Bio

Horia Ispas is a Partner in the firm's corporate and mergers & acquisitions practice groups. He has advised on private mergers and acquisitions, as well as privatisation projects involving major state-owned companies. He has structured and negotiated complex transaction documentation, such as shares sale and purchase agreements, business transfer agreements, joint-venture contracts, as well as side commercial agreements etc. Predominantly, he coordinated M&A and corporate restructuring projects in the banking field, as well acquisition deals in the dynamic private pensions industry. He also has relevant experience in start-up structuring, best-practice guidance on corporate governance and restructuring counselling. In the past years, Horia advised major players in natural resources and oil industry in relation to their prospected investments in Romania. In addition, he heads the firm's gambling practice, advising gambling operators on their online and offline presence, as well as software development companies, payment processors and other parties that provide services and products to gambling enterprises on the legal requirements affecting the gambling industry, including license application and other commercial matters.