Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații leads the top echelon of the Romanian legal market, receiving Band 1 rankings in 12 areas of practice: Corporate and M&A; Banking and finance; Dispute resolution; Employment; Energy and natural resources; EU and competition; Intellectual property; PPP and procurement; Real estate; Restructuring and insolvency; Tax; Telecom, media and technology (TMT). In the opinion of the Legal 500 EMEA editors, the firm "is a market leading presence both in terms of quality and scale" and "has a second to none commitment to its clients and an interdisciplinary team that stands out for its passion".

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has once again been recognised as one of the best law firms in Romania by the 2022 edition of Chambers Europe, released today. The firm is also shortlisted for the "Law Firm of the Year Award" at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații advised a club of banks (led by OTP Bank Romania S.A. as arranger, facility agent and security agent) in relation to a RON 431 million syndicated facility agreement for the financing of Aaylex One group, a Romanian based leading player in the food industry. "We were very pleased to be involved in this transaction. The very tight timeframe in which the negotiation and finalisation of the transaction documentation were conducted, as well as the legal topics addressed in the contracts involved a significant joint effort, with corresponding professional satisfactions upon the successful closing of the transaction." said Mihai Dudoiu, Partner and Co-head of the firm's Banking and Finance practice group.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații received a "Gold" rating in the latest WTR 1000 rankings both as regards the firm's relevant expertise with Enforcement and Litigation, as well as Prosecution and Strategy. Also, Ciprian Dragomir, Head of the firm's IP practice group was rated as a "Gold" individual.

A team of banking and finance lawyers from Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații advised Partners for Growth VI, L.P. on Romanian law aspects related to the accession, as additional guarantor and security provider, of the Romanian subsidiary (Splend Technology S.R.L.) of the Splend group to an Australian law governed loan note subscription agreement (equivalent of more than EUR 25 million). The team included Partner Mihai Dudoiu, Managing Associate Cătălin Georgescu, and Associate Sorina Stefoni. Also, Hamilton Locke acted as Australian lead counsel of Partners for Growth VI, L.P.