Florin Tineghe LLM

Counsel

About

Areas of FocusConsumer Goods, Food and Retail Energy and Natural Resources Financial Services Industrials Infrastructure, Construction and Transport Insurance Life Sciences Media, Sport and Entertainment Real Estate Technology

Professional QualificationsAvocat registered with the Baroul Bucureşti

EXPERIENCE

Assisting a leading owner, operator and developer of shopping centres in CEE with respect to the acquisition of the bank loan and related security over the property and the settlement of the seller's debt assumed as part of the acquisition documents for completing the acquisition of the land located in North Bucharest and settling of all third party debt. We also assisted the client with the due diligence process and the transaction documents for purchasing a neighbouring plot of land to be added to the owned land and with other day-to-day tasks related to the future development on the land, including planning and permitting aspects.
Assisting a hospitality Romanian company with drafting and negotiating a lease agreement with respect to a hotel located in Sibiu, Romania.
Assisting a property service company with the legal due diligence exercise with respect to the purchase of an office building located in Bucharest and with structuring the acquisition and the related negotiations, drafting and execution of the transaction documents. Our assistance covered also the bank refinancing of the equity paid purchase price. We are also assisting the client with legal day-to-day matters regarding the two office buildings owned by it in Bucharest.
Assisting a language translation and content management solutions company with the negotiation process and execution of the lease agreement for the relocation of their activity in a newly developed office building located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania within a premises of approx. 3,600 sqm.
Assisting an Irish global pharmaceutical leader with the negotiation and execution of a lease agreement for renting an office space, to be used as the client's headquarters in Romania, in a newly developed office building in Bucharest.
Assisting a US fund in relation to the sale of its Romanian portfolio of logistic parks, part of the sale of its pan-European logistic platform to Chinese investment Corporation. Our assistance involved, amongst others, drafting due diligence reports with regard to the lease agreements concluded in respect of the logistic parks, assistance in relation to the drafting of the transaction documents and to the implementation of the transaction (including with regards to the release of the existing security).
Performing a vendor legal due diligence for a global beverage producer with respect to the sale of a former factory located in north-west of Romania. We have also assisted the client with respect to the negotiations and signing of the sale-purchase agreement for the disposal of the real estate property.
Assisting a German global banking and financial services company, in relation to a potential acquisition of two loans in excess of EUR270m secured with two of the most recognized shopping centres and an office building located in Bucharest (all buildings having an aggregate value of approx. EUR267,4m and 120,000 sq. m GLA). Our involvement included advice on the structure of the prospective deal under Romanian law, due diligence on the security package and the properties and also analysing potential scenarios in case of enforcement.
Assisting an Austrian insurance group, in its capacity of landlord, in its day-to-day relationship with its tenants, including negotiations with tenants and enforcement proceedings.
Assisting real estate agency with the development and financing of a shopping mall extension located in the West side of Bucharest including real estate financing matters and tasks related to the construction and lease process.

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Education

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, Master in Business Law, 2006

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 2005

University of Bourgogne, Faculty of Law, Erasmus Scholarship 2003 - 2004

Awards

Up-and-Coming – Chambers Europe, 2020
Mention – Legal 500, 2020

Publications

Contributing author to the Law & Practice section of “Chambers Global Practice Guide - Real Estate”, 2018

Prior Experience

May 2016 - date: DLA Piper Romania, Counsel
May 2013 - April 2016: DLA Piper Romania, Senior Associate
May 2011 - May 2013: DLA Piper Romania, Managing Associate
November 2008 - April 2011: DLA Piper Romania, Associate
December 2005 - October 2008: International Law Firm, Bucharest, Attorney-at-law
August 2005: International Law Firm, Bucharest, London, Intern
July 2004 - September 2004: International Law Firm, Bucharest, Intern

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