Mrs Laura Toncescu > KPMG Legal - Toncescu & Partners SPRL > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
KPMG Legal - Toncescu & Partners SPRL Offices
sos. Bucuresti-Ploiesti 89A
district 1
Bucharest
Romania
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Mrs Laura Toncescu
Work Department
Financial Services, M&A and Corporate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, ESG, Technology
Position
Partner, Head of KPMG Legal
Career
Laura has an experience of over 20 years in legal advisory services, with a strong focus on M&A and the Financial Services sector.
She has experience in leading complex projects including coordinating large and multidisciplinary teams and professional communication with various relevant authorities (for example, she was the project manager of the project where General Electric established in a joint venture a bank in Romania etc.). She has advised major international and Romanian companies on how to structure their activities and services as to be in compliance with relevant regulations, or offered assistance during acquisition or merger projects. Laura has a rich track record coordinating projects and also being involved in various sectors and industries ( Financial Services, Pharma and Healthcare, IT, Retail, Food etc), many of them with cross border implications and effects.
With a combination of creativity and a deep knowledge of regulations, Laura has led innovative legal projects such as: the first authorization of an investment fund as controlling shareholder in a Romanian bank, the first merger between a bank and a non-banking financial institution, authorization of payment institutions or e-money issuers, or authorization of Fintech companies as online lending providers, as well as issuance of bonds by international institutions.
During the recent years, Laura has also focused on projects connected to the use of technology in the providing of legal services but also by the clients, in their businesses.
On Corporate and M&A side, Laura has a great experience due to her involvement in more than 100 M&A projects.
Languages
Romanian
English
Memberships
Member of the Bucharest Bar Association since 1998
Member of the Romanian Lawyers Union since 1998
Education
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, (LLB), Romania – Bachelor Degree
Babes-Bolyai University European Studies School of Cluj, Romania – European Studies Bachelor Degree
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A
KPMG Legal – Toncescu & Partners SPRL‘ corporate practice is home to ‘a highly skilled group of lawyers‘. The team is well known for advising on transactions within Romania’s real estate sector, however the group is equally adept at assisting investment entities with corporate work in a broad range of sectors. Laura Toncescu has a solid track record in representing major international and Romanian companies in acquisitions and regulatory matters; she co-heads the department with Vlad Peligrad and Dragos Iamandoiu, who brings experience in cross-border deals.
Romania > Banking and finance
With a strong track record for advising on banking and finance regulatory issues in Romania, KPMG Legal – Toncescu & Partners SPRL‘s team acts for a number of international banks and financial institutions with operations or transactions in Romania. Laura Toncescu heads up the practice, and brings two decades of experience in the sector. Other key practitioners include Sebastian Olteanu, who is well versed in assisting multinational entities with financial services transactions, Cristina Rosu, Günay Duagi and Raul Dimitriu.