Transactional work is at the heart of the corporate, commercial and M&A practice group at Boyanov & Co., where the team is regularly mandated on high-value cross-border acquisitions. The team also advises its clients on corporate restructuring, greenfield investment projects and the related due diligence procedures, across a number of sectors including banking and finance, telecommunication and energy. Yordan Naydenov and Raina Dimitrova are co-practice heads, with the former focusing on the corporate and M&A work, while the latter is specializes in broad commercial advice. Other key team members include founding partner Borislav Boyanov whose expertise spans large scale M&A projects and advising investors on their entry to the Bulgarian market, while Alexander Chatalbashev focuses on corporate advice in the energy sector.

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Key clients

  • BioIVT (subsidiary of Linden Capital Partners)
  • NOTE AB
  • valantic GmbH
  • Rezolv Energy (part of Actis group)
  • Tietoevry Oyj
  • Eurobank Bulgaria AD
  • YARA International
  • Mondelez International
  • Borealis AG
  • Black Sea Property Plc.

Work highlights

  • Advised BioIVT on the acquisition of the Bulgarian company Fidelis Research AD and its subsidiaries in 4 jurisdictions.
  • Advised Valantic GmbH to acquire control over AIOPS Group AD and its subsidiaries in 2 other jurisdictions, including a complex pre-deal transformation of the target group.
  • Assisted Eurobank Bulgaria AD in getting the concentration clearance for the acquisition of the ongoing concern of BNP Personal Finance Bulgarian branch and provided the needed support in relation to the issuing of the regulatory consent for the same acquisition.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yordan Naydenov, Raina Dimitrova

Other key lawyers

Borislav Boyanov, Alexander Chatalbashev, Mihail Vishanin