Peli Partners is regarded as a market leader in real estate, advising on the full lifecycle of property transactions and development mandates. Practice head Oana Bădărău brings extensive experience in infrastructure projects, public procurement processes and concession agreements. Francisc Peli oversees the wider real estate offering, with a practice that covers the full suite of legal services for major development and investment projects. Madalina Fildan and Alexandra Ionita specialise in financing, corporate, and commercial aspects of real estate deals. Key members include Ioana Militaru (Waszkiewicz), a trusted adviser to leading international developers and office operators, and Denisa Frîncu, noted for her expertise in due diligence investigations.
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- They are very specialized in real estate law, including some of the most noteworthy practitioners in this field who are active in the Romanian market. They are very hardworking and transaction-oriented, which unfortunately has become a rarity for lawyers in Romania.
- They are the best team in Romania in this practice. They have assisted us with the selling of all our Romanian real estate projects.
- Oana Badarau - the best from her team, very effective and intuitive. She delivers as expected. Francisc Peli - always helpful overseeing the teamwork.
- Francisc Peli - Managing Director Oana Badarau - Head of Real Estate Practice Madalina Fildan - Partner, Real Estate As a team, they assist us in all legal aspects of our real estate investments in Romania, both transactional activity as well as operations. We value their wealth of experience, stability in our advisory team, and excellent market awareness blended with legal competence.
- Francisc Peli is widely regarded as an eminent practitioner in real estate. He is sharp, pragmatic, and available. Alexandra Ionita is a rising star.
- We work with Feri, Oana, and Madalina, and they are all great.
Key clients
- Adventum International
- AFI Europe
- Alfa Group
- American Construction Technologies (ACT) / Mega Company Import Export
- Anchor
- Argo Real Estate
- Banca Transilvania
- Carrefour Romania
- CPI Romania
- Colosseum Mall
- DS Smith Romania
- Forte Partners
Work highlights
Assisted Warehouses De Pauw Romania in the acquisition of logistic facilities exceeding 136,000 sq. m. located in Chitila, Constanta and Târgu Mureș and over 300,000 sq. m of land for further development, in a transaction of approx. EUR 110,000,000.
Assisted Skanska Romania in signing the transaction documents for the sale of the first building in the Equilibrium office complex with a GLA of approximately. 21,000 sq. m, to Gordiusz Private Equity Fund, managed by Gránit Asset Management. The transaction value amounts to EUR 52,000,000.
Assisted Manova Partners in signing the transaction documents for the sale of Victoria Centre, a building located in the heart of Bucharest, to Solida Capital Europe.
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Practice head
Oana Bădărău
Other key lawyers
Madalina Fildan; Alexandra Ionita; Ioana Militaru (Waszkiewicz); Denisa Frîncu