Real Estate
We advise re negotiations for long-term concessions, leases of land, sale-purchase agreements, development of logistical platforms, industrial parks, greenfield development of industrial facilities, lease of office and residential property, mortgages, a design build operate agreement, construction agreements, condominium agreements, title and zoning, and dispute resolution issues.
We acted as counsel to:
- the leading European company in the development and production of mechanical and electronic equipments and controls re dispute with the general contractor regarding the construction of the office and plant building, contract with another general contractor for the remediation works;
- the leading European chocolate manufacturer re office lease, title due diligence, drafting the lease agreement, and related negotiations;
- a US oil and gas company re land sale-purchase agreements of land in relation to gas production operations, title due diligence, concession agreements for oil and gas fields, land easements for oil and gas operations, land leases, office lease agreement, claims of a former state-owned enterprise to a gas well, and land use disputes;
- a leading Australian oil and gas exploration and production company re Farm-in Agreements relating to two oil and gas concessions granted by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources;
- a listed US oil and gas company re termination of the land lease agreements for petroleum operations, land restoration issues, negotiation with the local municipalities re land usage rights, and dispute with a land owner regarding alleged damages for the deterioration of the land;
- a US oil and gas company re real estate matters regarding the oil and gas fields, lease of office space, and of residential properties for expat personnel;
- the leading US home products company re negotiation of the lease agreement for the premises of the Romanian subsidiary, title due diligence, drafting and registration of the lease agreement with the Tax Authority, and with the Trade Registry;
- one of the world’s largest copper mining company re real estate due diligence, title to mining properties in relation to the acquisition of the state-owned Cupru Min SA;
- a subsidiary of a major US foundation re sale of an office building, and of a plot of land in relation to tax optimization;
- a major US investment fund re assignment, termination of the leases for offices and network facilities of a Romanian TV cable and internet subsidiary in relation to the sale of the business of the subsidiary;
- a UK oil and gas company re land easement issues in relation to the construction of a gas pipeline and related court case;
- an Italian investment fund re land title due diligence in relation to land for a wind farm project;
- a UK company re permitting in relation to the development of a residential and commercial project;
- an Israeli company re purchase of land for commercial and residential development, and of an office building, development of a residential and commercial project;
- a leading Canadian construction company re construction matters, notation of claim in the Property Registry, office building financing;
- two Cyprus real estate companies re purchase of land for commercial development;
- the leading European low cost airline re lease of office space;
- a UK company re purchase of 17 shopping centres, and of an office building;
- a US ball bearing and industrial equipment company re lease of plant premises;
- a US multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation re purchase of land for a seed development and processing facility, construction, permitting issues, authorization for connection to the national gas network, equipment permits;
- a major Japanese automotive company re office lease;
- a Romanian consulting company re purchase of land for the development of a logistics park;
- a leading Canadian producer of hard gelatine capsule machines re land issues, Construction Agreement regarding the building of a plant for manufacturing of gel capsules;
- Embassy of Netherlands re long term lease of the Embassy headquarters, due diligence, negotiation, and drafting of the lease agreement;
- a leading logistics French company re development of a logistical platform, industrial park regulations, tax, and incentives issues;
- a leading European producer of generic drugs company re purchase of land for a “greenfield project”, land title due diligence, drafting and negotiating the sale and purchase agreement, issuance of the permit for non-agricultural use;
- a Swedish company re a concession of land for the development on a build-own-operate-transfer basis, and of a co-generation (electric and district heating) station, land title due diligence;
- a leading US oil company re long term leases of plots of land with options to buy for the development of a gas station network, land title due diligence, issuance of various permits, drafting and negotiating long term lease, concession agreements with purchase options with private owners and Municipalities;
- a major Turkish brewing company re a concession of land the construction of brewery in South-Eastern Europe, land title due diligence, issuance of the permit for non-agricultural use, drafting and negotiating with the Municipality a 99-year lease agreement with a purchase option;
- the leading US soft drinks company re a 99-year lease of land with an option to buy for the construction of a soft drinks bottling facility, land title due diligence, issuance of the permit for non-agricultural use, drafting and negotiating with a private owner a 99-year lease agreement with a purchase option;
- the leading US soft drinks company re a concession of land for the construction of the largest soft drinks bottling facility in South-Eastern Europe, land title due diligence, drafting and negotiating with a Municipality a 49-year concession agreement with an purchase option.