Strategic partnership on a market segment valued at more than 3 billion euros:

Strategic partnership on a market segment valued at more than 3 billion euros

Arthur Hunt and ONV LAW form an association and enter the M&A, business transformations and restructuring market segment

  • This is the first such Joint Venture in Romania – integrated Legal and HR advisory services, considering the increased volume of business transformations, restructuring and M&As on the local market.
  • The employees, legal, financial and fiscal information are the most sensitive assets and data and hold major implications in companies` budgets and reputation.
  • The 2 companies target 20% business increase in 2021 following the launch of the new business line.

21.04.2021, Bucharest – Arthur Hunt Romania, one of the first players on the Executive Search & HR Advisory services market and ONV LAW, one of the most dynamic independent law firms form an association and launch a new advisory division on the local market. The M&A volume in Romania is expected to reach more than 5 billion of euros in 2021, with more than 250 transactions already announced, while the business restructurings, transitions or transformations will also continue in the next period, in the pandemic context.

Thus, following the market dynamic, Arthur Hunt and ONV LAW form the first such Joint Venture in Romania and launch a new business line – integrated HR and legal advisory services for companies` restructuring, integration and transformation processes. The new advisory segment is estimated by the two companies at more than 3 billion of euros in 2021, based on companies` public announcements.

„Business are going through a new development phase and we expect to see a new wave of Restructurings and Mergers & Acquisitions in the next period, in full pandemic context. Energy, Real Estate, FMCG, Health, IT and Telecom will be among the most active sectors. The entrepreneurs will try to ensure business consolidation and economic recovery after 2020 and to develop strategies to anticipate potential unforseen changes, considering what they`ve been through since the pandemic outbreak,” states Radu Nemeș, Managing Partner of ONV LAW.

Sorin Roibu, Managing Partner of Arthur Hunt Romania highlights that 80% of the business change initiatives of any kind fail, and this is mainly due to  the lack of coordination between the company managers, the lack of accountability in companies` leadership or the lack of correct evaluation of the ground realities. “We saw cases in which a transition, transformation or restructuring process generated costs of millions of euros, as well as reputation problems and thus the deterioration of clients` relations,” Arthur Hunt representative says.

Another major trend on the market is the organizational transformations, which started before the pandemic, considering the implementation of the sustainability principles in businesses operations and development, as well as the foreign investments made in Romanian companies.

Since the pandemic outbreak, the companies had to go through forced transformation processes (digital, operational, etc.), all which are expensive, resource consuming and reputationally risky, the two companies` representatives state. The cumulated turnover of the two companies reached almost EUR 1 million in 2020 and they estimate a 20% business increase in 2021 as resulth of the new change management business line launch. 

                                                                       

About Arthur Hunt

Arthur Hunt is one of the leading human resources advisory firms in Romania. Established in 2006, the company provides advisory for organizations in the segments of transition management, business processes efficiency, talent management and sustainable management of the change processes. Website: www.arthur-hunt.ro.

About ONV LAW

ONV LAW is one of the most dynamic independent companies on the local market. Founded in 2000, ONV LAW provides consultancy to private clients and institutions in areas such as Public Procurement and Concessions, Market Entry, Aviation Law and Airport infrastructure, Corporate Law, Labor Law, Competition Law, Environmental Law and Digital Law. Website: www.onvlaw.ro.