The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Bulboaca & Asociatii is a second tier firm,

Bulboaca & Asociatii provides ‘an excellent level of service to clients’, which include Goldman Sachs International, Deutsche Bank and RBS Romania. It acted for Crédit Agricole CIB on a $76m loan to a Liberian shipping company, and advised borrower Martifer Group on €23m granted by BCR to develop a 42MW wind farm. Managing partner Adrian-Catalin Bulboaca is ‘very responsive’, ‘completely plugged into the business community in Romania’, and provides ‘commercially effective advice’.

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

Bulboaca & Asociatii’s ‘highly recommended’ group works to ‘excellent response times’. It recently advised MeadHealth on its proposed acquisition of a Romanian pharmaceuticals manufacturer. Its high-profile clients include British American Tobacco Romania, Kraft Foods Romania and Ascom Group. Practice head Corina Gabriela Ionescu is recommended, as are Cosmin Stavaru and the ‘pragmatic’ Iulia Berea.

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

Bulboaca & Asociatii’s ‘professional’ group is highly regarded for antitrust, IP and commercial disputes. It represented Ascom in international arbitration regarding exploration and development contracts in Kazakhstan. The ‘hardworking’ Valentin Berea and managing partner Adrian-Catalin Bulboaca head the team.

Within Energy and natural resources, tier 4

Bulboaca & Asociatii provides ‘excellent’ service. Recently it advised Martifer on the €23m project financing of a 42MW wind farm. It also advised an energy consortium on the €1bn structuring and negotiation of an operation agreement for a group of wind farms. Cosmin Stavaru and Adrian-Catalin Bulboaca are recommended.

Within IT, telecoms and media, Bulboaca & Asociatii is a third tier firm,

Bulboaca & Asociatii provides ‘an exceptional level of service’. It advised Eurovision Operations on the potential illegal broadcasting of tennis in Romania. Team head Razvan Stoicescu has ‘broad industry knowledge’.

Within Public private partnership and procurement, Bulboaca & Asociatii is a third tier firm,

Bulboaca & Asociatii’s PPP group is highly regarded for its ‘excellent negotiation skills’. It is advising WindKraft Simonsfeld on the €120m development of a wind farm, and acting for Pöyry and Consilier Construct regarding a sewer system construction agreement with Greci’s local council. Iulia Berea is recommended.

Within Real estate, tier 4

Bulboaca & Asociatii provides ‘an excellent level of service’ for real estate financing and acquisitions. It recently represented Martifer Group on the sale of a significant amount of real estate in an area suitable for wind farms. It also advised Windkraft Simonsfeld on a land exchange transaction with a local competitor and a PPP agreement with the local municipality to secure the use of 800ha of land for an 84MW wind farm. Valentin Berea and Cosmin Stavaru are recommended.