The mission of the legal department is to create a sustainable and long-term business by providing legal advice to the entire organization. Our team assists employees with agreements, data protection issues, regulatory issues, corporate matters, compliance and many other legal matters. The EWC Deal of the Year Awards have been presented since 2017 by CEE Legal Matters – the leading source of information and information on lawyers and the legal sector in Central and Eastern Europe – to celebrate transactions, financings, IPOs and other transactions that support growth in the region, as well as the lawyers and law firms that facilitate them. Law firms are appointed based on agreements subject to review by a two-tier panel of prominent lawyers from across the region, which evaluates bids based on the complexity, size and importance of the transaction market. Click here for the full list of this year`s winners. One of the unions representing drivers, CCOO, said in a statement that it “positively appreciates the strong measures against the delivery driver problem.” Led by Ileana Glodeanu (Partner, Corporate M&A), Wolf Theiss` Romanian team working on the transaction consisted of: Luciana Tache (Senior Associate, Corporate M&A), Mircea Ciocîrlea (Counsel, Corporate M&A), George Ghitu (Senior Associate, Corporate M&A), Nina Lazar (Associate, IP&IT), Andreea Stan (Senior Associate, Employment), Costin Salaru (Associate, Associate, Employment), Cornelia Postelnicu (Senior Associate, Corporate M&A), Iulia Cumparatu (associate, Corporate M&A), Flaviu Nanu (consulting, real estate), Sorin Dumitru (senior associate, dispute resolution and intellectual property), Anca Jurcovan (partner, competition), Maria Ionescu (associate, competition). 2021 has been an extraordinary year for the Wolf Theiss M&A team. In Romania, the 2021 Deal of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding work of Wolf Theiss` lawyers in a landmark transaction in which Glovo acquired Delivery Hero`s Central and Eastern Europe business. In Albania, Wolf Theiss received this award for advising 4iG Nyrt on the acquisition of a majority stake in ALBtelecom; in Bulgaria, advising Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) on the sale of Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD to KBC Bank SA for €1.015 billion; in Serbia, as part of the HIP Petrohemia privatisation process, by finding a strategic investor to invest €150 million in the recapitalisation of Petrohemia; and Slovenia for supporting subsidiaries of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (80%) and the EBRD (20%) in the indirect sale of 100% of Nova KBM d.d., Slovenia`s second largest bank, to the Hungarian bank OTP, the largest transaction in the Slovenian banking sector to date. Cabify hired Nieves Sánchez Gil, who comes from Glovo, as its new Global Head of Tax In May 2021, Spain passed one of the first European laws on workers` rights in the gig economy, requiring drivers of food delivery platforms to be transformed into employees with formal employment contracts. It entered into force in August of the same year.
However, Nicolli, a 22-year-old Brazilian runner in Barcelona, said she prefers to freelance because there is “more freedom to work and earn a lot more.” “During the inspection period, Glovo asked to expand and provide its evidence, reflections and evaluations, as well as various documents, which was rejected by the labor inspectorate,” he said in a statement. “The importance of the agreement `Glovo`s acquisition of Delivery Hero`s activities in 6 Central and Eastern European countries` was ultimately impossible to ignore for the panel of two-tier voters, even though this year`s list of deals was the most competitive to date. We congratulate Wolf Theiss for the crucial role they have played in bringing this agreement to fruition, and look forward to reporting on their future contracts and perhaps celebrating similar awards for them,” commented Radu Cotarcea, Editor-in-Chief of CEE Legal Matters. Glovo will continue to operate with its current brand and platform under the same management team. Following compliance with all conditions precedent (including compliance with relevant regulatory approvals), all closure actions have been taken. Delivery Hero`s capital increase and subsequent admission to trading are still pending. With this transaction, Delivery Hero takes control of Glovo, which is considered one of the few and most respected Spanish unicorns. Be sure to investigate our company and find out what resonates with you! We are looking for you to show us that you have made a real connection between your motivations and what we do at Glovo. First, make sure you have a thorough understanding of the position you`re applying for and review the job description.