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The acceleration of the digital economy will prompt companies to change their strategies and fuel M&A opportunities in the technology sector.

Can one or more of a company's shareholders claim that a transfer of shares to third parties by other shareholders is null, even if the claimants were not interested...

In Romania's largest leveraged buyout and largest retail transaction to date, Dechert lawyers guided private equity buyout investor Mid Europa Partners (MEP) ...

Cybersecurity has long been vital for business and has become an even more critical expenditure in recent years. As most technology experts tend to admit, no system can be engineered...

The Romanian Competition Law was recently amended by the Emergency Government Or-dinance no 75/2010 ("EGO 75/2010") which entered into force on 5 August 2010.

In the anticipation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the greater emphasis buyers will put on due diligence of processes and evaluation of risks...

With its decision in the "VALE" case (and previously in "Cartesio"), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recognised cross-border changes of form which simultaneously preserve a company's identity...

Gun jumping refers to premature enforcement of a merger before obtaining clearance from the competition authority.

On 20 May 2021 Schoenherr together with Romanian Business Leaders organised the "M&A | why do it now?" webinar.

Gelu Maravela, the Co-Managing Partner of Maravela⎪Asociatii, waives away the potential impact of politics on investment in the country.

EU Directive 2019/2121 (also known as the "Mobility Directive") aims to create a reinforced framework for cross-border operations while ensuring the protection of employees...

When it comes to the private sector, M&A transactions are usually structured as share deals or asset deals qualifying as transfer of a business as a going concern.

In May 2020, a group of Romanian senators have proposed a legal enactment to prohibit the sale of shares owned by the Romanian state for a two-year period.

The Romanian mergers & acquisitions market has been targeted more and more lately by leveraged buy-outs, a type of business better known in the western jurisdictions.

The final quarter of 2025 marked a period of significant competition law developments in Romania, with enforcement actions focusing on vertical restraints and "no-poach" agreements, alongside important merger control decisions in markets ...

Romania's competition and foreign investment landscape underwent significant transformation in the first half of 2026, with legislative reforms streamlining FDI screening procedures and raising notification thresholds. The Romanian Competition Council actively reviewed strategic mergers while investigating potential anti-competitive practices in security services and medical equipment sectors, demonstrating a balanced approach to facilitating investment while safeguarding market competition.

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to impact the process, timeline and documentation of M&A transactions in the turbulent times ahead of us.