Wolf Theiss’ focuses on advising international investors, especially venture capital and private equity investors, on cross-border acquisitions, where the team provides a ‘seamless service’ in cooperation with their other offices and departments across Europe. The team also excels in large cross-border M&A mandates, while also providing ongoing legal advice to corporate clients on product supply agreements and various other commercial contracts. Richard Clegg leads the team and concentrates on the technology and regulated sectors, where he leads on diverse PE and M&A transactions. Anna Rizova is a key contact and is experienced in market entry and business expansions in Bulgaria, while at associate level Staniella Todorova provides support on contract negotiations and drafting, including share purchase agreements and shareholders agreements.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Wolf Theiss team supported us on a very complex M&A transaction. There advice was timely and practical and they helped us to deliver a seamless service.'

  • ‘We were supported by: Richard Clegg, Radena Tsetanova and Kristian Yabalkarov all were extremely professional, collaborative and hard working and helped to deliver an outstanding service.'

Key clients

  • Acrisure
  • Advent International Corporation
  • American Industrial Partners (AIP)
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Blue Star Innovation Partners (BSIP)
  • Edgecap Partners
  • Loren Networks
  • Micro Optics Europe
  • POP Global Holdings
  • Renalfa
  • Software AG
  • Virtusa Corporation

Work highlights

  • Advised Acrisure on its landmark acquisition of the Unilink Group.
  • Advised Software AG on the restructuring and sale of its Super Integration Platform as a Service (Super iPaaS) business to IBM.
  • Advised on the sell side of a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of two photovoltaic projects (260 MWp) by UEG Clean Energy Investment Cyprus from Mr. Delcho Pehlivanov, facilitating the deal for Bulgarian company Green Profit EOOD and marking UEG's first major investment in Bulgaria's energy market.

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Practice head

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Richard Clegg

Other key lawyers

Anna Rizova, Radena Tzvetanova, Staniella Todorova, Maria Nikolova, Kristian Yabalkarov