What we say about the firm's legal practice in Romania
Banking, finance and capital markets
Within Banking, finance and capital markets, tier 4
Rated for its ‘excellent, very responsive level of service’, White & Case, Pachiu SCA advised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina on the €5bn purchase of a 24.9% stake in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi. It also advised Hidroelectrica as borrower of a €110m loan, granted by EBRD, Erste Group Bank and CaixaBank, to rehabilitate six units at Stejarul Bicaz hydropower plant. Thomas McDonald and Delia Pachiu are recommended.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4
White & Case, Pachiu SCA is highly recommended by clients for complex corporate and M&A matters. Headline work included advising Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina on the €5bn acquisition of a 24.9% stake in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi. It also advised Hiperdia, a leading Romanian provider of medical imaging services, on its potential acquisition of a healthcare centre in Transylvania. Lucian Bondoc heads the team.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, tier 4
White & Case, Pachiu SCA’s ‘responsive’ team advised Campulung City Hall in a dispute regarding the construction of a power plant. Peggy Suica-Neagu, former head of OMV Petrom’s litigation department, recently joined the practice.
Energy and natural resources
Within Energy and natural resources, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,
White & Case, Pachiu SCA shows ‘outstanding, deep knowledge of the matter at hand’. It advised EnergoNuclear on the pre-project phase for the development, construction and operation of units 3 and 4 of Cernavoda nuclear power plant. It also acted for Hidroelectrica as borrower of a €110m loan, to be granted by EBRD, to finance the renovation of six units totalling 210MW at Stejarul Bicaz hydropower plant. Department head, Delia Pachiu is the ‘perfect combination of longstanding legal experience, with a diamond-clear commercial judgement’.
Real estate
Within Real estate, tier 4
White & Case, Pachiu SCA ‘never compromises on quality of service’. It advised GV Moinesti on the sale of real estate to Lidl and also acted for Romanian Hypermarche regarding a retail project in Bacau. Delia Pachiu heads the team.