Cristian has extensive experience of handling banking and finance matters, including a wide range of transactional and regulatory work. He has assisted major international players and leading financial groups in relation to various loan restructuring projects, refinancing, syndicated finance, as well as bank guarantees.
He has also advised banks, payment services providers, e-money issuers, and FinTech providers in complying with regulatory requirements.
Cristian also fields considerable and broad expertise in mergers & acquisitions, as well as corporate & commercial law, acting on complex cross-border transactions and advising on various deal structures, including corporate restructuring and divestitures, post-transaction support and integration planning.
Assisted an international financial institution, in connection with a multimillion facility granted to certain entities of an important construction materials manufacturer for the implementation of three projects developed by group entities from Romania, and the CEE region.
Assisted a Swiss specialty chemicals company, in relation to all Romanian legal aspects (including due diligence and local implementation) of its EUR 5.2 billion acquisition of a global supplier of construction chemicals.
Assisted a leading bank for foreign investment and financing cooperation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in connection with the implementation of a novation mechanism in the context of a multimillion financing for the development of two photovoltaic electricity power stations in Romania.
Assisted a leading international financial and investment group, in connection with the increase of a multimillion facility granted to the local subsidiary of a Czech real estate developer for the construction of a large office building project in Romania.
Assisted a leading European financial technology company, in connection with regulatory aspects of the company’s business expansion in Romania, with a special view on matters regarding payment services and electronic money services.
Assisted a syndicate of major banks on a multimillion financing granted for the acquisition of four B2B distribution companies by a leading a Northern European private equity firm.
Assisted a USD 5 billion global consumer products company, in connection with the local implementation of the USD 2 billion sale of its global battery and portable lightning business to one of the world's largest manufacturers of primary batteries and portable lighting products.
Assisted one of the largest payments companies in the world, in connection with reviewing its customer disclosures, as well in respect of multiple regulatory aspects concerning crypto-assets operations in Romania, with emphasis on the payment, financial and investment services regulatory framework.