Thomson Reuters: Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații ranks 1st in the „2008 Romanian Legal M&A Advisory League Tables”

Media giant Thomson Reuters has recently released the rankings of the law firms involvement within the M&A market during 2008.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații was ranked 1st in the latest Thomson Reuters’ „2008 Romanian Legal M&A Advisory League Tables”.

Thomson Reuters produces rankings according to many various criteria. The eligibility for inclusion is assessed depending on the value of the transaction on announcement, the type of the transaction and the completion status. For example, the real estate deals with a value of less than $100 million, the land deals, the targets which are yet to become operational are not included in the database.

Considering all of the above, Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has been credited with 6 completed deals with a rank value of $665.46 million. Another 9 deals with an aggregate value of $596.60 million which were announced last year are in various stages of completion.

„The world's largest international multimedia news agency reconfirmed the top position of Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații on the M&A market. Given the reputation of Thomson Reuters, the performance of our M&A team is simply remarkable, especially in the context of a distressed M&A market”, stated Florentin Țuca, Managing Partner with Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații.

With a team of 83 lawyers including 16 partners, Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații closed transactions worth more than $3.5 billion in 2008, being recognized as one of the most active transactional law firm in the market.

Our expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions/Privatisation received impressive recommendations from IFLR 1000, Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and PLC:

• Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații`s M&A practice is ranked first by the 2007 and 2008 editions of IFLR 1000. Our firm is acknowledged for “the high quality of its mergers and acquisitions work” and for its “range of impressive M&A mandates”.
• The 2008 edition of Chambers Global ranks top our practice in the M&A field, with commentators describing our lawyers as “proactive and helpful, a tested team with a long-shared experience.”
• According to the 2007 edition of the European Legal 500, “the firm understands clients` needs and adapts its advice accordingly”. Our lawyers have been roundly praised by both peers and commentators for being “flexible”, “knowledgeable and reliable”.
• Our lawyers are highly regarded for their impressive “ability to innovate” and “commercial awareness”, according to the Chambers Europe 2007 edition.
• PLC-Which Lawyer highly recommends Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații in M&A area of practice.

Furthermore, according to the Financial Times, Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații is one of the most innovative law firms in Europe and was ranked 3rd in the Continental European Law Firms Table ("Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2008").