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CMS has advised YGY Industries on the sale of the 229-megawatt St. George greenfield solar plant in Bulgaria's Silistra municipality to Rezolv Energy. Boyanov & Co and, reportedly, Clifford Chance advised Rezolv Energy.
Did You Know that a total of 14 partners at Bulgarian law firms have worked on multiple client matters in that country so far this year? That group is led by Boris Teknedzhiev of Tokushev & Partners, who has worked on five reported Bulgarian client matters in 2023.
Boyanov & Co has advised Borealis on the Bulgarian aspects of the sale of its indirect shareholding in Neochim to Agrofert. Wolf Theiss advised Agrofert.
Boyanov & Co, working with Troutman Pepper, has advised the Deluxe Corporation on the sale of its Hostopia Bulgaria EOOD subsidiary to HostPapa.
In June 2023, Boyanov & Co announced that the sale of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria to Eurobank (reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 14, 2023) had closed.
Hristov & Partners and the Legal Advisory Group, working with Hogan Lovells, have advised Aiopsgroup on its sale to Valantic. BDK Advokati and Boyanov & Co, working with Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek and Spectrum Legal India, advised Valantic.
Boyanov & Co has advised Swedish manufacturing company Note on its acquisition of Bulgarian electronics manufacturer ATM Electronics.
Schoenherr, working with Luther and Hogan Lovells, has advised the Cargo-Partner Group Holding on its EUR 1.4 billion sale of Cargo-Partner GmbH and 60 other subsidiaries to Nippon Express Holdings. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the buyer.
On the evening of April 25, 2023, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet brought together, under the same roof, top-tier lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe's leading law firms and ILFs active in the region in Istanbul.
Boyanov & Co has advised Eurobank and Alpha Bank – acting directly and through their subsidiaries – on financing Tyrbul’s acquisition of the United Milk Company. The Legal Consultancy reportedly advised Tyrbul.
Wolf Theiss, working with Shearman & Sterling, has advised BNP Paribas Personal Finance on its sale of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria to Eurobank Bulgaria. Deloitte Legal and Boyanov & Co advised the buyer.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov worked on 15 reported client matters in Bulgaria in 2022 – more than any other law firm?
The growth of e-commerce and online advertising in Bulgaria in the last two decades has been impressive. The COVID-19 pandemic gave an additional boost to the digital economy. Amid such rapid development and almost 16 years after its entry into force, the Bulgarian Electronic Commerce Act (the ECA) feels quite outdated.
Stoeva Tchompalov & Znepolski, working with Morrison & Foerster, has advised Eurohold Bulgaria on accessing a EUR 40 million loan facility. Boyanov & Co, working with Linklaters, has advised arranger, agent, and original lender JP Morgan. Loyens & Loeff reportedly advised Eurohold on Dutch law-related matters.
Going through hard times, Bulgaria’s newly elected political parties are still unable to form a government, yet the market is showing positive developments in some sectors, according to Boyanov & Co. Managing Partner Borislav Boyanov.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Sokol Nako, the Managing Partner of Wolf Theiss Albania, has worked on more reported deals in Albania over the past nine years – eight, in total – than any other lawyer?
Boyanov & Co has advised BioIVT on its acquisition of Fidelis Research. Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka, BDK Advokati, Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, and Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli have advised BioIVT on Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, and Turkish law-related matters, respectively. Hristov & Partners advised Integrity Capital Investments on the sale. Penkov Markov & Partners advised the other sellers.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, CMS has worked on 15 reported Banking & Finance deals in Bulgaria in the past five years – more than any other law firm?
BOYANOV & Co. is renowned for its exceptional services and extensive experience in a wide array of industries. As a co-founder and initiator of the SEE Legal Group, the firm has significantly influenced the legal landscape in the region.
Established in 1990, BOYANOV & Co. has been instrumental in advising on numerous landmark transactions in Bulgaria, earning an unrivalled reputation both locally and internationally as the go-to law firm for multinational businesses.
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BOYANOV & Co. offers a broad spectrum of integrated services, with notable expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Restructuring, Banking & Finance, Energy & Natural Resources, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT), Intellectual Property, Competition, Real Estate and Infrastructure, Employment, and Dispute Resolution.
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