Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen‘s seasoned corporate and M&A department is a top choice for clients in a range of key industries in Romania. Adriana Gaspar led the advice to Grupo Bimbo on its expansion into Romania through its $180m acquisition of Vel Pitar; she co-heads the practice with Gabriela Cacerea, who has over 20 years of experience in domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructurings, private equity transactions, privatisations and joint ventures; Ruxandra Bologa, who has a solid track record in representing prominent energy sector clients; and Adina Chilim-Dumitriu, who handles a broad range of corporate and M&A matters. Other names to note include Razvan Vlad, Corina Dumitru, and counsels Madalina Panca and Mirela Preda.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I consider NNDKP to be the best law firm in Romania. They manage to cover all the legal aspects a firm needs. Their specialised departments with their excellent lawyers gave us the comfort that we work with the right law firm.’

  • ‘Ruxandra Bologa always demonstrated a thorough understanding of the case through comprehensive research. I also appreciated that she is always a direct person and self confident.’

  • ‘The aspect that sets this company apart is the meticulous analysis you have on everything. Even if you seem to know everything in a field you have been managing for a long time, this law firm always brings a new breadth and a new element of knowledge to the field we work in.’

  • ‘Definitely top law firm in Romania on industry knowledge.’

  • ‘Ruxandra Bologa - tough M&A lawyer with high technical skills; her perseverance makes a difference in transactions.'

  • ‘Very strong expertise, thinking outside the box, swift response, proactive approach to client needs, loyalty to clients, business ethics.'

  • ‘Ruxandra Bologa - brilliant lawyer, thinking outside the box, dedicated to client success.'

  • 'Mirela Preda - very smart, efficient & hard working lawyer.'

Key clients

  • BB Global Investing Holding, S.L (part of Grupo Bimbo)
  • OMV Petrom
  • BioIVT
  • DHL
  • Nippon Express Holdings, Inc.
  • Holcim
  • Cancom SE
  • Ophir
  • Plexus
  • Smithfield Foods

Work highlights

  • Advised Grupo Bimbo on its $180m acquisition of Vel Pitar.
  • Assisted Nippon Express Holdings with acquiring the shares of multiple subsidiaries of Cargo-Partner Group Holding.
  • Advised Cancom on its acquisition of K-Businesscom-Group and all its subsidiaries.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adriana Gaspar, Gabriela Cacerea, Ruxandra Bologa, Adina Chilim-Dumitriu

Other key lawyers

Mirela Preda, Razvan Vlad, Corina Dumitru, Madalina Panca, Vlad Anghel