The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Noerr is a third tier firm,

Noerr advised a major Austrian bank on the €40m financing of a residential compound; a syndicate of German and Austrian banks on a €308m loan facility to finance the acquisition of certain real estate properties; and a German retail chain as borrower of a €66m loan to finance a chain of discount hypermarkets in Romania. Magdalena Alexandra Lupoi heads the practice.

Within Corporate and M&A, Noerr is a third tier firm,

Noerr’s corporate and M&A practice shows ‘broad legal expertise’ and is led by Rusandra Sandu, who is ‘a good project leader’. It advised Rohde & Schwarz, a German manufacturer of telecoms equipment on the purchase of a majority interest in Topex, and acted for Lidl on its acquisition of a retail chain.

Within Dispute resolution, Noerr is a third tier firm,

Noerr’s commercial disputes group advised an international vehicle manufacturer in product liability litigation and is advising an Austrian bank in a €40m debt recovery case. Alexandru Ene heads the team.

Within IT, telecoms and media, Noerr is a third tier firm,

Noerr advised Rohde & Schwarz, a German leading manufacturer of telecoms equipment, on its acquisition of a majority interest in Topex.

Within Real estate, tier 4

Eversheds Lina & Guia has ‘good knowledge of the real estate market’ and ‘provides business-oriented advice’. It advised the local subsidiary of Volvo Sweden on the development of a new 40,000sq m truck service complex west of Bucharest. It continues to advise on the development of certain shopping malls in Romania. Cristian Guia heads the team.