Senior Associate

Diana Dona

Languages

Romanian
English
Italian

Diana is a senior associate in the Finance CEE/CIS team in Bucharest. She has been involved in a wide range of complex transactions, both local and international, ranging from cross-border financings, both syndicated and bilateral lending structures, in the CEE region on real estate, project finance and acquisition finance deals, sales of non-performing loans, as well as on due-diligence projects with a focus on consumer finance matters and template credit documentation.

Diana also focuses on sustainable and green financing matters, and is involved in finance projects with a sustainability feature. She is also a speaker at various webinars on sustainability matters and co-author of articles on ESG and sustainable finance topics.

Before joining CMS, she worked in the banking and finance team of another international law firm in Romania.

Relevant experience

Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Raiffeisen Bank S.A. on EUR 60m financing for Ratesti Solar Plant S.R.L. to develop one of the largest solar plants in Romania.
A European bank on structuring, negotiating and closing an assignment of receivables toa debt collection entity, part of the APS group of its rights under syndicated financing granted to a Romanian company.
A syndicate of banks including Alpha Bank S.A. Greece and BRD Groupe Société Générale on a EUR 60m green loan arrangement for Ploiesti Shopping City S.R.L., a company from the NEPI Rockcastle group.
Erste Group Bank AG on Romanian law matters in a EUR 55m loan for Expo Business Park S.R.L., a company from the S-Immo group.
A syndicate of banks comprising on EUR 78m real estate financing for one of the largest premium office buildings in Bucharest.
A leading Romanian bank acting as lender and in other capacities in a EUR 20m refinancing facility granted to a Romanian company for the construction of an office, retail and services building in Timisoara, Romania.
Due-diligence assistance to a Romanian credit institution in the process of acquiring another credit institution.
A top credit institution on a EUR 9m facility granted to a key player in Romania in the gym and fitness industry.
A syndicate of banks as lenders on the restructuring of a EUR 107m facility for the acquisition of holding companies operating two well-known hotels in Romania.

Memberships & Roles

Bucharest Bar Association

Education

2016 - Master’s Degree in Business Law, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law
2015 - Law Degree in Business Law, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Insights

Global Reach