The real estate and construction team at Wolf Theiss is ‘highly experienced’ in its field, handling large-scale, cross-border transactions across the CEE region. Its knowledge of local markets makes the team well placed to assist clients from developers, to anchor tenants and leading international construction companies in project financing, construction laws, zoning regulations and historical protection restrictions. Team head Roxana Dudau is experienced in acting for foreign investors in the retail and construction sectors, as well as banks and investment funds. Real estate, M&A and environmental law specialist Dana Toma is also recommended.
Testimonials
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‘I work with Wolf Theiss for the development of a renewable energy project in Romania. The real estate department was crucial as they assisted in creating all the contractual arrangement and to facilitate our entrance in the market.’
‘Dana Toma and Bryan Jardine have a very solid competence in real estate and they were able to adapt their competence to our business.’
‘Cooperation with the individuals we work with is very smooth. They are highly experienced in their field. Roxana Dudau in particular has been very valuable in our cooperation.’
‘The best real estate team in the legal market.’
‘Roxana Dudau is one of the most dedicated, knowledgeable and committed layers we have worked with in the past years. She is business-oriented and understands the industry in which we operate.’
'The team functions well and responds very fast.'
'Strong market knowledge.'
Key clients
- abrdn (formerly Aberdeen Immobilien)
- AFI Group
- Banca Comerciala Romana
- Cedar Invest
- Erste Group Bank
- International Automotive Components (IAC)
- OTP Bank
- Spaceplus SRL
Work highlights
- Advising International Automotive Components, a global group of companies in the automotive supplier industry, on their exit from the Romanian market and the sale of the real estate properties held by the client in Romania including negotiating the LOI, the pre-sale purchase and sale purchase agreement, as well as advising on the legal pre-emption procedure.
- Advising Erste Group Bank and Raiffeisen Bank in their capacity as lenders of a EUR 200 million, 5-year term, secured green loan granted to NEPI Rockcastle, Romania's largest shopping centre investor and developer, for the purpose of financing two of its shopping centres in Romania: Mega Mall Bucharest and Promenada Sibiu.
- Advising AFI on obtaining a EUR 450 million credit facility for the purposes of refinancing its three shopping centres in Romania – AFI Cotroceni in Bucharest, AFI Ploieşti and AFI Braşov. |This transaction was the largest ever made on the Romanian real estate market and was unique due to the sector it concerned and the pool of assets that served as collateral.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Roxana Dudau