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Whether you are planning a merger as part of your growth strategy, thinking about diversifying into new sectors or looking for new funding options, our experts offer you the right mix of legal and commercial advice. With over 25 years’ experience in Central and Eastern Europe, we are the preferred M&A adviser to corporates and financial institutions, and have topped the deal tables by volume for a number of consecutive years.

With domestic experts and English law practitioners on the ground in 15 offices across the region, we can mobilise international specialist teams quickly to manage your cross-border transactions. In Romania, our top-ranked Corporate/M&A Team advises on the full range of corporate practice areas, with a particular focus on complex cross-border transactions, regularly multinational groups on their acquisitions or divestments in Romania and beyond.

CMS provides ‘outstanding strategic advice’ to a number of international clients such as Orange, AXA and MKB Bank.
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We add value by thinking and acting beyond our traditional role to secure the competitive edge you need in an ever-changing business environment. Whether a global multinational group or a dynamic domestic business, we can deliver a tailored, commercial, cost effective solution for you, covering areas such as M&A, private equity, equity capital markets, outsourcing, group restructuring and privatisations.

Our cross-border teams include experts in sectors such as banking, consumer products, energy, infrastructure, insurance, lifesciences, real estate and construction, technology and media. This means we can save time and money by understanding your specific issues, providing advice within context and pinpointing the commercial issues and risks in your transaction. CMS Romania connects you to the know-how of more than 700 corporate lawyers in over 34 countries worldwide.

 
Horea Popescu
Horea Popescu
Managing Partner
Head of CEE Corporate M&A
Romania, Bucharest
Horea Popescu is the Managing Partner of CMS Bucharest and the Head of the Corporate M&A practice in CEE and Bucharest. With over 20 years of experience, he has been involved in some of the largest and...
Rodica Manea
Rodica Manea
Partner
Romania, Bucharest
Rodica Manea is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Team in Romania with extensive experience in international and domestic mergers & acquisitions, private equity, complex corporate transactions, capitalisations...
Raluca Ionescu
Raluca Ionescu
Counsel
Romania, Bucharest
Raluca Ionescu is Counsel in the Corporate/M&A Team in Romania, with a focus on corporate and commercial transactions. She has broad experience advising international clients on transactional and regulatory...
Mircea Moraru
Mircea Moraru
Counsel
Romania, Bucharest
Mircea is Counsel specialised in cross-border M&A projects. He has been assisting international clients on M&A and Corporate Law matters since 2006
Claudia Nagy
Claudia Nagy
Counsel
Romania, Bucharest
Claudia Nagy is Counsel in the Corporate team in Romania, with a great deal of experience in corporate and commercial transactions. She advises a variety of international and domestic clients on transactional...
Elena Andrei
Elena Andrei
Senior Associate
Romania, Bucharest
Elena Andrei is a senior associate in the Corporate team in Romania, with a great deal of experience in domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions. She advised a variety of international clients...
Raluca Diaconeasa
Raluca Diaconeasa
Senior Associate
Romania, Bucharest
Raluca Diaconeasa is a Senior Associate specialised in energy, oil & gas and environmental law with a focus on renewable energy in the EPC department
Oana Chivu
Oana Chivu
Associate
Romania, Bucharest
Oana joined the CMS Corporate M&A team in the Bucharest office as an associate in January 2024. She has a keen interest in economics, boasting experience in advising on various domestic and cross-border...
Cristina Ciomos
Cristina Ciomos
Associate
Romania, Bucharest
Cristina Ciomos is an associate in the CMS Corporate M&A team in the Bucharest office.  She joined the firm in 2017 and since then has advised on both competition law matters as well as domestic and...
Rares Crismaru
Rares Crismaru
Associate
Romania, Bucharest
Rareș is an associate in the CMS Corporate M&A team in Bucharest, Romania. Rareș possesses extensive experience in transactional and advisory roles, collaborating with major multinational corporations...