Our corporate practice covers a broad range of legal issues, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, joint ventures, privatisation, structured finance, international transactions, corporate governance, commercial lending and other commercial activities. We represent domestic and foreign businesses, limited liability and stock companies, newly formed businesses, partnerships and joint ventures, bidders and sellers, managers and directors, secured and unsecured lenders, equity investors, major stockholders and other participants in mergers, acquisitions and related transactions. Our corporate counselling services include:

Corporate structuring Preparation of corporate organisational documents Advising on mergers and acquisitions Preparing shareholders agreements Developing policies on corporate governance

Incorporation of businesses Legal due diligence Privatisation documentation Foreign investment Securities law Stock exchange regulations Public disclosures

In the general corporate area our practice involves a full range of matters, including corporate structuring, preparation of corporate organisational documentation, shareholder questions, directors and officers responsibility and liability issues, capital structuring, shareholder agreements and due diligence.

Our mergers and acquisitions practice includes representation of both domestic and foreign companies in acquisitions, including the purchase and sale of securities. Our attorneys have represented acquiring companies, targets and investment companies in a variety of merger and acquisition transactions, including negotiated stock purchases, asset purchases and mergers as well as acquisitions through tender offers.

Our securities practice involves public offerings and private placements under the Securities Act, reporting, compliance and other matters. In connection with the public offering of securities, we handle initial public offerings, offerings by public companies. In the private placement area, we represent issuers and purchasers of securities.

Our lawyers also counsel numerous businesses in connection with the privatisation of Moldova’s state-owned enterprises. Privatisation experience extends into manufacturing, food processing, tobacco and winery, transportation, energy, cement, textile, telecommunications, retail, real estate and agriculture. Our attorneys have provided privatisation advice in many sectors of the Moldovan economy. We assist clients in negotiating with governmental authorities, structuring of privatisation projects, preparing and processing applications for privatisation tenders, and conducting due diligence.

Buruiana & Partners is committed to providing its clients with the highest quality corporate legal services in the most efficient manner possible. In dealing with unique problems, our lawyers are available and trained to provide value-added assistance to reach measurable objectives.