The ‘dedicated, professional, proactive’ real estate team at Dentons in Bucharest handles a range of matters across M&A and investments, financing, leasing, litigation and development. A particular area of expertise for the team is title insurance matters, spanning the office, retail, data centre, logistics, hotels and leisure, and residential sectors, alongside work in the renewable energy space. Team head Bogdan Papandopol is described as 'very flexible, hardworking and pragmatic’. Perry Zizzi is also recommended as ‘the standout practitioner in the market’, with a practice focused on cross-border real estate M&A work.
Testimonials
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‘They are all around good: dedicated, professional, proactive and very committed.’
‘We mainly work with Perry Zizzi. He is just excellent. He understands all the issues, proactively addresses them so they are dealt with, and he does so without creating any additional complications.'
‘Bogdan Papandopol is very flexible, hardworking and pragmatic.’
‘The team has a broad knowledge of the law and a practical deal-minded approach.’
‘Perry Zizzi is the standout practitioner in the market, with a very commercial approach.'
‘Bogdan Papandopol is always of great help, business-oriented, proactive and a problem-solver!’
Key clients
- NEPI Rockcastle
- Danubia Farming
- Wienerberger
- G City Europe (previously Atrium European Real Estate)
- Kommunalkredit Austria AG
- Qair Renewables
- Nobel Group
- Erste Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank
- Alpha Bank Romania / Alpha Bank S.A. (Greece)
- KPS Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised a syndicate of lenders on a €450 million, secured, non-recourse, credit facility to AFI Europe group companies for refinancing the group’s Romanian shopping centre portfolio.
- Advised NEPI Rockcastle on a secured, green, real estate financing of €200 million made available by Erste Group Bank AG and Raiffeisen Bank SA.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bogdan Papandopol