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Our team at Musliu & Associates brings together experienced lawyers and economists with a deep understanding of Romanian market and its unique regulatory and economic environment.

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Musliu & Asociații assisted the companies of Schwarz Group in the acquisition of La Cocoș

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The Romanian Competition Council authorized the transaction through which the companies of Schwarz Group, present in Romania through Kaufland and Lidl, acquired  a majority interest in La Cocoș, the most important local player on the hypercash food market. With revenues of EUR 175.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, Schwarz Group is an international leader in the retail industry.

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The law firm Musliu & Asociații assisted the companies of Schwarz Group in this complex endeavor, managing the authorization process before the competition authority.

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The team involved included Diana Musliu, Managing Partner, Dr. Iuliana Zlatcu, Senior Competition Economist, Andreea Lăcătuș, Senior Associate and Antonio Ivan, Associate.

New amendments to the
foreign investment screening framework

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Recent amendments to Government Emergency Ordinance No. 46/2022, which implements the EU framework established by Regulation (EU) 2019/452 on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union, introduce several important updates to the national foreign investment screening mechanism.

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The amendments introduce several clarifications and procedural updates to the national foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism, including changes concerning the notification threshold, the examination contribution, the aggregation of transactions and certain procedural and institutional aspects of the review process.

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We provide integrated legal advice in competition law, unfair trade practices, data protection (GDPR) and REMIT compliance, supporting clients across regulated and highly competitive markets.

Unfair trade practices

Legea Concurenței

Richard Whish & David Bailey, Competition Law,

translated into Romanian

Musliu & Associates translated the original version into Romanian and facilitated access to this landmark work of the two authors.
It is internationally recognized as an indispensable resource for students, academics, judges, practitioners and public officials involved in competition law.
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