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Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, working with Osborne Clarke, has advised Vodafone Romania in an agreement to acquire Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.'s (OTE) stake in Telekom Romania Mobile Communications while the prepaid business and certain assets of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications were sold to Digi Romania. Filip & Company and Addleshaw Goddard advised Digi. Mayer Brown International and Eversheds Lina & Guia reportedly advised the sellers.

Freshfields, Oppenheim, and BDK Advokati have advised Continental and its ContiTech division on the sale of the Original Equipment Solutions business unit to US private holding company Regent. Taylor Wessing, Karanovic & Partners, Gen Temizer, and Stratulat Albulescu advised Regent. DR & AJU, Foley & Lardner, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Felsberg Advogados, Cascione Advogados, and ECIJA reportedly advised Regent as well.

Filip & Company, working with Norton Rose Fulbright, has advised the Romanian Ministry of Finance on several private placements in the form of loans from national and international financial institutions with an aggregate value exceeding EUR 2 billion.

Filip & Company has advised ING Bank Romania, ING Bank N.V., and Raiffeisen Bank S.A. on a EUR 70 million financing for the La Fantana group with ING Bank Romania as the lead mandated arranger, bookrunner, coordinator, and initial lender, Raiffeisen Bank S.A. as the initial lender, and ING Bank N.V. as the agent and security agent.

The intertwining between private international law, which is fundamentally of a private nature, and labour law, which incorporates both public and private law elements, is becoming increasingly significant. This development is founded on the increased demand for foreign workforce, as well as on the contemporary shift towards remote working arrangements. As these trends continue, the intersection of these two legal fields is gaining prominence, necessitating careful consideration of how cross-border employment relationships are regulated within this evolving landscape.

Filip & Company has advised Engie Romania on a EUR 90 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support the development of new green energy projects with a combined estimated capacity of at least 250 megawatts by 2028. Clifford Chance advised the EBRD.

Filip & Company has advised Banca Comerciala Romana, BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, ING Bank, J.P. Morgan, Raiffeisen Bank International, BT Capital Partners, Intesa Sanpaolo, Societe Generale, and UniCredit Bank on the EUR 500 million green bond issuance by Societatea Energetica Electrica. Clifford Chance advised Electrica.

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Filip & Company is one of the leading law firms in Romania providing top quality assistance in all relevant areas of law for businesses operating in Romania or considering Romania. Specialized in complex projects that require an innovative approach, Filip & Company lawyers have significant experience in various areas, such as infrastructure and concession, mergers and acquisitions, energy, corporate, real estate, competition law, finance, and capital markets but also labour law, data protection, consumer or environment protection. The law firm also provides legal assistance and representation in disputes and arbitrations with significant implications for the clients’ businesses.

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