Boyanov & Co. handles the full spectrum of competition law matters, ranging across merger clearance processes, cartels and unfair competition where the team frequently appears before the competition authority and the courts. It also assists clients with dawn raids and compliance advice. The firm’s impressive work portfolio recently included obtaining merger clearance for the acquisition BNP Paribas Personal Finance on the behalf of Eurobank, a high-profile matter in the consumer credit and personal finance area. The highly rated Peter Petrov leads the practice, which is further enhanced by litigator Kina Chuturkova and Dr. Nikolay Kolev who combines corporate and competition expertise. Junior team member Adriana Bakalova is also noted.
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‘Boyanov team has great and deep expertise in corporate, commercial and antitrust matters. The lawyers are very business oriented, have profound business knowledge and provide practical advice.’
‘Peter Petrov- antitrust expert combining sound business thinking, economic assessment and deep legal expertise.’
Key clients
- Procter & Gamble
- AbbVie
- Novartis
- Merck
- Philip Morris
- Bayer
- Unilever
- Mondelez
- Siemens
- Medtronic
- Adidas
- LEGO
- Pfizer
- KBC
- Duvetica
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts
- Inditex/Zara
- Estée Lauder
- Fater
- Sameday
- Flip
- Publicis
- Boehringer
- ICAP CRIF
- Devin (Spadel)
- Lidl
- Limagrain
- Boston Scientific
- Fluidra
Work highlights
- Advised and represented Eurobank, in successfully obtaining merger clearance for the acquisition of its rival BNP Paribas Personal Finance.
- Acts as local counsel to a large number of major local and international groups on antitrust and competition matters. Its client list in this field includes global names like Adidas, Novartis, Philip Morris, Merck, Coca Cola, Bayer, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Procter & Gamble, Medtronic, Unilever, Pfizer, Mondelez, KBC and others.
- Acts as KBC's Bulgaria's outside counsel in relation to all competition law compliance and antitrust matters.
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Peter Petrov