Corporate & M&A counsel · Bucharest · Cluj

Senior legal counsel for the deals and decisions that shape your business.

AMS Attorneys is a boutique corporate practice advising founders, investors and companies across Romania — pairing big-transaction experience with the focus and responsiveness of a boutique.

€190M+Financings advised
Cross-borderM&A & private equity
EN · ROCounsel in two languages
Bucharest BarAdmitted & regulated
Why AMS

The attention of a boutique, the reach of a network.

Complex mandates don't need a large firm — they need the right people and clear thinking. We give every matter senior, hands-on attention, and draw on a trusted network of lawyers in Bucharest and Cluj when a mandate calls for extra bench strength.

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Senior on every matter

Your mandate is handled by an experienced corporate lawyer from day one — not passed down a chain. Direct access, fast answers, no layers.

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A network when it counts

For multi-disciplinary or larger mandates, we bring in trusted colleagues across Bucharest and Cluj, so you get the right specialists without the overhead of a big firm.

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Business-minded counsel

We speak the language of deals and boards. Advice is practical, commercial and plain-spoken — built to help you decide and move, not to sit in a memo.

What we do

Practice areas

Focused on the corporate and commercial matters that drive value — with the flexibility to cover adjacent areas as your mandate requires.

M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

Buy-side and sell-side transactions, deal structuring, due diligence, SPAs and shareholders' agreements, from term sheet to closing.

CORP

Corporate & Commercial

Governance, reorganizations, joint ventures, intra-group structuring and day-to-day corporate and Trade Registry matters.

CONT

Contracts

Drafting and negotiating the commercial agreements that run your business — clear, balanced and built to hold up.

EMPL

Employment

Restructurings, transfers of personnel, executive arrangements and the labour-law questions that come with growth and change.

FIN

Banking & Finance

Secured and syndicated facilities, refinancing and restructuring, project finance and regulatory matters for lenders and borrowers.

RE

Real Estate & Projects

Acquisitions, sale-and-leaseback, agricultural land and the financing and development of renewable-energy projects.

Track record

Selected mandates

A snapshot of the transactions our attorneys have advised on — including landmark and cross-border deals across the Romanian market.

Energy · M&A E.ON Romania on the sale of a minority stake to Allianz Infrastructure — the largest post-privatization deal in the Romanian energy sector. Landmark
Retail · M&A Louis Delhaize on the sale of its Romanian operations (Cora) to the Carrefour Group. Cross-border
Consumer · M&A EssilorLuxottica on the acquisition of Optical Investment Group from Innova Capital. Cross-border
Tech · M&A Sodexo on the acquisition — and subsequent sale — of the 7Card wellbeing platform to Gympass. Buy & sell
Fintech · VC BlackPeak Capital and Catalyst Romania Fund II on a Series B investment into Leanpay. €10M
Banking · Finance Lenders and borrowers on syndicated secured facilities, refinancing and project finance, including an 84MW wind farm. up to €190M
Real Estate Sale-and-leaseback of retail portfolios and the acquisition of 5,000 hectares of agricultural land and commercial offices. Portfolio
Sports · Commercial Legal lead on major sports events including the ATP 250 Bucharest — sponsorship, broadcasting rights and commercial partnerships. Events

// Representative matters advised on by our attorneys, including work carried out at prior firms.

Insights

Legal updates & commentary

Occasional notes on developments in Romanian corporate, M&A and employment law.

M&A · Commentary

The role of good faith in Romanian M&A transactions

How the duty of good faith shapes negotiation, disclosure and party conduct across the life of a Romanian M&A deal.

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Employment

Theoretical and practical aspects of the cancellation of a job position

A closer look at the requirements and pitfalls Romanian employers face when eliminating a role — and how to structure a defensible restructuring.

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Get in touch

Let's talk about your mandate.

Whether it's a transaction, a contract or a question you'd rather get right the first time — reach out and we'll respond promptly.

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