Commercial, corporate and M&A

Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA

Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA is a key office in the wider firm’s significant presence across the CEE region and continues to advise on both local and cross-border transactions of note. The team stands out for its reliable support to clients operating in some of the jurisdictions most highly regulated sectors, and also has strength in private equity and venture capital transactions. Three lawyers share leadership responsibilities: Mădălina Neagu, who has a strong track record on the buy and sell sides of major M&A involving Romanian law components; fellow experienced M&A practitioner Monica Cojocaru, who is well-versed in energy, insurance, manufacturing, and healthcare; and the ‘proactive’ Markus Piuk, who divides his time between the firm’s Austrian and Romanian offices.

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Testimonials

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‘Schoenherr și Asociații SCA, the Romanian office of the international law firm Schoenherr, has a powerful corporate and M&A practice in the local business law market. They have recently advised us on a landmark deal in the country. The firm's internationality is visible in everything they do, and compared to their purely local competitors the firm's M&A lawyers are clearly more experienced in leading complex cross-border matters.'
‘Markus Piuk is a very experienced cross-border M&A lawyer. He leads many of Schoenherr's major transactions that involve a multi-jurisdictional angle, as well as high-stake domestic M&A deals. Markus is proactive in anticipating where your project would go next, commercially aware, business oriented and driven to get the best possible outcome for his clients.’
‘The team are responsive, efficient and commercial. They also write clear and concise advice.’
‘Mădălina Neagu is excellent. She supervises her team well and attends all important calls. She also stays on top of her fee estimates and gives warning if something unexpected occurs.’
‘They have strong expertise in M&A transactions and understand the key issues to be considered when negotiating share purchase agreements and shareholder agreements. The written and spoken English is of a higher quality than I have experienced in several other firms in Romania.’
‘Mădălina Neagu is the partner there who has assisted me on M&A transactions in Romania. US clients have been impressed by her M&A expertise, responsiveness and ability to give commercially-focused advice on transactions. They have relied on her to attend meetings with them to negotiate with some very challenging counterparties. She remains calm and does not seem to be phased by any aggressive stances taken by the counter-parties. Her English is excellent.’
‘Mădălina Neagu has a very good understanding of commercial issues, in addition to the technical legal ones.’
‘In a relatively young legal market, Schoenherr is one of the longest-standing law firms and definitely one of the first international players to enter the market, in the mid-90s. The firm is best known for its transactional capabilities, covering both local and cross-border projects. They have a large team advising on M&A, with good bench-depth and some of the most experienced partners in the market.'

Key clients

Agrofert
AkzoNobel
BC Partners
BlackPeak
Cargo-Partner Group Holding
Carrier Global Corporation
Catalyst Romania Fund
Curium Pharma
Eleco
EssilorLuxottica
GfK
Nofar Energy
Renovatio
Soundbox Investment
TeraPlast

Work highlights

Advised Carrier Global Corporation on its acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions, valued at EUR12bn.
Advised Cargo-Partner on the sale of substantially the entire Cargo-Partner Group to Nippon Express Holdings, in a transaction estimated at EUR1.2bn.
Advised Soundbox Investment and its shareholder Clemens Petschnikar on a transaction in which Soundbox Investment and Mitiska REIM sold 25 retail parks to LCP Group, part of M Core.