Biris Goran has assisted Infopress Group SA in partnering up with the private equity firm GED

[ 03 May 2010 ]

The law firm Biris Goran has assisted the managers and current shareholders of Infopress Group SA (www.infopress.ro), the leading provider of printing services in Romania, the largest printing company in Southeast Europe and among the leaders in Eastern Europe, in partnering up with GED, one of the leading private equity firm in Southeast Europe, pursuant to a deal worth more than €12 million.

The closing of the transaction whereby GED shall gain control over 92% of the share capital of Infopress Group SA is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2010 further to clearance from the Romanian Competition Council.

Biris Goran's legal team was composed of Christian Mindru (of counsel) and Catalin Oroviceanu (senior associate).

“I am happy we helped the client in this deal of crucial importance to Infopress [Group SA], considering the tight market conditions and the group’s expansion plans in the region”, said Christian Mindru.

Infopress was advised by BAC, one of Romania's leading investment banks specializing in pairing up local Romanian entrepreneurs with institutional investors, led by Matei Paun.

GED was represented by Madalina Paisa (partner) assisted by Serban Suchea (senior associate) of the law firm Vilau & Mitel.

Biris Goran has assisted EU-based Bongrain with acquisition of Delaco

[ 24 March 2010 ]

The law firm Biris Goran has assisted EU-based Bongrain (www.bongrain.com), a leading international player in the milk-processing sector and which is traded on the Euronext Paris exchange, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Delaco, one of Romania’s main dairy product suppliers. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2010 further to clearance from the Romanian Competition Council.

Biris Goran's legal team was lead by Christian Mindru (of counsel) who was assisted by Dan Jalba, (of counsel) and Catalin Oroviceanu (senior associate).

“As this was a major M&A transaction and one of Romania's largest to date in 2010, our assistance in this cross border deal involved a rather wide range of legal issues, from corporate and commercial to tax and competition, including a legal and tax due diligence on the target”, said Christian Mindru.

Biris Goran at "Passion for Retail" - 2nd edition of Eurobuild CEE Romania Retail Market Conference

[ 25 February 2010 ]

Victor Constantinescu, partner at Biris Goran, was one of the invited speakers in the panel entitled "The Retail Legal Clinic - Know Your Rights" as part of the conference "Passion for Retail" organized by Eurobuild and held on 23 February 2010 at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Bucharest. Victor was asked to comment on legal issues facing landlords in their relations with tenants in current market conditions.