Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen is one of the oldest la firms in Romania. Established in 1990, it has offices in Bucharest, Timisoara and Cluj.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a track-record advising both local and foreign clients on mostly cross-border transactions, covering all practice area in corporate law and project development. One of their specialties is debt, corporate and business restructurings.

In banking and finance, it advises lenders and borrowers on a variety of financings such as syndicate loans, acquisition finance, project finance, and credit facilities.

In capital markets it is experienced in advising clients on various capital markets matters and regulatory issues including to exits and sales of shares and capital markets’ infrastructure.

In corporate and M&A the firm advises seller and buyers on acquisitions in various industries, ranging from pharmacy and energy to transport and infrastructure.

In project development the firm assists developers and investors on project implementation, tender procedures, public procurement and on various regulatory matter in energy, real-estate, transport and infrastructure.

In restructuring and insolvency, it is experienced in assisting companies in corporate restructurings.

Key clients

Among its clients are Aaylex System Group, Banca Comerciala Romana, CTP, Simtel Team, Purolite, Tech Mahindra, Getin Holding Group, Insight Investment, Safety Broker, Medicover, DKV Group, ExxonMobil, Alternus Energy Group, ExxonMobil Development Company, EuroAgregate, Lerta Energy and Siemens Mobility.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)

During the research cycle the firm was active in all our ranked areas of corporate law.

The banking and finance team advised agents, borrowers and lenders from the banking sector on a range of financing, including notably syndicated lending work.

In capital markets the firm advised issuers on the private placements of shares.

In corporate and M&A the firm advised all sides of the table, including sellers, acquirers and joint-venture partners and investors from the food and beverage, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, transport and energy sectors on a range of transactions.

In project development the firm advised mainly developers and bidders from the energy, construction and manufacturing sectors on projects.

Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)

Aaylex One financing

Ameropa Group €347 million financing

International Game Technology $160 million acquisition of iSoftBet

Unilink acquisition of Safety Broker stake

Client Feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)

Banking and finance

“Professional. Open minded. Fast response. Dedicated counsellor.”

Leveraged finance

“Very well-prepared lawyers, always responding on time; also, very commercial attitude, aiming for a smooth closure.”

M&A

“The NNDKP team provided us with outstanding advice during the due diligence process. Their research and analytical skills on M&A were key for us during this process.”

"NNDKP is the go-to firm for both M&A and oil and gas legal support in Romania. They have a very deep bench of legal talent and provide invaluable strategic insights into doing business in the region. They collaborate extremely well across practice groups to provide the range of advice required to execute a project successfully. A client can have full trust that it will receive timely, accurate and insightful advice from NNDKP.”

"They are very knowledgeable, responsive, helpful and personable. They are also very efficient with preparing documents, always meet deadlines and provide timely, clear, commercial advice.”

"They are responsive and proactive, provide extremely thorough advice, and are trustworthy.”

"Professional, to the point, focused on value for the project. Going beyond pre-defined scope if required to get clear assessment. Knowledgeable. And smooth in collaboration.”

Vlad Anghel

“Vlad is an excellent technical lawyer and also has great project management skills. He is a pleasure to work with and is always reliable and delivers helpful advice and work products ahead of deadlines."

Ruxandra Bologa

“Ruxandra's knowledge on natural resources and M&A is one of the reasons we have used NNDKP for over a decade. She is solution-orientated, very responsive, attentive to detail and always on time."

“Ruxandra Bologa skilfully pairs a deep knowledge of the law with creativity to provide accurate, timely and insightful legal advice to the client. She listens to clients to understand their requirements and expectations, and consistently delivers. She collaborates extremely well across practice groups to provide the range of advice required to execute a project successfully.”

“Ruxandra is a very thorough and experienced lawyer. She is a complete professional and one of the best among energy legal advisers.”

“Clear communicator, knowledgeable, practical.”

Alexandru Ciambur

“Very good client management, hard-working, well prepared."

“Professional approach. Stress-resistant. Hard-working.”

Ioana Grigoriu

“Ioana is an impressive lawyer, very knowledgeable, responsive and efficient.”

Mirela Preda

“Mirela is an outstanding lawyer, extremely dedicated and a pleasure to work with.”

Razvan Vlad

“Razvan gives clear advice on technical aspects of Romanian legal requirements and steers the project very well, keeping the desired commercial outcome firmly front of mind. He builds excellent relationships with clients and other law firms and delivers very helpful advice and documentation.

Valentin Voinescu

“Positive approach. Analytical person.”

"Very well prepared, deep knowledge of the market.”