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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

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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.'

  • ‘Good team and deep knowledge of the renewable energy transaction space and legislation in the country.'

  • ‘Ruxandra Bologa was straight talking, a pleasure to deal with, quickly grasped the key points at hand and delivered the needed risk analysis around the proposed transaction quickly and with solid detail. Very happy to recommend her professional management of the her team, quality of work and clear and concise briefing.’

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

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Adriana Ioana Gaspar
Adriana Ioana Gaspar has 31 years of professional activity in the legal field and is a Senior Partner and Co-Head of the Corporate/M&A and Public Procurement and PPP practices at NNDKP. Her expertise includes M&A, corporate restructuring, infrastructure development and financing, cross-border finance, privatizations, securities and capital markets transactions. She provides strategic advice in structuring and pursuing investments or exit arrangements, including private equity transactions.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Mirela Preda
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Gabriela Cacerea
Gabriela Cacerea is a Partner and Co-Head of Corporate/M&A and Energy and Natural Resources practices at NNDKP and has over 21 years of professional experience. Her area of expertise includes M&A, privatizations, corporate re-structuring, contracts, corporate law, private equity transactions, capital markets transactions and cross-border transactions. She is highly specialized in the energy sector, particularly in electricity, gas and renewable energy (generation and production, transport, distribution and supply). In addition, her industry expertise also includes insurance, media, advertising and consumer goods and services, IT and online business.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Razvan Vlad
Răzvan Vlad is a Partner in the Corporate/M&A and Public Procurement and PPP practices at NNDKP. He has  21 years of professional activity, focusing his practice on corporate and commercial law. His areas of expertise include corporate restructuring operations and other business transactions aimed at increasing business efficiency, mergers and acquisitions as well as specific regulatory and performance aspects related to FIDIC contracts in major infrastructure projects. Răzvan has also assisted clients in complex projects in the automotive and heavy industries.
Corina Dumitru
Corina Dumitru is a Partner in the Corporate/M&A and Public Procurement and PPP practices at NNDKP. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in the legal area, her expertise covering areas such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and commercial transactions, as well as banking and finance. Corina has assisted a large number of investors, national and multinational companies, banks and institutions in large complex transactions carried out in Romania.

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

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