Filip & Company, working with Linklaters, has advised the Ministry of Public Finance of Romania in a two-tranche Eurobond issue that drew over EUR 2.5 billion from the international markets.

CMS has advised Hidroelectrica, the Romanian majority state-owned hydropower producer, on the acquisition of an operational 108 MW wind farm located in the Constanta county of Romania from the German STEAG group.

CMS has advised the National Bank of Greece on the disposal of a Romanian-risk corporate non-performing and sub-performing loan portfolio with a total gross book value of circa EUR 174 million (EUR 102 million of allocated collateral value) to a consortium composed of Bain Capital Credit and APS.

Cristina Man and Octav Grigore Stan have been promoted to Partner at Stratulat Albulescu.

Suciu Popa has successfully assisted Gianni Versace S.r.l., the owner of the Versace trademarks, with a series of judiciary and extra-judiciary procedures involving the defense of Versace's trademarks against an unauthorized producer and distributor based in the European Union.

Filip & Company has helped RCS & RDS S.A. and the companies in its group, Digi Communications N.V., DIGI Tavkozlesi (RCS & RDS' Hungarian branch), Invitel Tavkozlesi Zrt, and DIGI Spain Telecom S.L.U. (RCS & RDS's Spanish branch) obtain two medium-term credit facilities worth a total of EUR 150 million and an incremental facility structure from a syndicate of Citigroup Europe plc - Dublin Romanian Branch, ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam Bucharest Branch, and Unicredit Bank S.A. Kinstellar and Allen & Overy advised the lenders.

Former DLA Piper Counsel Alexandra Radulescu has joined Simion & Baciu as Partner. 

Ijdelea Mihailescu and software company Ringhel Team have been been contracted by the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority to prepare a study on an energy supplier switch. 

Using the digital environment for work related activities entails risks that are enhanced by the continuous digitisation of the society. Such risks include an increase in the number of cyberattacks that can lead to security breaches, including personal data breaches.

Operators of essential services are required to notify CERT-RO - the national competent authority for security of networks and information systems - for registration in the Register of operators of essential services by 17 December 2020. Otherwise, these companies risk fines of, in some cases; up to 5% of their turnover.

Stratulat Albulescu, working alongside lead counsel Bird & Bird, has advised Motion Equity Partners on its investment in Educastream.

Kinstellar has advised Romania's Mirus Group on the acquisition of Romania's Nexia CRG from shareholders Luminita Ristea, Silvia Elena Ichimescu, and Marioara Zaifu. LC Legalproof advised the sellers on the deal.

Kinstellar has advised S Immo AG on the acquisition of Campus Buildings 6.2 & 6.3 — two class A office buildings in Bucharest — from developer Skanska. Peli Partners advised Skanska on the deal.

A CEELM interview with Radu Boanta, Partner at CEE Attorneys Bucharest.

Kinstellar has advised the Black Sea Fund I on the acquisition of Romanian dental imaging network DigiRay. Cluj-based Pop Attorneys at Law advised the seller on the deal.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has advised Opel Groupe PSA on the sale of its Romanian business to Trust Motors, an independent importer for the Peugeot, Citroen, and DS brands. Trust Motors was advised by Musliu & Asociatii.

Government Emergency Ordinance no. 211/2020 (“GEO no. 211/2020”) was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 1189 of 7 December 2020.

RTPR has advised 123FormBuilder and its shareholders Catalyst Romania, Florin Cornianu, and Adrian Gheara, on attracting an investment from the 212 venture capital fund. Hategan Attorneys advised 212 on the deal.