1. Background The law on whistleblowing is perhaps one of the transpositions in the local legislation of a European Directive that brings us closer to a culture of “compliance” but one who also triggers memories of a recent era. On… Read moreLaw on whistleblowing adopted by the Romanian Parliament. What does the final shape look like?
act Botezatu Estrade Partners assisted the Belgian group Louis Delhaize in yet another high-profile M&A real estate transaction – the sale and lease-back of the Cluj commercial centre anchored by Cora to the leading Romanian real estate developer Studium Green…. Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners assisted Louis Delhaize in the sale and lease-back of Cluj commercial centre to Studium Green, a leading Romanian real estate developer
Andrei Croitoru has quickly become a name to note in the field of criminal law. His promotion to Counsel was, as such, a natural step forward. Stefan Botezatu: “Andrei has contributed considerably to the development of White Collar Crime practice… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners promotes Andrei Croitoru to Counsel
The deal of the year in Romanian real-estate retail comes from Louis Delhaize and Galimmo Groups, owners of Cora hypermarkets and galleries, who performed the sale & lease back of 6 cora commercial centers located in Romania to the Austrian… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners assisted Louis Delhaize and Galimmo in closing the largest M&A Real Estate deal of the year in the retail sector in Romania with Austrian company Supernova Group
act Botezatu Estrade Partners is once again alongside Founders Bridge, the Sweden-based VC fund, now in the EUR 300.000 investment round in Mero, a Romanian start-up that developed a platform for facilitating appointments at local beauty salons. The funding will… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners assisted Founders Bridge during a EUR 300.000 investment round in Mero, a Romanian beauty salon appointments platform
On the 1st and 2nd October, the European Criminal Bar Association organises it annual conference in Berlin – EPPO meets European Defence: striving for the highest standard of fair proceedings in Europe. In the context of this year’s operationalisation of… Read moreEuropean Criminal Bar Association holds the ECBA Autumn Conference in Berlin. Adrian Șandru, the first romanian lawyer to speak at an ECBA event outside Romania
The local office of act legal is strengthening its team, promoting two lawyers to Counsel. Andrei Mureșan, member of the Corporate, Commercial and M&A, as well Employment teams, has joined the team since its incorporation in 2016. Over time, Andrei… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners promotes two lawyers to Counsel
act Botezatu Estrade Partners’ tech + digital team is becoming more and more prominent in the market, proving itself as a relevant player in the legal sector dedicated to start-ups and venture capital funds. This time, the firm assisted French… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade assisted Axeleo Capital during a EUR 1.5m seed investment round in Romanian prop-tech start-up Bright Spaces
Through a recent decision, the High Court of Cassation and Justice confirmed that Romanian energy rules grant power distribution concessionaries monopoly rights in the areas entrusted to them under the concession agreements. This decision marks the end of a five-year… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Partners secures yet another success for E.ON Group’s power and gas distribution subsidiary Delgaz Grid before the High Court of Cassation and Justice against Digi Communications
The seed financing round which raised EUR 380,000 was led by Cleverage Venture Capital and also included an equity crowdfunding round on Seedblink platform, as well as two angel investors from Growceanu network. OncoChain was founded in 2019 by two… Read moreact Botezatu Estrade Romania assisted OncoChain in securing a EUR 380,000 seed investment round
