Bucharest, Bratislava—Global law firm Dentons received three awards at the CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, held in Warsaw on April 25, 2024.

Dentons was awarded Deal of the Year in Romania and the headline Deal of the Year in Central and Eastern Europe for advising Hidroelectrica on its €1.9 billion initial public offering and listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.  The landmark transaction was the largest IPO in Europe in 2023.  Dentons’ cross-border, multi-disciplinary team on the deal was led by partners Loredana Chitu (Bucharest) as well as Cameron Half and Nikolas Colbridge (London), with support from Alin Roca, Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu, Elena Vlasceanu, Angelica Pintilie, Alin Dimache, Andrei Marinescu, Argentina Rafail, Cristina Marcu, Andreea Predescu, Mihut Radu, Bogdan Papandopol, Luiza Onofrei, Isabela Gheorghe, Diana Ceparu, Bianca Isache, Oana Voda, Simona Marin, Oana Ionascu, Maria Tomescu, Alin Serea, Liviu Togan, Andrei Orbesteanu, Simona Moisa, Raul Mihu, and Iulia Titirisca in Bucharest, as well as Pichrotanak Bunthan, Alex Brady, Emer Lynch, Cheryl Yip, and Sarah Abi Raad in London and Linda Pfatteicher in San Francisco. 

Loredana Chitu commented, “Thank you to CEE Legal Matters and the jury for selecting this IPO as the year’s highlight and a special thanks to the team at Hidroelectrica for giving us the opportunity to support them on this landmark deal. This was a true team effort and I take pride in accepting the award on behalf of my wonderful colleagues at Dentons. We are inspired to work hard and continue doing deals at this top level.”

The Firm also received the award for Deal of the Year in Slovakia for its work advising Plan B Investments on the €250 million acquisition of Trei Real Estate’s Czech and Slovak portfolio, which includes Billa and Penny Market supermarkets as well as retail parks across the two countries.  Prague-based partners Jiří Stržínek and Monika Kajanková led the cross-border team, supported by Tomáš Kvapil, David Šutko, Jan Blažek, and Jan Sedlák in Prague, as well as Miroslav Kapinaj, Dávid Stanek, Martin Mendel, Tatiana Jevčáková, Peter Panek, Alen Gondek, Norbert Vizvári, and Natália Hangáčová in Bratislava.

Monika Kajanková said, “We are honored by this recognition for our client and for us at Dentons. Huge thanks go to my colleagues in Slovakia and Czech Republic for helping to make this deal happen.”

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