The Practice
The Bureau & Co team combines Romanian regulatory expertise with cross-border EU advisory experience — and answers to no one but the client.
Meet the TeamNo bank affiliations. No product targets. No conflicts.
Bureau & Co was deliberately structured as an independent advisory practice from its founding in 2011. Each adviser holds relevant professional qualifications — spanning Romanian financial regulation, EU insurance distribution, and international tax law — and is required to complete annual continuing professional development. The practice is small by design: we have never prioritised growth over quality, and every client relationship is managed by a named senior adviser supported by a dedicated analyst. This configuration allows for the kind of careful, personalised attention that capital protection genuinely requires.
Each member of the Bureau & Co advisory team brings a distinct specialisation to the practice.
Cristian established Bureau & Co after twelve years at a Bucharest-based private bank, where he led the structured products desk. His area of focus is multi-jurisdiction insurance wrapper design and liability-aware allocation for high-net-worth families. He holds a CFA charter and a postgraduate qualification in EU financial regulation from the University of Vienna.
Elena specialises in the intersection of Romanian succession law, cross-border estate planning, and family governance frameworks. Before joining Bureau & Co in 2015, she practised as a notarial adviser in Cluj-Napoca. She works closely with families managing business transitions and multigenerational holding structures across Romania, Austria, and Germany.
Mihai joined Bureau & Co in 2018 with a background in EU regulatory compliance at a Luxembourg insurance carrier. He coordinates all cross-border engagements involving Luxembourg and Austrian insurance policies, advises on FATCA and CRS reporting obligations for internationally mobile clients, and maintains the practice's relationships with EU custodian institutions.
“Cristian and Elena worked together on our family's succession structure for almost eighteen months. What impressed me most was how they coordinated the Romanian holding company, the Austrian insurance policy, and our family governance charter into a single coherent document. At no point did I feel I was managing three separate advisers — it felt like one very deep engagement.”
Sorin Iancu, business owner, Oradea
Client relationships at Bureau & Co typically span a decade or more.
The stone-mint tone of our offices — deliberately understated, free of the ostentatious décor common in financial services — signals something intentional about how we operate. We are not interested in impressing clients with surface. We are interested in earning their confidence through accuracy, consistency, and honest communication. Our average client relationship has lasted nine years, a number we regard as more meaningful than any award or league-table ranking. Long-term stewardship is not a phrase we use in marketing — it is the measurable outcome of how Bureau & Co has worked since 2011.
There is no intake form, no junior sales team. When you contact Bureau & Co, you speak with the adviser who will manage your engagement.
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