Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has teamed up with Eversheds for the international project finance aspects of the EUR 1.5bn Ploiesti-Brasov road project, as first reported by The Lawyer magazine on May 12. "This is one of the most complex projects we are handling at the moment and definitely one of the most challenging. Eversheds has an impressive track-record and expertise in all aspects of PPP / PFI and we are honored to team up with them on one of Romania's most important toll road projects", said Andreea Ionescu, Partner with Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații and coordinator of the legal team retained by the Romanian CNADNR (National Company of Motorways and National Roads).

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații announces the completion of the transaction for the sale of 100% of Romanian insurer Asiban S.A., one of the top Romanian life and non-life insurance companies. BRD – Société Générale, Banca Comercială Română (BCR), Banca Transilvania (Romania’s 4th largest bank in terms of total assets) and Casa de Economii și Consemnațiuni – CEC (the Romanian savings bank) have signed the agreements for the acquisition by Groupama International of the entire share capital in Asiban.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații tops the M&A league tables for 2007, as evidenced by Ziarul Financiar, Romania's leading business and financial newspaper. The firm ranked 1st and was recognized as the most active transactional law firm in the market. The Top Deals Yearbook's results showed that we have acted on the biggest number of announced and completed M&As for an aggregate deal value worth approximately EUR 1 billion.

For the second year in a row, Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has been recognized as the leading law firm in Romania. An independent panel of judges consisting of top representatives of the Romanian business community chose Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații as the winner in the Law Firm of the Year category from a list of 8 international and local law firms. Florentin Țuca, Managing Partner noted that “this distinction is testament to the collective efforts of our team to consolidate a law firm that stands for true partnership, professionalism, innovation and dedication. The Annual Investment Awards Gala honored the business champions of 2007, the companies and the individuals behind them, and the nomination of Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații alongside top international brands and renowned companies represents an immense privilege”.

“Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații law firm was one of the players with the strongest turnover dynamics, posting around 60% higher revenues in 2007, while the market average was around 30-40%”, reported Ziarul Financiar (Romania’s leading business newspaper) in February 2008.