A broad practice at Bondoc si Asociatii SCA covers both lender and borrower side financial transactions, domestically and with cross-border dimensions, along with the full suite of regulatory issues. The firm also utilises its M&A team to assist with deals for credit institutions and banks. At the head of the department, Simona Petrișor is a transactions expert with a practice that spans corporate, real estate and project finance; her expertise extends to regulatory issues, and her client base includes multinational companies, international banks, and some of the major financial institutions operating in Romania. Diana Ispas‘s practice has a similar profile to Petrișor's, while support to the partners comes from senior associates Florin Sandu and Silviu Vasiliu.
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Testimonials
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- Their practice stands out through exceptional work quality, constant availability, and thoroughly researched deliverables that are accurate from the outset, unlike many other firms, ensuring clients benefit from reliable expertise, efficient collaboration, and consistently precise results.
- Bondoc has a strong finance practice in Romania, and we have worked with Bondoc on a number of deals. They can work well with international law firms as local counsel and also as lead counsel.
- Simona and Monica stand out through their exceptional attention to detail, unwavering availability, and consistently high-quality work that requires no repeated corrections; unlike many competitors, they always conduct thorough research and proper investigation before delivering any advice, which makes their guidance reliable, efficient, and genuinely valuable.
- Simona Petrisor is very knowledgeable, experienced, responsive, and commercial. Florin Sandu is also excellent, and with Simona, they make a great team.
- ‘The B&A banking team is well known for its expertise in complex financing transactions (including landmark project finance transactions) and its ability to blend strong regulatory know-how that is required in some financing transactions (such as renewable energy project finance or financing projects in other highly regulated sectors including mining, aviation, chemical sectors, reserve based lending or acquisition finance etc) as well as pure regulatory work very valuable in highly dynamic sectors such as fintech.'
- ‘Simona Petrișor is very reliable and easy to work with. She has a broad understanding and good insight of the financial services sector and is very hands-on.'
Key clients
- Air Lease Corporation
- ACS Aero 4 Delta Limited
- Banca Comerciala Romana
- Banca Comerciala Intesa SanPaolo Romania S.A.
- BRD Groupe Societe Generale
- CaixaBank
- Cargus (owned by Mid Europa Partners)
- Commerzbank Group
- CVC
- Dante International (owner of EMAG, largest online retailer in Romania and CEE)
- Deutsche Bank
- EBRD
Work highlights
Assisted RetuRO Sistem Garanție Returnare, the sole administrator of the local DRS scheme, with obtaining a RON 426m green financing and additional support related to the further amendments to the initial loan agreements and to the L/G issuance in view of financing the implementation of the Romanian deposit return system regulated by the Romanian legal framework in connection with certain types of beverage packaging.
Assisted a syndicate of banks, consisting of 11 international and local commercial banks and international financial institutions, in connection with the first phase and the second phase of the project finance of up to €620m of a 450 MW onshore wind farm in Romania.
Advised UniCredit S.p.A. on a two-step deal with Alpha Bank Group aimed at merging Alpha Romania into UniCredit Romania, with the aim of consolidating UniCredit's footprint in Romania and expanding its products and platforms in Greece.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Simona Petrișor
Other key lawyers
Diana Ispas; Florin Sandu; Silviu Vasiliu