DLA Piper has advised Autoliv on two Virtual Power Purchase Agreements with renewable electricity producers Alight and Eurowind Energy. 

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has assisted MedLife on increasing its syndicated loan by EUR 50 million, reaching a total financing amount of EUR 330 million. Legal Ground advised the banking syndicate involved.

Legal Ground and 360Competition have advised APS Holding on its acquisition of IMO Property Investments Bucharest and its portfolio from Eurobank. Schoenherr reportedly advised Eurobank.

Good news for companies seeking to collect debts from Romanian business partners: the Romanian Parliament has recently passed a draft law amending the threshold value for the country's small claims procedure.

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How else could one explain the astonishing surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) filings in Romania in 2024?

The Romanian Government has introduced Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) no. 21/2025, officially published in Official Gazette no. 300 on April 4, 2025.

ZIC Legal has advised Pell Network | BTC Restaking on its public offering on xLaunchpad, which raised USD 1.5 million, and on its subsequent token listing on Bybit. 

Filip & Company has advised Digi Romania on two export credit facility agreements totaling over EUR 54.7 million and the group’s Spanish subsidiary Digi Spain Telecom on a EUR 275 million credit facility agreement. Clifford Chance advised the banks.

CMS has advised Synlab International on the sale of its business activities in Eastern Europe – including its entities in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkiye, and Cyprus – to Medicover Group. Schoenherr advised Medicover.

Schoenherr has advised IGT Services and Technologies on the acquisition of the Service Delivery division of Connections Consult.

Orrick has advised StepStone on leading a USD 100 million Series D funding round for Cyberhaven that also saw the participation of Schroders and Industry Ventures.

PeliPartners has advised the Swedish Skanska Group on the EUR 52 million sale of the Equilibrium 1 office building in Bucharest. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised Granit Asset Management-managed investment fund Grodiusz Private Equity Fund on the buy-side.

April 2025 – In the first quarter of 2025, the Romanian Competition Council (“RCC”) published several significant decisions, launched new investigations, and imposed fines in cases involving abuse of dominant position, price coordination, and other anticompetitive practices.

Deloitte Legal-affiliated firm Reff & Associates has advised Smart ID Technology on the acquisition of a majority stake in AB Systems. EY Law's affiliate law firm Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii reportedly advised the sellers.

RTPR and Karanovic & Partners have advised MidEuropa on the sale of Regina Maria Group to Mehilainen. White & Case advised Mehilainen. Kinstellar advised Blue Sea Capital on the sell-side as well. Reportedly, A&O Shearman's London office also advised MidEuropa while Bondoc & Asociatii also advised Mehilainen.

PGC Partners Managing Partner Paul-George Cata has joined Al Safar & Partners Advocates & Legal Consultants as a Partner in the United Arab Emirates.