Andonov & Radinska Law Firm

The firm: Andonov & Radinska specialises in providing legal services to foreign investors and businesses in Bulgaria. The core areas are M&A, real estate, real estate projects and developments, construction, energy, companies and joint venture, banking and finance, corporate and commercial, antitrust, employment and intellectual property.

A&R enjoys a solid record of successful mandates on projects, some of which are recognised as benchmarks for Bulgaria, as well as a clientele of international and domestic businesses of high reputation and integrity, among them General Electric, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), PCC Germany, Quinlan Private, Avestus Capital Partners, Europa Capital Partners, Southeast Europe Equity Fund (SEEF), Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund, Gefco France, Global City Holdings, Cineworld, Ogilvy, KPMG, Intersnack, ZyXEL, Belvedere Group, Bulgarian Health Insurance Fund, Cibank (KBC Group), Bank Leumi, Raiffeisen Leasing, Lindner and Yellow Book USA.

The quality of service and vast expertise, combined with an in-depth understanding of clients’ businesses and goals, give A&R a sharp competitive edge in the Bulgarian legal market. It has been recognised both by clients and in the guild, where the firm successfully co-operates, on an ad hoc basis, with foreign law firms in matters related to Bulgaria among them Baker and McKenzie, Weil, Eversheds, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, Herzog Fox & Neeman.

Areas of practice: A&R has been at the top of the Bulgarian real estate market in recent years. The firm has acted as legal counsel to some of the biggest and most successful real estate projects and transactions, covering shopping malls, commercial centres, office developments, solar parks, wind power parks, farms and vineyards, oil refineries, residential developments, hospitals, factories and industrial sites, infrastructure networks, as well as virtually all aspects of the related activities: title reviews, due diligence, transaction structuring, acquisition documentation, financing, construction contracts, management contracts and exit. A&R’s achievements in this field won it the World Finance ‘Best Real Estate Law Firm in Bulgaria’ award. Similarly highly rated is A&R’s work in the area of M&A, where in the last few years the firm has been engaged in over 60 M&A transactions varying from mid-size to €120m+. Through years of varied experience, A&R has proven its competence and ability to carry a deal through, whether working on the seller or buyer side. It provides comprehensive legal advice and assistance from the efficient structuring of a transaction, execution of transaction term sheets and the establishment of the investment vehicle (companies or joint ventures), through to the due diligence process, negotiation and drafting of transaction documents, obtaining of finance and ensuring regulatory compliance, to the successful closing and post-closing matters.

Corporate and commercial services are an important instrument in developing long-term partnerships between a firm and its clients. A&R has many success stories of such partnerships and the vast majority of clients have not only mandated the firm in the initial steps of their investment but have relied on the firm’s ongoing assistance in the legal aspects of their day-to-day operations. Such assistance includes advising on corporate and regulatory matters, employment issues, data protection and management, financing and corporate restructuring, as well as drafting and counselling on all types of business-specific contracts.

Banking and finance is another sector in which A&R has gained considerable experience and recognition through representing both financial institutions and borrowers, with a particular focus on project finance, working capital loans and asset leases.

IP rights have become another of A&R’s core service areas. The firm has substantial experience in trade marks and copyrights.