Press Releases

BOYANOV & Co. advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of OLIVA AD made available pursuant to a Luxembourg law governed finance contract executed in 2017, to EUR 37,2 million, for the purposes of adding new components to the company’s project for the construction of a new edible oil processing plant and grain silos. BOYANOV & Co ...

BOYANOV & Co. continues to be ranked in the highest Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment, and Real Estate by the most prestigious legal research company Chambers and Partners. These rankings reconfirm the firm’s excellence of its services and stable position in the Bulgarian legal market. A client recognises our firm as “one of the most experienced and prominent law firms in Bulgaria for national banking and financial matters. BOYANOV & Co ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of OLIVA AD made available pursuant to a Luxembourg law governed finance contract executed in 2017, to EUR 37,2 million, for the purposes of adding new components to the company’s project for the construction of a new edible oil processing plant and grain silos. BOYANOV & Co ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of OLIVA AD made available pursuant to a Luxembourg law governed finance contract executed in 2017, to EUR 37,2 million, for the purposes of adding new components to the company’s project for the construction of a new edible oil processing plant and grain silos. BOYANOV & Co ...

We are pleased to inform you that BOYANOV & Co. has once again been recognised by the international legal ranking IFLR1000 and received the highest Tier 1 ranking for all 3 practice areas – Banking & Finance, M&A, and Project Development. Our Banking and Finance practice has been praised by clients who describe the team’s “Professionalism, excellent knowledge of the matters of law, high responsibility, and client-orienting approach” ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised J.P. Morgan and Wilmington Trust in their capacity as Agent and Security Agent in relation to the accession of the Bulgarian entity Alvogen Pharma Trading Europe EOOD as additional guarantor to loan agreements of a total amount of more than EUR 2 bln ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised J.P. Morgan and Wilmington Trust in their capacity as Agent and Security Agent in relation to the accession of the Bulgarian entity Alvogen Pharma Trading Europe EOOD as additional guarantor to loan agreements of a total amount of more than EUR 2 bln ...

BOYANOV & Co. acted as local counsel for NN Group on the sale of its Bulgarian pension and life insurance businesses to DZI – Life Insurance, part of KBC Group (the “Transactions”). BOYANOV & Co. advised on the deal structuring, negotiations, signing of the agreements, pre-closing, and closing support ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised OTP Bank Plc (Hungary) and DSK Bank AD (its Bulgarian subsidiary) on a EUR 27.6 million club deal financing of MET Renewables AG (Switzerland) for the acquisition from Enel (Italy) of a 42MW wind park in Northeast Bulgaria (one of the first and largest wind power plants in Bulgaria) ...

BOYANOV & Co. acted as local counsel for NN Group on the sale of its Bulgarian pension and life insurance businesses to DZI – Life Insurance, part of KBC Group (the “Transactions”). BOYANOV & Co. advised on the deal structuring, negotiations, signing of the agreements, pre-closing, and closing support ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised J.P. Morgan AG (as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited (as General Security Agent), and DSK Bank AD (as Bulgarian Security Agent) on EUR 360 million facilities to Eastern European Electric Company B.V ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised J.P. Morgan AG (as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited (as General Security Agent), and DSK Bank AD (as Bulgarian Security Agent) on EUR 360 million facilities to Eastern European Electric Company B.V ...

BOYANOV & Co. and KALO & ASSOCIATES advised Albania Telecom Invest (Bulgaria) (“ATI”) and One Telecommunications SHA (Albania) (“One”) on the refinancing of a EUR 48.5 million acquisition loan from First Investment Bank (Bulgaria) used by ATI in 2019 to acquire a controlling stake in One (previously Telekom Albania) from OTE ...

On 10 June 2021, the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank granted an e-money institution licence to Econt Financial Services EOOD (press release link). The company will provide innovative e-money, payment services and solutions and will enable its customers to open electronic money accounts (via mobile wallets). BOYANOV & Co ...

