Filip & Company law firm has assisted the investment fund OH Holding Limited in closing the transaction by which it becomes the majority shareholder of the company operating the Lensa network, one of the most important players on the Romanian optics and optometry market.
“Lensa is a key player in the Romanian optics and optometry market, which is going through very dynamic and transformative times. We believe that the support, experience and strategic vision of OH Holding, complementing the contributions of the other shareholders, will catalyse Lensa’s development plans both in Romania and in the region. We were very glad to stand by OH Holding throughout this process and to be able to contribute to the successful closing of the transaction. We thank them for their trust and excellent cooperation”, said Alina Stancu Bîrsan, partner and coordinator of the M&A and Capital Markets practice at Filip & Company.
The Filip & Company team that assisted OH Holding on this project was coordinated by Alina Stancu Bîrsan (partner) and included in key roles Monica Stătescu (partner), Roxana Diaconu (senior associate), Camelia Ianțuc (senior associate), Rebecca Marina (counsel), Bianca Gheorghe (associate) and Sandra Danciu (associate). Competition law and compliance issues were handled by Cătălin Suliman (partner), Roxana Roșca (senior associate) and Ștefan Manea (associate).
Lensa consultants were RTPR and Adinel Tudor.
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.