CMS

Corporate

Senior Associate, Head of Capital Markets

Katya Todorova is Head of Capital Markets at CMS Sofia. She is an experienced lawyer with more than 20 years of practice in securities and corporate law.

She has extensive and diverse expertise in securities offerings, investment and financing, asset securitisation, tender offers and takeover bids, licensing and operation of investment firms, asset management companies and common contractual funds.

Katya has advised on the establishment and licensing of the first real estate investment trust in Bulgaria, the first investment company and its asset management company, the first Bulgarian project on a public company capital raise through rights issue, the first IPO made on the initial public offering segment of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, and the first division (split into two new companies) of a listed company in Bulgaria. Katya has also advised on the establishment and licensing of more than 6 real estate investment trusts, more than 20 investment firms, UCITS management companies and common contractual funds. Katya has advised on numerous tender offers made to the minority shareholders in public companies. In addition, Katya has provided ongoing legal advice to many investment firms, UCITS management companies and REITs.

Prior to joining the team of CMS Sofia Katya was a partner for 17 years at another prominent law firm since its establishment.

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