Functioning across the spectrum of negotiated and contested
transactions, the Mergers & Acquisitions Group has substantial
experience in areas including advance preparation for target companies,
issues of corporate governance control and transfer, asset sales and
purchases, share sales and purchases, mergers, joint ventures and
recapitalizations.
Our attorneys employ their tested knowledge of strategies and tactics to
provide immediate, crucial and effective advice to clients, including
corporate buyers and sellers, merchant banks, commercial banks,
investment banks and institutional investors. Since many M&A matters
require time-sensitive inputs and supports from various groups within
the firm, our M&A practice relies heavily on the hallmark of RMDT -
diversified practice groups efficiently streamlined and coordinated to
provide our clients with maximum leverage and advantage.
Participating in this dynamic management of issues, controversies and
transactions are attorneys from our antitrust (competition), banking &
financial services, corporate & securities, intellectual property,
international law & trade, public affairs & government relations,
infrastructure redevelopment & project finance, privatization, real
estate, employment and litigation sections. As lead counsel in the
largest Romanian M&A transactions, the group serves as the nerve center
for RMDT operations. Indeed, our attorneys have industry-specific
knowledge that allows them to provide our clients with insightful and
tested advice on the workings of all aspects dealing with industries
such as oil and gas, automotive, manufacturing, metal, steel,
petrochemicals, telecommunications, information technology, insurance,
retail, utilities, energy, agriculture and banking.
In coordinating international, regional, national and local
transactions, RMDT attorneys have counseled clients in, among many other
transactions:
- the largest acquisition in Romanian
history - OTE's acquisition of the controlling interest in RomTelecom;
- the acquisition of the largest oil
refinery in Romania;
- the purchase of a half billion dollar
automotive manufacturing business; and
- the privatization of the largest metals
plant in Romania.
- We have further advised clients in:
- the acquisition of the largest steel
plant thus far offered for privatization;
- the privatization of Petrom, the state
oil company;
- the sale of the largest automotive parts
manufacturer; and
- the sale of one of the largest cement
manufacturers in Romania.
Our attorneys have also provided invaluable counseling in, to name
but a few, the acquisitions of Romanian petrochemical plants, tire
producers, farm machinery manufacturers, cable manufacturers,
telecommunication operators, packaging plants and pharmaceuticals.
Though many of our transactions would be considered large-scale by most
standards, improving on today's business climate of agile and lean
competitors, we have assisted our clients in smaller transactions,
representing strategic acquisitions of core businesses and the
selling-off of peripheral businesses. Additionally, our attorneys
closely monitor the effectiveness of all transactions before, during and
after the deal has been consummated. As a continuing aspect of today's
M&A activity, our attorneys often counsel clients on the best methods
for refocusing value through corporate restructurings, spin-offs,
divestitures, reverse mergers and other noteworthy techniques. Creating
value within a company also requires our attorneys to provide advice to
our clients on other crucial elements such as corporate governance,
including directors' duties and responsibilities, executive compensation
packages, change-in-control arrangements, shareholder meetings and
by-law provisions.
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