About
Ioana is Partner and head of the Real Estate practice of Filip & Company. Ioana is a market reputed specialist with over 13-year extensive experience in real estate and a large and successful track record in complex M&A transactions.
Her expertise includes structuring of complex transactions from acquisitions to exits, land acquisitions, development and financing of real estate projects, leasing, real estate permitting and urbanism matters, private-public partnership in real estate projects, arbitration and general litigation, as well as various regulatory matters related to the development of real estate and energy renewable projects. Her background also includes advising on concession and infrastructure projects, as well as on various real estate matters related to the acquisition of non-performing loans, restructuring and insolvency matters.
Highlights of her activity include assisting:
- an international home improvement company in connection with the disposal of their Romanian DIY operations with over 30 locations across the country, owned and leased, through the sale of the entire share package of Bricostore Romania S.A to Altex Group;
- a real estate developer with respect to the acquisition of two plots of land with an aggregate area over 100,000 sqm located in Bucharest, for the purpose of developing a large-scale residential project;
- a major real estate developer in the Romanian market in connection with the acquisition of a real estate located in Bucharest, having an area of approximately 7,000 sq. m, in the context of a prospective development of a residential project on the said land;
- a leading real estate investor and an investment company in relation to their acquisition of a majority stake in SPEEDWELL, a premier real estate developer based in Romania;
- a prominent real estate entity with a strong presence in the Romanian market in various significant matters, including: development and leasing of a retail park in a major secondary city in Romania; and sale of a sizable land plot measuring approximately 145,000 square meters in Timis County to Dedeman;
- various developers and investors in relation to the development and/or acquisition of several renewable projects (PV and wind), including in relation to urbanism, planning, land acquisition, and construction matters.
