistance in all relevant areas of law for businesses operating in Romania or considering Romania. Specialized in complex projects that require an innovative approach, Filip & Company lawyers have significant experience in various areas, such as infrastructure and concession, mergers and acquisitions, energy, corporate, real estate, competition law, finance, and capital markets but also labour law, data protection, consumer or environment protection. The law firm also provides legal assistance and representation in disputes and arbitrations with significant implications for the clients’ businesses.
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