Claudia Chiper heads the banking and finance practice at Wolf Theiss‘s Bucharest office. The group has a solid track record in representing international and domestic credit institutions, financial companies, and corporations in transactional matters. Chiper has particular expertise in handling matters within the payment services sector in Romania. Other key practitioners include Alexandru Asaftei, senior associate Iuliana Stoicescu and associate Catalin Sabau.
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Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank
- Accession Capital Partners
- AFI Group
- Banca Comerciala Romana
- Cedar Invest
- CVI Dom Maklerski
- DenizBank
- DriveWealth
- Erste Group Bank
- European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE)
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Gemcorp Capital
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- OTP Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank Romania
- Spaceplus SRL
Work highlights
- Advising AFI on obtaining a €450m credit facility for refinancing its three shopping centres in Romania.
- Advising Erste Group Bank, Banca Comercială Română, OTP Bank Nyrt, OTP Bank Romania and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien on a €410m credit facility granted to Iulius Group.
- Advising Erste Group Bank and Raiffeisen Bank as lenders of a 5-year term secured green loan granted to NEPI Rockcastle.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claudia Chiper