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IFLR: Muºat & Asociaþii “The Law Firm of the Year in Romania”

by Musat & Asociatii April 16, 2013

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Muºat & Asociaþii won the „The Law Firm of the Year in Romania” award during the IFLR European Awards ceremony, held in London, on April 10th, in the presence of more than 200 representatives of the leading European law firms. This is the second time in the past three years that Muºat & Asociaþii is granted this prestigious award, after the distinction received in 2011, when Romania was included for the first time on the list of countries nominated for the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) awards.

“We are honored to be recognized again as “The Law Firm of the Year in Romania” by a high-profile publication, such as International Financial Law Review (IFLR). Although our work continued in a difficult business environment, in 2012 we were involved in some of the most important transactions performed in Romania in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets areas of practice, which reflected in an increase by more than 20% of our portfolio of clients and turnover. This award reconfirms the status of Muºat & Asociaþii as “leading firm” in Romania and represents a well-deserved recognition of the performances of our team”, said Mona Muºat, Managing Partner Muºat & Asociaþii, at the awarding Gala.

The “IFLR – Law Firm of the Year” awards are granted to the most prominent law firms in 25 jurisdictions, for their successes in Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.

This year winners include top international law firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (UK), Linklaters (Belgium, Italy), Weil Gotshal & Manges (Poland), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Russia), Gide Loyrette Nouel (France), Hengeler Mueller (Germany), Garrigues (Spania), Weil Gotshal & Manges (Poland), Uria Menendez-Proenca de Carvalho (Portugal).

Muºat & Asociaþii also leads in the IFLR 1000 ranking in all the areas of practice reviewed in Romania, many of our partners, among which Gheorghe Muºat, Mona Muºat, Cãtãlin Bãiculescu and Miruna Suciu, being recommended as “Leading Lawyers” in their areas of expertise, for the outstanding quality of the legal services provided and the high appraisals from the clients.

Among the reference transactions and projects conducted in 2012, we count the representation of Nokia during the divestiture of its operations in Romania and the sale of its production factory at Jucu to De’Longhi; legal assistance provided for Astra Rail Industries, in acquiring Astra Vagoane, Meva SA and Romvag Caracal (deemed as one of the most important transactions of the year), advising Sterling Resources throughout the negotiation of the agreements for transferring its interests in various oil plots in the Black Sea, but also Eldorado Gold Corporation, in the cross-border transaction (transaction value: USD 2.5 billion), whereby the latter took over the business of European Goldfields Limited in the field of gold deposit operation in Romania. In addition, last year, Muºat & Asociaþii further provided legal assistance to OZ Mineral Limited, a top Australian mining company, in relation to the EUR 200,000,000 bid for the purchase of Cuprumin S.A., and MID Europa Partners, a leading private equity investor, in respect of the acquisition of 50% of the shares in Walmark, the largest independent producer of vitamins and food supplements in Central and Eastern Europe.

Muºat & Asociaþii is currently providing legal assistance to the Ministry of Transportation in connection with the sale of the Romanian Railway Freight Transport Company – CFR Marfã and, furthermore, it is involved in most projects developed by State authorities through the Bucharest Stock Exchange, such as the sale of 10% of the share capital of Nuclearelectrica or the SPO of Transgaz for the sale of a 15% stock of the company’s shares. Muºat & Asociaþii was also involved in secondary public offering for the sale of 15% in Transelectrica, successfully completed at the end of March, with a transaction value of EUR 37.7 million.


Despre MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII
MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII is one of the first law firms established in Romania after January 1, 1990. With 17 partners and over 100 attorneys and advisors, MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII provides consultancy services in all areas of business law, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Privatization, Banking, Energy & Natural Resources, Competition, Corporate, Telecommunications & IT, Labor, Fiscal, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Environmental, Litigations & Commercial Arbitrations.
Renowned as one of the pillars of business law in Romania, MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII is constantly recommended by foreign legal publications (such as Chambers & Partners, Practical Law Company, International Financial Law Review, Legal 500 etc.) as one of the leading law firms, many of its attorneys being, in their turn, nominated by these publications among the elite of business law in Romania.
In 2012, MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII won the Gold Award for “Best Law Firm in Central and Eastern Europe”, an accolade awarded by the 2012 International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards, for excellent results obtained on the Romanian market by the MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII team, both with regard to the evolution of the mandate portfolio represented in 2011 in the Mergers & Acquisitions area of practice, and to the management strategy adopted.
Furthermore, the renowned publication Chambers Europe awarded the trophy "Romanian Law Firm of the Year" to MUªAT & ASOCIAÞII for being the law firm with the best performance in the course of last year in Romania, in the ceremony “Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2011”.
MUSAT & ASOCIATII regularly provides legal consultancy services to some of the most renowned and valued corporations in Romania, including a third of the Top 100 and half of the Top 500 largest companies, as well as to local public and financial institutions in intricate corporate and financial transactions and complex dispute resolution procedures. The company’s portfolio comprises over 2,500 clients, most of which are foreign investors, such as: Enel SpA, GDF Suez, Rompetrol, Colas, European Investment Bank, RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland), ING Bank, Fortis Bank, KBC Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Banca Transilvania, BNP Paribas, OTP Bank, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Roche, Abbot, General Electric, General Motors, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, Google, AON, Amazon.com, AT&T, Nokia, Alcatel - Lucent, Telecom Italia, Thyssen Krupp, Generali, AFI Europe, Electrolux, Caterpillar, Monsanto, Deutsche Bahn, SAB Miller, etc.

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