Banking and finance

Filip & Company

One of the leading domestic firms in the market, Filip & Company has a strong presence in the finance space in Romania, and is counsel of choice to major domestic banks and investment companies, particularly in multi-jurisdictional matters. The team is adept across financing matters, covering straight lending, factoring, and leasing. Practice head Alina Stancu Bîrsan has extensive experience handling transactions, refinancing matters, and regulatory issues for banks, also helming the energy and projects offerings. Capital markets-related matters are the primary strength of Alexandru Bîrsan, while Alexandra Manciulea, praised for her ‘great negotiation skills’, has assisted with significant performing and non-performing loan transactions. Rebecca Marina and Camelia Iantuc are also key names in the group.

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Testimonials

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'Filip and Partners are good professionals in banking and finance practice. They are involved in complex transactions and, every time, they are capable to bring at the same table all stakeholders and to provide them legal solutions for moving the projects/transactions forward.’
‘The lawyers from Filip & Partners have excellent legal qualifications and a vast experience in the legal field and specifically, on banking legislation.’
‘Alexandra Manciulea - great negotiation skills, provides support through out the entire process, she is solution oriented, conducts discussion easily.'
‘The team is very well prepared and involved in the projects.’
‘Alina Stancu-Birsan is an exceptional lawyer with an attention to details I have not seen very often. She does a great job.'
Rebecca Marina is a good lawyer, she is very attentive and you can fully trust her advice.’
‘Filip & Company is a top firm for complex, sophisticated matters, meeting perfectly the technical expectations but also the communication skills. They are pragmatic and commercially oriented, with extensive expertise and great responsiveness. They use innovation in technology for meeting transcripts.’
‘Alexandru Birsan stands out from the team with pragmatic, objective approach, with prompt response and valuable insights.’

Key clients

Digi Romania S.A. (former RCS&RDS S.A.)/ DIGI Communications N.V.
Banca Transilvania S.A.
Holde Agri Invest
Victoriabank S.A.
UniCredit Bank S.A.
Raiffeisen Bank S.A.
Banca Comerciala Romana S.A.
ING Bank NV Amsterdam, Bucharest Branch
Alpha Bank Romania S.A.
Oresa Limited
Dante International S.A.
Credit Europe Bank S.A.
Romanian Business Consult
Garrett Motion Inc.
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
Instant Factoring IFN S.A.
Transcash
HeyBlu IFN S.A.

Work highlights

Advised Banca Transilvania on the acquisition of OTP Bank Romania, OTP Leasing and OTP Asset Management, along with several other regulated and unregulated group entities thereof.
Advised Digi Romania on the contracting of new financings, such as two export credit facilities in an aggregate amount of EUR 117m, as well as additional facilities.
Advised Banca Transilvania on the conclusion of a synthetic securitisation package with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF).