CEE Legal Matters
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Boyanov & Co has advised the Aurelius Group on its acquisition of Lufthansa’s catering operations in Bulgaria. Schoenherr advised Lufthansa.
Eversheds Sutherland Bulgarian member Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners, working alongside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has advised Villeroy & Boch on the acquisition of Bulgarian Ideal Standard- Vidima AD, part of the Ideal Standard Group. White & Case and Boyanov & Co reportedly advised the sellers.
Under the current legislation, mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution is voluntary. The amendments adopted in the State Gazette, No. 11 of 2023, which enter into force on 1 July 2024, introduced two categories of obligatory mediation in civil and commercial court proceedings:
Clifford Chance has advised KKCG Group's Technology pillar on the complete refinancing of its existing bank indebtedness and the further recapitalization of its members, including those in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Poland, and Serbia.
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.
The commercial legal markets of Central & Eastern Europe didn’t appear automatically. They didn’t develop in a vacuum. They were formed, shaped, and led, by lawyers – visionary, hard-working, commercially-minded, and client-focused individuals pulling the development of CEE’s legal markets along behind them as they labored relentlessly for their clients, their careers, their futures.
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.
The firm's market leadership is underpinned by the superior quality of its services, which are informed by years of experience in international transactions, a deep understanding of local, European, and international law, and the exceptional expertise of its professionals. The diverse industry experience provides the firm with unique insights and a comprehensive understanding of its clients' businesses and their respective markets, enabling it to transfer successful solutions across borders.
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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