Wolf Theiss advises Metso on the acquisition of a real estate property in Romania

Bucharest, 14 July 2025 – Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to Metso, a Finnish publicly traded company providing sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally, in connection with its acquisition of a production facility in Oradea, Romania. The transaction closed on 1 July 2025.

Wolf Theiss assisted Metso with its investment in Romania to expand its stationary screen production footprint and strengthen regional service and supply capabilities. This investment will ensure screening business’ growth strategy by increasing capacity and enhancing customer proximity and service capabilities for customers located in Europe, Central East Asia, and the Middle East.

The Wolf Real Estate & Construction team, coordinated by Partner Roxana Roman and Counsel Dana Toma, provided legal advice to Metso throughout all stages of the transaction, including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, FDI approval, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents and signing assistance, as well as other customary legal actions related to the execution of the transaction.

Additionally, Wolf Theiss involved a wider team from several practice groups: Employment – Partner Adelina Iftime Blăgean and Senior Associate Ioana Iacob; Banking & Finance – Partner Claudia Chiper and Competition & Antitrust – Partner Anca Jurcovan, with Associates Claudia Andreescu and Maria Popescu who also handled FDI matters and approvals.

“We are proud to have been entrusted as legal partner to Metso in the acquisition of this production facility in Romania and are pleased to support our client in their expansion and growth strategy across Europe.”

– Roxana Roman, Partner, Wolf Theiss