About
Alexandra Manciulea heads the Banking & Financial Services department at Filip & Company. With an experience of over 15 years on the market, Alexandra has been involved in a broad range of financing transactions, restructurings and regulatory matters, including with respect to the development of online businesses in the financial sector and the digitalisation of financial markets’ players, as well as in several high profile acquisitions carried out in the financial sector and some of the most significant transactions on the market related to sale of performing and non-performing loan portfolios. Before joining Filip & Company, Alexandra has worked in the Bucharest office of a Magic Circle law firm.
Highlights of her activity include assisting:
- a syndicate of four banks in the sustainability-linked financing of EUR 110 million granted to MOOV Leasing, a Romanian digital operational leasing platform;
- a syndicate of five banks in a EUR 127 mn financing granted to Green Group in Romania, as well as the relevant post-closing work and subsequent amendments;
- a leader of a large group in the agribusiness sector with the negotiation of a RON 30.5 mln. (approx. EUR 6 mln.) and EUR 26.7 mln. facilities agreement for the purposes of, among others, refinancing the existing debt and acquiring new farms in Romania;
- a syndicate of two major Romanian banks in the refinancing of La Fantana debt with a EUR 52,500,000 facility agreement;
- an international commercial bank in the process of the cross-border merger by absorption by the parent company, Credit Europe Bank N.V. in the Netherlands;
- the largest bank in the acquisition of OTP Bank Romania (a top 10 Romanian bank), OTP Leasing and OTP Asset Management, along with their subsidiaries, for a value of EUR 347,500,000;
- a private investment company in Romania in relation to the acquisition and financing of the acquisition of Via Trend, a major ready meals producer in Romania;
- a large European private equity fund in relation to an EUR 45,500,000 financing of one of the most important CEE investment companies, with the current core market in Romania;
"She was our voice, making our lives easier. She understood our expectations and positions and the limits of the negotiation."
Chambers Europe | 2023
"She benefits from her analytical skills, accessibility and client focus. She has great communication skills and an impeccable ability to coordinate the processes."
Chambers Europe | 2023
"Professionalism, highest level of integrity, commitment and excellence in everything that they do are core values that best describe Alexandra and Andreea Banica."
Legal 500| 2022
Clients value her "knowledge and expertise" and describe her as "very attentive to detail."
Chambers Europe | 2022
"Alexandra Manciulea – good communicator both internally and externally, hard working, passionate, striving for excellence, flexible and friendly approach to fee structuring."
Legal 500 | 2021
“Quick and responsive, with huge experience in all the aspects of a banking transaction.”
Legal 500 | 2020
"The lawyers are commercial and always able to understand the key issues at stake."
Chambers Europe | 2020
The team is "very responsive and knowledgeable."
Chambers Europe | 2020
"Alexandra has great communication skills."
Chambers Europe, 2024
"Alexandra Manciulea is one of the foremost structured finance professionals on the market, with exemplary reputation within the lending environment. She has impeccable technical skillset, also doubled by strong negotiation capabilities."
Legal 500, 2024
"Alexandra offers excellent collaboration and a strong sense of dedication. She is highly oriented towards quality client service."
Chambers Europe, 2025
"She is very passionate about her work."
Chambers Europe, 2025
"Alexandra Manciulea is always super helpful and focused on key issues."
Chambers Europe, 2025
"We see Alexandra's commitment to taking the project through the finish line. To that end, she is committed to pushing all involved to provide timely solutions."
Chambers Europe, 2025
"Alexandra Manciulea - great negotiation skills, provides support through out the entire process, she is solution oriented, conducts discussion easily."
Legal 500, 2025