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#countryfocus | Romania set to capitalize on new investment wave
There is a significant number of investors on the Romanian market, and a rising number of potential ones. Companies that have never done business here have recently announced their intention of entering the market and investors already present, have lately made new investments. The market…
Leroy și Asociații advised Lactalis on acquisition of Albalact minority stakes
This follows the assistance provided to the French group regarding the voluntary public takeover bid of Albalact. Leroy şi Asociaţii advised the French group Lactalis on the procedure of withdrawal of the minority shareholders of Albalact (squeeze out). This procedure successfully completed the largest transaction…
Bruno Leroy: Investment funds are taking a closer look at Romania, especially at companies in the banking and energy sectors.
Currently this article is only available in Romanian. (more…)
Leroy și Asociații is the exclusive legal advisor to Yves Rocher on the acquisition of Cosmetique de France
Leroy şi Asociaţii is the exclusive legal advisor to French group Yves Rocher on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Cosmetiques de France, owner of the Yves Rocher franchise in Romania, operating 40 stores. Click here to read the full brief.
Bruno Leroy, lawyer: Romanian entrepreneurs prefer to sell their business and start over, rather than developing it into a regional business.
Currently this article is only available in Romanian. (more…)
Leroy și Asociații announces two new partners as a result of the firm’s continuous growth
Bucharest, January 16th, 2017 – Leroy şi Asociaţii announced today two new partners: Cristina Togan and Eleonora Udroiu –highly recognized lawyers with extensive experience in business law. Cristina Togan has been part of the team for over 10 years and specializes in banking & finance…
Leroy şi Asociaţii counsels IFC on the MedLife listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange
The independent law firm advises the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment division of the World Bank, on the listing of a minority MedLife stake on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Leroy și Asociații is the exclusive legal advisor to the International Finance Corporation in relation to the refinancing of the loan granted by BCR to MEDLIFE group
Leroy şi Asociaţii is exclusive legal advisor to the International Finance Corporation on all legal matters in connection to the refinancing by a pool of lenders of the loan granted by BCR to Med Life group companies. (more…)
Leroy și Asociații is the exclusive legal advisor to ALTEN on the acquisition of Kepler
Leroy şi Asociaţii is exclusive legal advisor to Alten on the direct acquisition of all shares issued by Kepler. The deal involves a complex legal analysis of the target companies’ business contracts notably dealing with the provision of customer oriented software. (more…)
Leroy și Asociații is the exclusive legal advisor to Expert Petroleum on the acquisition of Petrofac
Leroy şi Asociaţii is exclusive legal advisor to Expert Petroleum on all legal matters in connection to the takeover of Petrofac Solutions & Facilities Support – one of the largest providers of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry. Click here to read…
Intellectual property & Technology | Copyright
In September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the ”Court”) ruled that a professional who offers free of charge access to a Wi-Fi network within its premises cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network. However, the…
Acquisition International: 2016 First Quarter Update
With 16 years of experience on the Romanian market, Leroy și Asociații is one of the country’s leading independent law firms. Bruno Leroy, Founding Partner of the firm reveals more about what makes them leaders in their industry, and how they fared in Q1. (more…)
Reform of the European data protection rules
After more than four years of drafts and negotiations, the new EU data protection framework has finally been adopted. It takes the form of a General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”)1 and a Data Protection Directive for Police and Criminal Justice Authorities (the “PCJA Directive”)2,…
Law regarding the recovery and resolution of insurance undertakings
The law regarding the recovery and resolution of insurance undertakings (the “IRR Law”) was published with the Official Gazette on 02 November 2015 and entered into force on 05 November 2015. In a nutshell, the IRR Law is meant to implement principles and tools similar…
Labour law - Case of Bărbulescu v Romania
On 12 January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) ruled that that there had not been a violation of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms protecting the individual’s private life in case of an…
Leroy și Asociații is the exclusive legal advisor to LACTALIS on the acquisition of ALBALACT
Leroy şi Asociaţii is the exclusive legal advisor to LACTALIS on the acquisition of ALBALACT, the largest Romanian dairy producer. This is the first significant voluntary takeover bid to be carried out on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Leroy şi Asociaţii is advising LACTALIS on all…