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Aligning projects to international standards and alternative financing resources

Bucharest, Romania – May 17, 2012 – After four years of sustained decline, re-launching of the Real Estate market is tightly linked to the availability of financing resources; however, economic viable projects may still be eligible for financing; separately, there is increased interest in alternative financing sources, like mortgage bonds issuance. 

for the third year in a row

The purchase of Timisoara-based Business City Center by New Europe Property Investments plc ranks among the largest 5 transactions of the past year

The law firm grew 20% given consolidation of its Real Estate M&A portfolio and significant progress in Energy and Capital Markets

The firms advised NEPI in the most important office deal outside Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania – February 6, 2012 – Reff & Associates, the correspondent law firm of Deloitte Romania, acted as legal counsel, while Colliers International acted as real estate advisor, to New Europe Property Investments plc (“NEPI”) in the acquisition of the class A office complex Business City Center, located in Timisoara. 

The combined value of M&A deals advised by the law firm this year amount to 300 million Euro

Bucharest, November 29 – Reff & Associates, the correspondent law firm of Deloitte Romania, advised Fatrom in the sale to DSM Nutritional Products, thus consolidating its M&A portfolio that has reached a combined value of 300 million Euro this year.

The online platform - www.codcivil2011.ro – will analyze the impact of the new Civil Code on the business environment

Bucharest, Romania – September 4, 2011 – Starting October 1, when the new Civil Code comes into force, the banks and non-banking financial institutions will benefit of new instruments which may provide new tools in structuring lending transactions. 

The lawyers from Reff & Associates were nominated also in the category “The most important banking transaction of the year 2010 in Romania”

The lawyers from Reff & Associates were nominated also in the category “The most important banking transaction of the year 2010 in Romania”

For the second year in a row, Reff & Associates advises the largest real estate transaction concluded on the Romanian market

Despite the crisis, Reff & Associates-assisted deals exceeded once again a total of EUR 1 billion, in 2010

Reff & Associates assisted Bank of Cyprus in the financing of the first phase of the Colosseum shopping center

BCR, BRD, Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit Tiriac Bank and Financiara successfully closed the sale of RomCard to Provus The new entity will provide a complete range of card-processing services to both domestic and cross-border clients

Bucharest, Romania - June 17, 2010 - Reff & Associates has won the award for the most important real estate transaction of the year granted by Ziarul Financiar within the "Lawyers Gala 2010" organized on June 16. After a first prize received from Finmedia at the "Top Lawyers Award Gala" on June 14, this second public acknowledgment underlines the importance and complexity of this transaction successfully assisted by the team of Reff & Associates.

Reff & Associates assisted clients in transactions with an aggregate value of over one billion Euro in 2009 Amid a legal practice mainly focused on real estate acquisitions, financing and bank credit restructuring, litigation and employment-related mandates are gaining ground in the Firm’s activity.