DAN Ciobanu
Deputy Managing Partner

With over 16 years of experience, Dan Ciobanu gained the market’s recognition as a leading lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions, as well as in Corporate & Commercial matters in a variety of sectors. His other main specialization is in Energy & Renewables, where he has successfully led an impressive number of deals as well as regulatory and licensing projects for top multinational corporations and leading domestic clients. Dan also gathered a wealth of experience in Real Estate & Construction matters, where he advised clients on the whole range of due diligence and permitting issues, including land zoning and planning. Last but not least, Dan’s expertise spans the full diputes resolution ambit, where he has led the teams and also personally advises and represents clients in high-value proceedings before courts, administrative and investigation bodies and authorities.

Dan is recognized as a Highly Regarded lawyer in Project Development, Mergers & Acquisitions and Energy & Infrastructure by IFLR1000. He is also endorsed by Global Arbitration Review’s guide GAR100 for his work in important arbitration and litigation cases alongside the firm’s departments.

Selected relevant experience

A multinational brewing and beverage company, in relation to the sale of its Romanian business to a Japanese brewery and soft drinks company, as part of a cross border transaction including businesses in Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, with value exceeding USD 7 billion.

A multinational utility active in the electricity supply and distribution sector in connection with the merger of its operations and subsidiaries as part of a plan to boost value creation and economies of scale.

EXIMPROD Group with respect to the sale of several companies active in the renewable electricity production sector, in a project totaling 400 MW.

A top Maltese group in relation to the acquisition of a business centre located in northern Bucharest, having as tenant the largest private hospital in Romania.

One of the top electrical services and engineering players in the negotiation and execution of a comprehensive FIDIC type Construction Agreement for the development and construction of the grid connection of the Studina PV Plant.

A FMCG and cosmetics distributor in Central and Eastern Europe, in relation to the buyout of the minority stake in its Romanian subsidiary.

A global diversified holding business in the context of its market entry into Romania as an EPC contractor on the renewable energy market and storage facilities in Romania.

A large domestic agricultural group in relation to the development of several renewable energy projects covering a surface of over 700 hectares.

A leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry, in connection with the sale of its Romanian business and its exit from the 15-year production enhancement contract for nine mature oilfields concluded with the largest Romanian oil and gas group.

A top Swiss-based utility with respect to tax matters regarding the recent fiscal obligations imposed by the Romanian State to companies acting in the energy sector.

Advising a Canada based open-ended limited power trust in relation to the acquisition of two players in electricity generation field, as well as of a top player on the electricity trading and supply market.

Accolades

Dan Ciobanu “has a nice business lens on his advice”. Source: Legal 500

Clients describe Dan Ciobanu and his team as: “Diligent, responsive, and easy to collaborate with as they employ a very proactive approach toward the client and, in our case, partner law firms. Throughout the project they have also continuously proven that they are excellent strategic thinkers and risk assessors.” GAR100

Publications

Exercise of the right to withdraw from the company’s shareholding. Admissibility conditions under art. 134 of the Companies Law (Romanian Jurisprudence Magazine, No. 3 / 2013)

Considerations related to the enforcement of the “drag-along and „tag-along” clauses under Romanian law (Romanian Jurisprudence Magazine, No. 2 / 2012)