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Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has advised Italy's CLN-Coils Lamiere Nastri — the owner of Romania's MW Romania SA Dragasani car factory — on a EUR 134 million financing received from the IFC and Cassa Depositi E Prestiti SPA. The lenders were advised by Clifford Chance Badea.
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has successfully represented Federatia Romana de Fotbal against Football Club U Craiova S.A in a case worth over EUR 300 million.
Romanian lawyer Alina Stavaru has been promoted to Partner at RTPR Allen & Overy.
Voinescu Lawyers has recently entered into an alliance with Lexquire Tax & Law.
Traian Briciu was elected as the new President of the National Association of Romanian Bars (the "Uniunea Nationala a Barourilor din Romania," or UNBR), at Romania's Lawyers Congress of June 6-7, 2019, replacing outgoing President Gheorghe Florea, who did not run for re-election.
Romanian lawyer Andreea Lisievici has joined Volvo Cars in Sweden as the company's new Head of Group Data Protection Compliance.
Dentons has advised CEE Equity Partners on an agreement with the Brise Group for the investment, modernization, and development of the first open access agriculture infrastructure platform, based on 15-grain silos and logistic hubs in Romania. Kinstellar advised Brise on the deal.
Maravela, Popescu & Roman has advised wiper blade manufacturer Trico on the acquisition of the wiper systems business of Federal-Mogul Motorparts. Wolf Theiss advised Federal-Mogul on matters of Romanian law, acting with lead counsel Eversheds Sutherland.
Noerr, together with the Austria's Arnold law firm, has advised SignaRetail on the sale of Kika’s Eastern European business to XXXLutz. XXXLutz was represented by CHSH on the purchase and by Wolf Theiss on the merger clearance process.
Kinstellar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Stibbe, and Binder Groesswang have advised CANAL+ Group, a subsidiary of the Vivendi group, on the acquisition of the M7 Group from Astorg, a European private equity firm. Paul Hastings and Loyens & Loeff advised Astorg and the other selling shareholders of the M7 Group.
Cosmina Simion, Ana-Maria Baciu, Andreea Bende, and three other lawyers have left Romania's Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen to set up Simion & Baciu.
The Romanian office of CEE Attorneys has promoted Krisztina Voicu to Partner.
PCA Lawyers has advised Badea Medical SRL on the sale of 65% stake in Badea Medica Center of Excellence to MedLife. Enache Pirtea and Associates reportedly advised MedLife on the acquisition.
Dragne & Asociatii has successfully represented the Jewish Community of Galati in a 55-year dispute that involving property that was taken over by the Communist regime, and which necessitated overturning a decision that had been rendered in 1964.
Will Romania Become One of the European Powers in the Energy Sector? The answer seemed clear last year: Yes it will, as the recent gas discoveries in the Black Sea offer Romania the opportunity to become an important voice on the European Union’s energy market.
Clifford Chance Badea has advised NE Property B.V. on the implementation of a EUR 1.5 billion Medium Term Program guaranteed by NEPI Rockcastle plc, as well on the launch of a 2.625% EUR 500 million bonds issue due 2023 under the program. Appleby reportedly assisted Clifford Chance in advising NEPI Rockcastle.
Biris Goran has advised Global Vision on its agreement with Globalworth to develop a EUR 35.5 million logistic project in the southeastern Romanian town of Chitila. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised Globalworth on the deal.
CEE Attorneys in Romania has advised EshopWedrop Group, the B2C service of Xpediator Plc., on signing a franchise agreement with TMM Express in Poland.
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