Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) advised Raiffeisen Bank Romania on the financing granted to Monza Ares Group (held by Highlander Partners), one of the largest private healthcare networks in Romania, for the acquisition of Brain Institute, the country's premier private neurosurgery center.

NNDKP advised Raiffeisen Bank Romania on structuring and drafting the financing documentation, the complexity of the engagement stemming from the architecture of the operations conducted at group level to achieve the integration of Brain Institute. With its expansion into the new medical fields, Monza Areas has become one of the largest private healthcare platforms in the country, marking the start of a new growth phase.

The NNDKP team that advised on the transaction was led by Alina Radu, Partner and Co-head of the Banking and Finance practice, who worked closely with Cătălina Dan, Senior Associate. Managing Associate Alexandru Ciambur and Associate Bogdan Ciacli, from the same practice, also made a significant contribution to the project.

NNDKP’s Banking and Finance team consistently advises clients on complex multi-billion-euro financing projects, including corporate finance, project finance and acquisition finance, both local and cross-border. The team’s expertise is acknowledged by specialized international guides such as Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and IFLR1000, which regularly recognize the NNDKP practice and lawyers in their rankings.

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About NNDKP

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (“NNDKP”) is a promoter of business law in Romania, being acknowledged as a pioneer of the Romanian legal market. NNDKP offers full service and integrated legal and tax advice to companies from diverse industry sectors. Over the past 35 years, NNDKP lawyers have assisted and represented clients in milestone transactions and projects that have shaped the evolution of the Romanian business community.

NNDKP represents Romania in some of the most important international professional alliances - Lex Mundi, World Services Group, International Attorneys Club - and is a founding member of SEE Legal and Three Seas Legal Alliance. The firm is constantly top ranked in all practice areas by the renowned international guides Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. In 2025 NNDKP became a 7-time winner of the prestigious “Romania Law Firm of the Year” award at the Chambers Europe Awards gala and was named “Romania Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation and “Romania Patent Firm of the Year” by Managing IP.