Stratulat Albulescu expands its M&A team by adding Octav Stan as Counsel

Stratulat Albulescu has announced that Octav Stan has joined the firm as Counsel in the M&A/Corporate department. Octav has significant experience in advising on mergers & acquisitions, corporate, commercial and insolvency projects, as well as capital markets, public procurement and litigation matters.

Octav specialises primarily in M&A transactions, acting on both the buy side and sell side, and has significant experience in share deals, asset deals, corporate reorganizations and joint ventures across a range of sectors such as retail, technology, automotive and energy. Before joining Stratulat Albulescu, Octav was a lawyer with leading international law firms for more than 10 years, including as Counsel in Dentons’ Corporate/M&A department.

„M&A is a key practice area for Stratulat Albulescu. Octav’s appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to invest in this practice and to build on the existing momentum that our firm has in this area. Octav is a practitioner with a first-class reputation, who we know for a long time, and whose track record on many significant M&A and corporate projects perfectly complements the firm’s strong M&A practice”, said Silviu Stratulat, Managing Partner and Head of Corporate/M&A.

The appointment follows Stratulat Albulescu’s strategy to bolster its acclaimed corporate and M&A offering and to provide clients with top quality legal services in this area.

Recently, the firm also recruited Alexandru Gojnea as Associate in the M&A department. Alexandru joined Stratulat Albulescu from a reputable Romanian law firm and focuses on M&A, corporate and commercial matters primarily for clients in the technology sector.

Silviu Stratulat also stated: “Our M&A team has had a successful year advising on many prominent transactions in Romania and the region, and we expect this to continue in the years to come. We are delighted to welcome Octav and Alexandru on board to expand our capabilities and develop our brand”.