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Mugur Filipescu

"Partnership is a mutual endeavor in which each partner inspires the other. With time, we have learned that something constructive arises out of every challenge. We only grow when we dare ourselves to take our clients further."

Mugur Filipescu is a managing partner of the firm and one of its founders. His primary focus over the recent years has been to represent foreign and domestic clients in all phases of their business activities. His work and experience include corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and privatizations. Mugur Filipescu has been closely involved in international trade, banking and financial transactions, including all aspects of negotiation and drafting of relevant contracts. In addition, he has a special competence in oil industry legal matters, having acted as leader in legal teams assisting and supervising various projects related to the oil industry.



 
 

 

 
Partners:
 
Daniel Voicu
Mugur Filipescu
Daniel S. Costea
Marta E.Popa
Raul M. Mihu
Roxana A. Negutu
Dumitru I. Rusu
Alexandru Tabacu
Mariana Popa
Florin Dutu
   
Education Law School - University of Bucharest (1995)
   
Memberships Bucharest Bar Association (1995)
   
Practice areas Corporate, Mergers & Acquisition, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Energy, Privatization
   
Industries Agriculture & Food, Financial Services, Insurance, Consumer Goods, Construction & Infrastructure, Wood, Energy & Natural Resources
   
Languages Romanian, English and Russian
   
Contact mugur.filipescu@vf.ro
   
Representative Projects
Advised a major international bank in the privatization process of Casa de Economii si Consemnatiuni – CEC S.A.
 
Advised significant player on the chemicals market with regard to the investment of Oresa Ventures NV in the Romanian entity.
 
Advised the minority shareholders cumulating 22 % of the social capital of a Romanian leader in the mobile phone area, in the process of selling their shares to the majority shareholder for a price exceeding US$ 400 million.
 
Advised leading provider of financial services in Central and Eastern Europe, in the entire process of the sale of a major Romanian insurance company to a main Austrian insurer, for a total consideration exceeding EUR 70 million.
 
Advised one of the world's largest wood based panel producers in the entire process of acquisition (due diligence, negotiation of the transaction documents, competition fillings, etc.) of two wood processing factories held in Romania by an Italian group. The transaction has been publicly estimated at over EUR 200 million and originated the strongest player on the Romanian wood base panel market.
 
Advised Romanian leading insurance company in the due diligence investigations of another major Romanian insurer.
 
Advised the US largest independent company active in the gas business, on all corporate and other legal issues related to the acquisition process of a major Romanian gas provider, including drafting all legal documents necessary for further implementation of the transaction and further formalities with state authorities
 
Advised international diversified holding company (controlling assets in excess of US $20 billion), in the purchasing of 100 percent of the largest alternative telecom operator in Central Europe, from a banking syndicate.
 
Advised the third largest bank of Austria in the acquisition of a majority stake in a Romanian state-owned bank, and with respect to a wide range of legal matters post-completion of the transaction.
 
Advised multinational investment fund in its equity investment into the largest Romanian private oil company.
 
Advised European investment fund on the acquisition of a major Romanian gas provider (including full due diligence investigation related to the operation of the target company).
 
Advised a leader in Dutch financial services market in granting a facility to a major Dutch group, on all matters related to the loan up to EUR 60 million, secured with assets and shares of the Romanian subsidiary of the group, active in the transportation field.
 
Advised major German company operating in the trade finance sector on all matters of Romanian law in granting a facility of EUR 45 million to the Bucharest subway operator and other transactions related to refinancing of municipality debt.
 
Advised one of the world's largest wood based panel producers on all matters of Romanian law in relation with a loan facility of EUR 130 million granted by a multinational bank, including during negotiations of loan documentation and security package, creation of security, corporate resolutions, fulfillment of conditions precedent.
 
Advised global leader in the processing of secure electronic financial transactions for banks, retailers and mobile operators, as Romanian counsel in the process of revolving line of credit of EUR 30 million with its German subsidiary and a major American Bank.
 

 

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2013 February: Lawyers Diana Condurache, Madalina Constantin and Carmen Dutescu promoted to managing associates.
 
2012 December: Voicu & Filipescu gets involved in Christmas charity campaigns, as part of its Giving Back program.
 
2012 November: Partner Marta Popa participated in the "FIDIC Contracts and Acquisitions in the EC System" training course.
 
© 2008 VOICU FILIPESCU