Open navigation
Search
Search
Catalin Vasile
Senior Associate

Catalin Vasile

Languages
  • Romanian
  • English
Social media

Catalin Vasile is a senior associate in the CMS Corporate M&A team in Romania. Catalin has a broad transactional and advisory background working with large multinationals on a variety of corporate work including acquisitions, joint-ventures and other corporate and commercial transactions. 

His practice includes mergers & acquisitions, cross-border mergers, corporate reorganisations, corporate governance matters and commercial issues. Catalin has experience working on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions throughout CEE and beyond, regularly working with colleagues throughout CMS and elsewhere. 

Relevant experience

  • AFI Europe on its approximate EUR 300m share acquisition of six companies owning four Class A office projects in Romania from NEPI Rockcastle. This is the largest real estate transaction ever concluded in the Romanian office market and one of the biggest in CEE.
  • A CEE private equity firm on two market transforming transactions in the Romanian optical sector: the acquisition of the leading retail and distributor on the Romanian optical market and the add-on acquisition of the number 2 player in the Romanian optical retail market.
  • CEE Equity Partners on its majority acquisition of Farmavet-Pasteur Group.
  • A Czech IT software distributor in relation to establishing a joint venture in Romania.
  • The largest manufacturer of footwear and fastest growing footwear company in Europe, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of its franchised business in Romania that included a retail network of 56 footwear stores throughout Romania.

Memberships & Roles

  • Member, Bucharest Bar Association.

Education

  • 2016 – LL.B., University of Bucharest, Romania.

Insights by Catalin

CMS announces series of promotions in Romania

CMS announces series of promotions in Romania

17 Jun 2025 4 min read
CMS advises shareholder of Baum lined piping on sale to listed US corporation Crane Company

CMS advises shareholder of Baum lined piping on sale to listed US corporation Crane Company

26 Oct 2023 2 min read
CMS advised Libra Internet Bank on EUR 40m bond issue

CMS advised Libra Internet Bank on EUR 40m bond issue

07 Dec 2021 2 min read
CMS advises GPE and capiton on acquisition of NICOLAY Group

CMS advises GPE and capiton on acquisition of NICOLAY Group

03 Dec 2019 3 min read
Back to top Back to top
You will now find all Law-Now content on CMS.law
Opens in new window