NNDKP Event – Trends and Challenges in the Authorization Process for Investments in Real Estate and Food Retail
On May 19, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) organized a new professional event together with representatives from the Romanian Competition Council, the Commission for the Evaluation of Foreign Direct Investment (CEISD), and the Romanian business community, an opportunity to share valuable insights and discuss current issues related to real estate and food retail transactions.
Our colleagues, Anca Diaconu, Partner and Head of NNDKP’s Competition, State Aid, EU Law and FDI practices, and Lavinia Ionita Rasmussen, Partner in the Real Estate and Construction practice, discussed with the guests about the trends and challenges in the authorization process for real estate and food retail investments, and brought to the attention of those present topics of interest such as:
- Trends in investment evaluation in Romania;
- Notification requirements for land acquisitions—will any land valued at over 5 million euros be subject to notification?
- Can we expect exemptions for transactions involving the development of residential buildings or office spaces?
- The authority’s approach to sensitive transactions. The role of commitments and inter-agency cooperation in this area;
- Trends in the assessment of economic concentrations in Romania. Analysis of below-threshold transactions – a priority or an exceptional tool?
- Will commitments become a “must-have” in food retail? What should acquirers expect?
- Inspections and oversight of economic concentrations—a sign of a new trend?
- The Economic Report submitted by the parties—a mere formality or a decisive factor?
