Clifford Chance Badea advised Alpha Bank in the sale of 90,1% of the shares to Unicredit S.p.A.

Clifford Chance Badea advised Alpha Bank Group and Alpha Bank Romania S.A. on all Romanian law aspects of the sale of 90,1% of Alpha Bank Romania S.A. to UniCredit S.p.A, including the structuring of the deal and all the required legal processes.

The transaction has been cleared by the European Commission and was subject to, among others, approval by the National Bank of Romania and FDI clearance in Romania.

Daniel Badea, Clifford Chance Badea Managing Partner, says: "Our office has a long and successful track record of working with both Alpha Bank and Unicredit Bank, two high profile banking institutions that have greatly supported Romania's economic advancement over the past decades. We are honored to stand by them during such a landmark moment in their history."

Counsel Loredana Ralea adds: "This was, to some extent, an unprecedented transaction for the Romanian banking industry, due to its complex structure that required several workstreams running in parallel, and their perfect synchronization. Our extensive expertise in financial sector transactions has proven essential at every stage. We are happy to have worked closely and efficiently with all parties involved, so as to carry one of the largest transactions in the Romanian banking industry to a successful closing, within a rather ambitious timeframe considering the scale of the deal."