Mergers and Acquisitions/Privatizations
We perform the legal due diligence review of the target company, attend the negotiations, advise on tender requirements, regulatory approvals, structuring the transaction, and draft the transaction documents. We advise on related competition, taxation, employment, and real estate matters.
We acted as counsel to:
- the largest online social networking platform worldwide re acquisition of the Romanian subsidiary of an international software company;
- the leading Russian software company re acquisition of a Romanian company;
- one of the world’s largest copper mining Chile-based companies re the privatization of the state-owned Cupru Min S.A. Abrud;
- a US oil and gas company re sale of shares of a Romanian oil and gas company;
- a leading Australian oil and gas exploration and production company re a Farm-in Agreement relating to the acquisition of participating interests in two offshore Black Sea concessions for oil and gas production granted by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources;
- a leading Austrian producer of construction materials re intra-group acquisition of the shares of a Romanian subsidiary;
- the leading Italian bank re acquisition of assets from a brokerage subsidiary, regulatory approvals, Business Transfer Agreement, employment, and compliance matters;
- a US oil and gas company re a contract of association with Romgaz, the Romanian state-owned gas company, in relation to petroleum exploration and development in 11 fields under concession agreements with the National Agency for Mineral Resources, the assignment of 19 concession agreements for petroleum exploration and development with the National Agency for Mineral Resources, which represents the Romanian State as the owner of the fields subject to the above concessions, and the sale of Romanian subsidiary and branches to First Reserve, acquisition of three concessions agreements for oil and gas production from OMV Petrom;
- a German market leader in communication systems re acquisition of a company;
- a major US investment fund re exit from a telecommunications company;
- an internet solutions company based in Luxembourg re acquisition of a company;
- a leading European supplier of specialist building products re acquisition of a company;
- a Spanish elevator production company re acquisition of control of a company;
- a major US investment fund re acquisition of a telecommunications company;
- a Polish company re acquisition of a white appliances company;
- a leading Austrian bank re acquisition of a majority participation in a brokerage division;
- a leading international manufacturer of hard gelatin capsule machines the re sale of Romanian subsidiary;
- a Japanese automotive company re an acquisition of Romanian subsidiary of a German Company;
- a UK company re the acquisition of shopping centres and an office building;
- the leading European producer of generic drugs re acquisition of a company;
- the leading European producer of generic drugs re acquisition of a pharmaceutical group;
- the leading European low cost airline re acquisition of a majority participation in an airline;
- a leading German provider of filtration systems and replacement parts re sale of participation in a company;
- a Belgian shipping company re acquisition of controlling interest in a company;
- a Hungarian company re acquisition of controlling interest in a Romanian company;
- a Turkish wood processing company re performance of privatization contract;
- a UK global provider of passenger, ramp and cargo handling services re acquisition of a privately held Romanian company;
- the leading Finnish sports company re acquisition of a privately held company;
- a US computer engineering company re acquisition of privately held Romanian companies;
- a Dutch nut products company re acquisition of controlling interest in two local companies;
- sale by a Japanese trading company of its participation in a Romanian telecommunication company to a Belgium company;
- acquisition of controlling interest in a Romanian detergent company by a multinational consumer goods company;
- merger of the Romanian subsidiaries of a leading US cosmetics company;
- the leading US soft drinks company re acquisition of a Romanian natural water producer;
- the leading French river shipping company re privatization of a Romanian river shipping company;
- a UK global provider of passenger, ramp and cargo handling services re acquisition of a Romanian aviation services company;
- a Greek Bank re privatization of a state-owned petroleum company;
- a Dutch telecommunications company re acquisition of a Romanian company;
- a Belgian textiles company re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- a leading US industrial goods and metal fabrication company re privatization of a state-owned company;
- a US steel and bearing manufacturer and supplier re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- the world’s largest oilfield services company re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- a US aerospace manufacturer re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- the leading US aircraft manufacturer re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- a major Dutch beer company re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- the Romanian branch of an Austrian Bank re acquisition of a Romanian company;
- a major UK sugar production company re privatization of a state-owned Romanian company;
- a British Know-How Fund re the first Public Offering Program of the shares of five state-owned companies;
- a Turkish production, sale, marketing, and distribution of the leading US soft drinks company re negotiation with a state-owned company for setting up a bottling company in Constanta;
- a leading US multinational consumer products company re acquisition of two state-owned companies.