Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii is 'at the top of the game' in the corporate and commercial arena. The group provides 'clear, to the point, and practical' advice to clients in a broad range of industries. M&A work forms a key pillar of strength for the team, and the department works closely with the firm’s energy, real estate and tax groups to support clients on deals and corporate governance issues. The practice is led by the quintet of managing partners Florentin Tuca and Gabriel Zbarcea; the 'sharp and talented' Cătălin Băiculescu; Stefan Damian, who handles complex corporate reorganisations, public and private M&A, and post-privatisation issues; and Horia Ispas, who is well known for handling M&A and corporate restructuring matters in the banking sector. Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa and Sorin Vladescu have respective expertise in real estate and energy transactions. Silvana Ivan, Oana Ureche and Dragos Apostol are other recommended lawyers.

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Testimonials

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‘I have worked with the firm on a number of different aspects and under various instructions. They helped us tremendously with contract drafting and signing, contract negotiations, due diligence investigations and so on. In the context of an M&A project, they proved to be extremely astute, having duly captured and understood all relevant legal and factual issues involved, demonstrating skill and expertise. The services are simply exceptional, this law firm is at the top of the game in the legal industry.’
‘Catalin Baiculescu has exceptional qualities: sharp and talented, competent and with a perfect understanding of the industry market in which we operate and a very good knowledge of the general economic context that could influence our business. I have relied on his expertise on many occasions and have not been disappointed. He is a brilliant legal mind! Also, calm, measured and reassuring. Have no hesitation in recommending Catalin.’
‘A team with common sense, initiative, client centred, well organized and very prompt. Professional and can-do attitude all along. Excellent contract writing techniques and negotiation skills. They followed up on all tasks that were given and provided continued guidance up to the finalization of our project.’
‘We recommend Stefan Damian, Razvan Testa, Dragos Apostol, Veronica Aman, Silvana Ivan and many more. The whole team is top class! Stefan Damian masters general business laws like no other, and is an effective M&A lawyer with lots of expertise and impressive knowledge of the market! Razvan Testa is accurate and efficient, he provides commercial and corporate law counselling but he is also an excellent M&A lawyer, very adept at negotiating various types of contracts. Dragos Apostol has impressive commercial and technical skills, very friendly and he always finds the time to explain and answer my questions. Veronica Aman is a very hardworking and focused young lawyer, with outstanding abilities in the corporate and commercial field, also regulatory and, of course M&A. She writes very detailed contracts and provides helpful insight into the pros and the cons. Silvana Ivan is a skilled and experienced M&A lawyer with a strong background in corporate law. She is dependable, very practical and she catches issues quickly.’
‘The whole team has a lot of transactional related expertise which was an important part in our decision making as regards working with Tuca Zbarcea & Associates. Another element was their extensive experience in corporate matters and more significantly in legal issues affecting the IT&C sector. Their advice has always been straight to the point and simply impeccable. ’
‘The main partner Catalin Baiculescu is fantastic! He explained everything very clearly, putting my mind at ease. It gives me a lot of comfort knowing that he has our best interest in mind, both financially and legally. Thanks to his negotiation skills, our transactions always went smoothly to the satisfaction of all parties involved. And if unexpected issues arise, Catalin would handle every situation with professionalism and knowledge.’
‘Tuca has been a great partner in managing our corporate and employment needs. Their advise is clear, to the point, and practical, which makes our day-to-day operation easier.'
'Their entire team is knowledgeable and very easy to work with. We enjoy our partnership and they are willing to get creative and work with our legal team when we face complex issues.'

Key clients

Vodafone Romania
Carrefour Romania
GlobalLogic Inc
Smithfield Foods Group Ltd.
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC)
Booking Holdings Inc.
Untold Universe
The Rohatyn Group/ Optimapharm d.o.o.
Egis
Clever Media Network Group
TESLA group
Oracle
Lenovo
Vesta

Work highlights

Advising GlobalLogic on signing a definitive agreement to acquire the group of companies Fortech SRL and Fortech Software Solutions SRL.
Advising Carrefour Romania SA, Carrefour France and Carrefour Netherlands on the acquisition of Romania Hypermarche SA.
Assisted Smithfield Foods Group Limited with its acquisition of Goodies Meat Production.

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