On 31 May 2021 the sale of the Bulgarian subsidiary of EnerSys Holdings (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. – EnerSys AD, to Recocycling EOOD was completed. BOYANOV & Co. provided comprehensive legal advice and full legal support and assistance to the seller on all aspects of the deal, including legal due diligence support, drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation and complete legal assistance for the successful closing of the transaction. EnerSys Holdings (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Mondelez International (MDLZ) on all Bulgarian law aspects in the acquisition of the Greek snacking company Chipita S.A. for approximately USD 2 billion (press release). MDLZ selling snack food and beverage products, plans to fund the deal with existing cash and new debt issuance. Chipita produces and markets savoury and sweet snacks. The company’s portfolio of croissant and baked snack brands includes 7Days, Chipicao and Fineti ...

BOYANOV & Co. acted as Bulgarian legal advisor to Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as initial purchasers on the issuance of EUR 275 million secured notes by Standard Profil Automotive GmbH (Germany). Standard Profil Group is a leading supplier, established in 1977, producing sealing profiles for automotive manufacturers all around the world. The Group has a wide and prestigious customer portfolio, including brands of BMW Group, Daimler, FCA, VW Group, Renault-Nissan, Toyota, etc. (http://www ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised the owners of Concord USA, LLC on all Bulgarian law aspects in the sale of its global business to H.I.G. Capital, LLC. The transaction involved complex legal aspects in Bulgaria and the US and went through multiple structural changes. The team of BOYANOV & Co. provided guidance and support during all stages of the negotiation process and the closing of the transaction, including advice on corporate, contractual, competition, taxation, and AML matters ...

BOYANOV & Co. Law Firm has been recently successfully certified by Lloyd’s Register to the following three ISO standards: ∙ ISO 9001 (Quality Management); ∙ ISO 22301 (Security аnd Resilience — Business Continuity Management System); ∙ ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management). While serving its clients for more than 30 years, applying the highest standards of the legal profession, the ISO certifications re-confirmed BOYANOV & Co ...

For a seventh consecutive year, BOYANOV & Co. Law Firm received the Gold Band ranking in The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021 guide, published by WTR1000, proving its ability to secure the most high-profile, big-ticket work from the most prestigious of clients, as well as attract the most positive comments from sources. “‘Organised, knowledgeable and efficient, the team at BOYANOV & Co. provides strategic advice and is well equipped to handle different aspects of commercial law ...

Borislav Boyanov, Managing Partner at BOYANOV & Co. Law Firm was interviewed for The Legal 500’s Special Edition, EMEA Elite. EMEA Elite provides the global audience with local perspectives on an array of 34 markets across EMEA, including Bulgaria. The publication features Q&A with Borislav Boyanov presenting illuminating insights into major developments in Bulgaria. The questions consider BOYANOV & Co ...

BOYANOV & Co.’s team led by partners Kina Chuturkova and Raina Dimitrova and associate Trayan Targov defended the interests of the European airline Wizz Air in a landmark appeal before the Supreme Administrative Court, involving “unjust discrimination” challenge to the terminal charges set by Sofia Airport. Since 2017, BOYANOV & Co ...

Mr. Borislav Boyanov, Managing Partner at BOYANOV & Co., continues to be the only Bulgarian lawyer nominated every year by his peers as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the field of M&A and Governance by Who’s Who Legal. Mr. Boyanov has been selected as one of the 11 thought leaders in M&A and Governance listed in the 2020 edition and the only one from the region of Southeast Europe ...

AmCham Bulgaria presents the congratulatory video on the occasion of AmCham Bulgaria’s 25th Anniversary of Borislav Boyanov, Managing partner at BOYANOV & Co. He led AmCham Bulgaria from 2006 – 2008 in a period of Bulgaria’s EU accession and removing of double taxation with the U.S. Those and other highlights of this period are part of Mr. Boyanov’s words to remember. Mr ...

BOYANOV & Co. advised Ideal Standard Vidima on a syndicated (club deal) EUR 65 million financing, provided by DSK Bank (EUR 45 million) and United Bulgarian Bank (EUR 25 million). The loan was secured mainly by a pledge of Ideal Standard Vidima’s going concern ...