MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS/PRIVATIZATIONS

We perform the legal due diligence review of the target company, attend the negotiations, advise on structuring the transaction, and draft the transaction documents. We advise on  related competition, taxation, employment, and regulatory matters.

We advised:

• Mac Puar, a leading international manufacturer of elevators and escalators, based in Spain with regard to the acquisition of controlling interest in a Romanian elevators manufacturer;

• Air Trade Centre International, a subsidiary of SIG, a leading European supplier of construction products regarding the acquisition of the stake of the minority shareholder in a Romanian company;

• Cobalt IT, a Romanian subsidiary of Bluecrest Special Situations Master Fund re acquisition of a Romanian company;

• MFS Holding, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi re acquisition of the Romanian subsidiary of Freudenberg & Co.;

• CA IB International Markets, a Creditanstalt company re acquisition of majority participation in CA IB Securities S.A.;

• UniCredit CAIB re merger of two Romanian subsidiaries;

• Technophar Equipment and Service re execution of exit strategy, sale of Romanian subsidiaries to a Carlyle venture;

• Actavis Group re acquisition of a Romanian distribution company;

• Actavis Group re acquisition of Sindan Group, leading European generic pharmaceutical group specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of oncology products;

• City Capital Property Advisers re the purchase of companies owning 17 shopping centers, office building;

• Agrico Potatoes, Netherlands re acquisition of the controlling interest in Romagrico SRL;

• Wizz Air Group re acquisition of a majority interest in a Romanian airline;

• Donaldson Filtration Deutschland re sale of participation in a Romanian subsidiary;

• Gaither Holdings re the acquisition of an industrial manufacturing group;

• Naviglobe, Belgium re acquisition of controlling interest in Horizon Shipping SRL;

• Menzies Aviation Group re acquisition of Top Services SRL;

• Amer Group re acquisition of Salomon Romania SRL;

• Virtual Supply Engineering re acquisition of a privately held Romanian company;

• The Nut Company re acquisition of controlling interest in Flipper Comimpex SRL, and Tower Impex SRL;

• Tomen re sale of its participation in Orange Romania SA to Wirefree Services Belgium;

• Procter & Gamble Marketing Romania re acquisition of controlling interest in Detergenti SA;

• Estee Lauder Romania re merger with IM Cosmetics SA; 

• The Coca-Cola Company re acquisition of Dorna Apemin SA;

• Touax Fluvial re privatization of Navigatia Fluviala Romania Drobeta SA;

• Menzies Transport Services re acquisition of Ogden Romanian Aviation Services SA;

• Piraeus Bank, Greece re privatization of state-owned Petrom SA;

• KPNQwest re acquisition privately held of EUnet Romania SRL;

• Drapantex, Belgium re privatization of state-owned Textila Oltul SA;

• Precision Castparts Corporation re privatization of state-owned Sterom SA;

• The Timken Company re privatization of state-owned Rulmenti Grei SA;

• Schlumberger Netherlands re privatization of state-owned Atlas Gip SA;

• Bell Helicopter Textron re privatization of state-owned IAR Brasov SA;

• Pratt & Whitney Canada re privatization of state-owned Turbomecanica SA;

• Heineken re privatization of state-owned Vulturul SA;

• CA IB Romania (Creditanstalt) re acquisition of Freschpower SA; 

• British Sugar re privatization of state-owned Zaharul Ludus SA; 

• British Know-How Fund re the first Public Offering Program of shares of five state-owned companies;

• Ozgorkey Group re negotiation with state-owned Hortconsuc SA for the incorporation of Coca-Cola Bottling Enterprise Constanta, a joint venture;

• Colgate-Palmolive re acquisition of state-owned Stela SA, and Norvea SA.