Filip & Company law firm has assisted the investment fund Mozaik Investments in the acquisition of a minority stake in the company operating the UNTOLD group, the largest player in the Eastern European entertainment market.
“This is a wonderful investment by our clients at Mozaik, in a business developed 100% in Romania and in a national brand that is appreciated worldwide. We look forward to UNTOLD continuing to grow in its new formula and becoming one of the benchmark entrepreneurial stories of our country. They are certainly in good hands, given Mozaik’s expertise in contributing to the development of successful national and regional champions. We are glad to have had the opportunity to be with them again and thank them for their trust and excellent collaboration”, says Alexandru Bîrsan, partner and head of M&A and Capital markets at Filip & Company.
The team involved in this transaction was coordinated by Alexandru Bîrsan (partner) and included Andreea Bănică (senior associate), Rebecca Marina (senior associate) and Smaranda Văcaru (senior associate).
The lawyers at Filip & Company have had important roles in many of the key M&A transactions in Romania. Whether they were privatisations, private equity, venture capital or growth capital transactions or other complex M&A, in most of the cases, at least one of the parties was legally assisted by Filip & Company. Furthermore, the lawyers at Filip & Company are ranked first in the most prestigious international legal directories – Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 – with their M&A practice, both as a team as well as individually.