‘One of the most knowledgeable real estate legal advisors in Romania’, Peli Partners supports clients at all stages from the initial acquisition and financing through to construction and leasing. Clients praise its ’broad range’ of sector expertise, spanning offices, retail, industrial & logistics, and residential projects. The team is led by ‘outstanding lawyer’ Oana Bădărău, whose dispute resolution skills complement her longstanding expertise in the sector. Managing partner Francisc Peli is also a key name in the team, with a proven track record on significant municipal services projects. Also recommended are Ioana Waszkiewicz and Alexandra Ioniță, the former is particularly noted for energy matters and the latter assists with a broad range of real estate investment and divestment transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Peli Partners is one of the most knowledgeable real estate legal advisors in Romania. They have deep acumen in the field, have been involved historically in significant transactions and can offer advice on a broad range of subjects related to the field. ’
‘The best team on the market and the go-to law firm for real estate.'
‘A well-trained team with extensive theoretical and practical knowledge in this field.’
‘We worked closely with Oana Badarau and Antonia Nica. Oana and Antonia have shown professionalism and good theoretical and practical knowledge in dealing with legal situations.’
‘The team has a lot of experience on the market and many senior members who have been involved in many types of transactions. They are very knowledgeable, starting with the team's leader, Oana Badarau. ’
‘The team is led by Oana Badarau and she is an outstanding lawyer and professional. Her great negotiation skills and expertise have had a great impact on the success of our project. Other members I would like to mention are Antonia Nica and Andrada Bogeag.’
‘The very high degree of experience that the real estate and construction team has is the key factor that enables Peli Partners to always meet very narrow deadlines. This is of extreme importance especially in construction projects, where there is a fast pace of events, requiring prompt reactions.’
‘I worked closely with Oana Badarau for the past five years and what stands out is the fact that she is always proactive in gathering the necessary information for each specific project. This way she is able to provide tailored solutions to our business needs.’
Key clients
- Adventum International
- AFI Europe
- American Construction Technologies (ACT) / Mega Company Import Export
- Argo Real Estate
- Carrefour Romania
- Colosseum Mall
- Forte Partners
- Globe Trade Centre (GTC)
- Impetum Group
- Jupiter Group
- Lion’s Head
- Macquarie Group
- Mitiska REIM
- Niro Investment Group
- Lidl Romania
- Portland Trust
- R & R Premium Development
- Romcim
- Scallier Investment
- Sofmedica Group
- Skanska Romania
- Strabag Real Estate
- Țiriac Group
- Vastint
- Warehouses De Pauw Romania
Work highlights
- Assisted Forte Partners in the sale of the office building publicly known as U Center 1, part of the U Center Project, by way of a share deal to Dedeman.
- Assisting two investment funds advised by Mitiska REIM in relation to the sale of their Romanian retail portfolio (27 properties).
- Assisted Portland Trust in connection with the sale in a share deal of its special purpose vehicle developing Expo Business Park, an office project consisting of three buildings.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Oana Bădărău