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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 matters with respect to their acquisitions or divestments in Romania, and in particular on the employment aspects of transactions and asset transfers. Her practice includes mergers & acquisitions, coordination of due diligence process, employment, regulatory and commercial issues. Raluca has wide experience working on multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions throughout Eastern Europe, and beyond, regularly working with colleagues throughout CMS and elsewhere. 

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Raluca Ionescu has the capacity to handle decision-making happening at different levels, and the ability to overcome decision-fatigue, and effectively address issues arising out of sophisticated transactions which would touch on many aspects of the law."
    Legal 500, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Ford Otomotiv Sanayi on the EUR 700m+ acquisition of Ford’s manufacturing plant Craiova in Romania.
  • OTP Group on the EUR 347.5m sale of its entire stake in OTP Bank Romania S.A., as well as all their subsidiaries in Romania to the local market leader, Banca Transilvania.
  • Universe Software, Inc. on the acquisition of the business related to Appointfix, an appointment scheduling application dedicated to professionals in the beauty, fitness and wellness industries.
  • B2Holding ASA on the Romanian aspects of a very large pan-European NPL financing and restructuring transaction involving the recalibrating of large parts of the entire portfolios and businesses held by B2Holding across Europe.
  • Advent International on its acquisition of the CEE business of global generic and over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals manufacturer Alvogen.

Education

  • 2013 – LLM, Law School, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
  • 2005 – LLB, Law School, University of Bucharest, Bucharest

Insights by Raluca

CMS advises OTP Group on completion of OTP Bank Romania sale to Banca Transilvania

01 Aug 2024 3 min read

CMS advises Ahold Delhaize on the landmark acquisition of Profi Rom Food in Romania

30 Oct 2023 2 min read

Romanian Government introduces new measures to support business

04 Jun 2020 4 min read

Romanian authorities announce controls on employers who benefit from technical unemployment aid

12 May 2020 2 min read
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