CEE Legal Matters
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Clifford Chance advised Alpha Bank and Alpha International Holdings on the full sale of Alpha Leasing Romania IFN and Alpha Insurance Brokers to Vista Bank Romania.
BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Autonom International on its investment in the Romanian insurer Eazy Insurance. Bulboaca & Asociatii reportedly advised Eazy Insurance.
RTPR has advised Arobs Transilvania Software on the acquisition of SVT Electronics. Radulescu & Musoi advised SVT Electronics.
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has represented Egger Romania in a dispute over undue charges by an electricity supplier based on a misinterpretation of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 27/2022.
BRD - Groupe Societe Generale in-house Lawyer Vlad Giurgiu has joined LegalZen as its Head of Legal.
Former Oglinda & Partners lawyers Eugen Sarbu, Mihai Ionescu-Balea, and Tasiana Timofticiuc have established Sarbu Partners in Bucharest.
Romanian lawyer Adina Jach was promoted to Head of Legal and Compliance at Reverse Logistics Group in Germany.
CMS has advised the Romanian Commodities Exchange on its acquisition of a 75% stake in the Bulgarian Energy Trading Platform.
Dutescu & Partners has represented Leonhard Weiss Group in a court case against the public contracting authority in Romania.
Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has advised Banque Banorient France Romania Branch on the financing provided to Solida Capital for the acquisition of the Victoria Center office building on Calea Victoriei in Bucharest. Kinstellar advised Solida Capital.
Ijdelea & Associates has advised The Carlyle Group on the sale of its ownership share in Mazarine Energy to Edward van Kersbergen. Suciu Partners advised the buyers.
Stratulat Albulescu has elevated Manuela Iurascu and Raluca Gabor to Partner as part of the firm's latest promotion round.
Addleshaw Goddard’s infrastructure and energy practice has been active across Central and Eastern Europe, with projects spanning battery storage, energy investments and motorways in Poland, disputes in Romania, and offshore wind development in Lithuania, according to Partner Marton Eorsi who highlights the growing necessity of private sector involvement in CEE, particularly in transport, energy transition, and urban mobility.
The target for renewable energy consumption in Europe is to reach at least 42.5 percent by 2030 for all sectors, under Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Known as RED III, it encourages the conclusion of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by requiring member states to adopt various measures.
Kinstellar has advised Solida Capital on the acquisition of Victoria Center in Bucharest from Manova Partners. PeliPartners reportedly advised Manova Partners.
George Zlati, Adina Ionescu, and Simona Chiperi have established Zlati, Ionescu, Chiperi – ZIC Legal – in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) such as trademarks, patents, and designs, help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand their business and stand out from competitors, protecting their creations and developments, and making it easier to grow through innovation and creativity.
Iablonschi & Asociatii has advised Cultivate Capital Partners Fund Cooperatief on the phased acquisition of a logistics complex in Stefanestii de Jos, Romania.
Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații is a full-service independent law firm, employing cross-disciplinary teams of lawyers, insolvency practitioners, tax consultants, IP counsellors, economists and staff members. It also operates a secondary law office in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), and has a ‘best-friend’ agreement with a leading law firm in the Republic of Moldova. In addition, thanks to the firm’s dedicated Foreign Desks, the team provides the full range of services to international investors seeking to gain a foothold or expand their existing operations in Romania. Since 2019, the firm and its tax arm are collaborating with Andersen Global in Romania.
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