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On June 15, 2022, Peli Partners announced that S Immo’s acquisition of the Expo Business Park from Portland Trust (reported by CEE Legal Matters on April 22, 2022) had closed.
Kinstellar has advised S Immo AG on the acquisition of the EXPO Business Park from Portland Trust. Peli Partners reportedly advised Portland Trust on the deal.
As war days go by, military conflict in Ukraine seems to escalade, jeopardizing the upcoming fate of the country on so many levels. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to envisage when the (post-war) normality will be reinstated, and when economics will follow their course once again. As a consequence, multiple companies have already announced their intention to cease activity not only from Russia, but also from Ukraine.
Crowdfunding is a fast-growing financing alternative, but in order to develop, it needs specific legislation to clarify how investors and interested companies can access this mechanism.
PeliPartners has advised Anchor Grup on receiving an EUR 80 million loan from Banca Transilvania.
PeliPartners has advised the Mega Company on a EUR 20.6 million loan from Alpha Bank for the financing of the Mega Distribution Center logistics park in Romania.
PeliPartners has advised Saint-Gobain in acquiring the Romanian Duraziv Group. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the seller.
PeliPartners has advised Portland Trust on its sale of the Ratesti 153-megawatt photovoltaic development project to Econergy and Nofar Energy. Schoenherr advised Nofar Energy on the deal.
PeliPartners has advised Polish developer Scallier on the acquisition of a retail project in Timisoara from the Oasis group.
The Albota law firm has assisted Belgium-based real estate developer Atenor on its sale of the Hermes Business Campus to Adventum International. Peli Partners reportedly advised the buyer on the deal.
PeliPartners has advised the Mitiska REIM Group on its receipt of a EUR 123 million senior debt facility from the Erste Group. The Bucharest office of Wolf Theiss advised the Erste Group.
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has advised Banca Comerciala Romana on its EUR 36 million sale of the Bucharest Financial Plaza building to Immofinanz. PeliPartners advised Immofinanz on the deal.
PeliPartners has advised Alpha Real Estate Services, a member of the Alpha Bank Group, on the sale of three major hotels in downtown Bucharest — Hotel Venetia, Hotel Central, and Hotel Opera — to Zeus International Group. Biris Goran advised Zeus International Group 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.
RTPR has advised the OLX Group on its acquisition of Kiwi Finance from Oresa Ventures. PeliPartners advised the seller on the deal.
On 6 November 2020, two new regulations impacting employment relationships in the context of the state of alert were published in the Official Gazette:
BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Supernova on its acquisition of the Jupiter City Shopping Mall in Pitesti, Romania, from Mall Retail Rom. PeliPartners advised the seller on the deal.
Kinstellar has advised a joint venture of Resolution Property and Zeus Capital Management on its acquisition of the Floreasca Park office complex in Bucharest from GLL Real Estate Partners.
PeliPartners is a full service business law firm based in Romania.
A team specialising in complex projects that require innovative approaches, the PeliPartners lawyers have a wealth of experience in a variety of fields, including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, financing, competition, infrastructure & concessions, energy, real estate and corporate law – being involved in some of the most important transactions on the Romanian market for the past 20 years.
Areas of practice
Corporate M&A: With a reputation gained in complex transactions across many sectors (such as financial services, healthcare, energy, IT&C and others), the PeliPartners lawyers are regularly called to assist strategic clients, as well as investment funds or entrepreneurs in relation to various corporate projects, including M&A, structuring or restructuring of groups of companies or corporate governance matters. The firm regularly works in cross-border projects and in collaboration with international law firms.
Finance & banking is a strong practice at PeliPartners, whose lawyers advise across various matters, including financing / refinancing, restructuring, performing and non-performing portfolio acquisitions, regulatory. PeliPartners has a well established reputation with banks and debtors alike. The firm is included in the panel of some of the largest banks present in Romania. PeliPartners advises as well on cross-border financing and restructuring transactions.
Competition & Commercial: PeliPartners’ antitrust practice enjoys a fantastic reputation among international and local clients. The firm’s lawyers are thought leaders and have advised in some of the most complex transactions and projects related to this jurisdiction. They advise on investigations, merger clearance procedures, as well as on various compliance matters, helping clients design and implement distribution, franchise and pricing systems and policies. The firm currently assists clients in sectors such as financial services, IT, telecom, retail, healthcare & pharma.
Real Estate & PPP: With a stellar reputation among local and institutional developers and investors, PeliPartners is called to assist in some of the largest transactions or projects on the Romanian market.
Dispute Resolution: This firm’s clients want to be assisted and represented by PeliPartners when disputes arise in relation to their activity. PeliPartners will put together mixed teams of practice experts and litigation lawyers, that can bring an innovative but thorough approach of each matter.
Firm's website: https://pelipartners.com/