Musat & Asociatii has extensive experience in cross-border capital raising transactions and has stood out for its recent assistance to Romgaz on the implementation of an EMTN program. Its client list includes major international banks, as well as entities of the Romanian government. Key senior figures to note include name partner Gheorghe Muşat; accomplished finance, corporate and capital markets lawyer Răzvan Stoicescu; and Monia Dobrescu, who has a notable list of banks among her clients. At the associate level, Robert Urmosi and Dumitru Varzari are additional key contacts.
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Key clients
- SNGN Romgaz SA
- JP Morgan, RBC, Citibank, Northern Trust, State Street, The Bank of New York Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, BNP Paribas
- Romanian Ministry of Finance
Work highlights
Assisted Romgaz with the implementation of an EMTN program with a total value of €1.5bn and the issuance of the first tranche of bonds worth €500m.
Advising several banks (including HSBC, JP Morgan, RBC, Citibank, Northern Trust, State Street, The Bank of New York Mellon) on a long-term basis on their 2024 provision of securities custody services in Romania and related risks in the insolvency of local custodians.
Advising the Romanian Ministry of Finance on all aspects of Romanian law relating to the negotiation and conclusion by the Ministry of an ISDA Master Derivative Agreement and the related collateral for the purposes of entering into interest rate swaps, currency swaps and cross-currency swaps.
Practice head
Gheorghe Musat; Razvan Stoicescu; Monia Dobrescu
Other key lawyers
Robert Urmosi; Dumitru Varzari