Schoenherr, working with Sullivan & Cromwell, has advised the Emirates Telecommunications Group Company – operating as E& – on its acquisition of a 50%-plus-one-share stake in PPF Telecom Group's assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia. White & Case and Karanovic & Partners advised the PPF Group on the up to EUR 2.5 billion sale and the setup of a joint venture with E&.

Boyanov & Co, working with the Stockholm and Washington offices of Baker McKenzie, has advised Finland's Tietoevry on the acquisition of US-based digital engineering company MentorMate. Ballard Spahr advised the Taylor Corporation on the sale.

White & Case and Eversheds Sutherland member Tsvetkova Bebov and Partners have advised Energo-Pro on its EUR 300 million issuance of senior unsecured notes due 2035. Spasov & Bratanov and Clifford Chance and its Turkish affiliate Ciftci Attorney Partnership advised initial purchaser Goldman Sachs & Co and guarantor DFC. White & Case Turkish affiliate GKC Partners and Georgia's BLC Law Office reportedly also advised the issuer. Georgia's Business Legal Bureau reportedly advised the initial purchaser as well. Alston & Bird reportedly advised the trustee.

CMS has advised Global Financial Consulting on the sale of the 25-megawatt greenfield Chernogor photovoltaic project to US investor Bulgaria Solar. Spasov & Bratanov advised Bulgaria Solar. Varadinov & Co reportedly advised the other sellers, Totally Green and Ki Energy.

Kinstellar, working with Watson Farley & Williams, has advised South Korea's Yanolja Cloud on its acquisition of Go Global Travel from the AMI Opportunities Fund.

CMS has advised YGY Industries on the sale of the 229-megawatt St. George greenfield solar plant in Bulgaria's Silistra municipality to Rezolv Energy. Boyanov & Co and, reportedly, Clifford Chance advised Rezolv Energy.

May 2023 marks five years since the application of the General Data Protection Regulation, better known as "GDPR", and its requirements still pose a number of challenges for organizations. On one hand, this is because ensuring compliance with GDPR is not a "one-time exercise" but a continuous process "from within", requiring synchronization with all other activities in the organization. On the other hand, companies must also take into consideration innovations "from the outside", including new regulations and technologies, by promptly addressing data protection risks.

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov has advised ALC Clover Ireland Limited on the lease of a new aircraft to Fly Lease and its subsequent sublease to Bulgaria Air.

Eversheds Sutherland Bulgarian member firm Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners has advised the TBI Bank on the public placement of its EUR 10 million first tranche of senior non-preferred MREL bonds due 2026.

Gugushev & Partners has advised Next Basket on an investment from the Innovation Capital Fund. Sole practitioner Sylvia Marushkina reportedly advised Innovation Capital.

Did You Know that a total of 14 partners at Bulgarian law firms have worked on multiple client matters in that country so far this year? That group is led by Boris Teknedzhiev of Tokushev & Partners, who has worked on five reported Bulgarian client matters in 2023.

Bulgaria's outlook is improving, with its elected government working hard to catch up on crucial EU legal updates, while the country continues to attract investments in banking, energy, healthcare, and technology, according to Penkov Markov & Partners Associated Partner Boris Lazarov.

Schoenherr, working alongside Jones Day, has advised GfK SE on the EUR 315 million sale of its European Consumer Panel business to YouGov. DLA Piper advised YouGov.

Schoenherr has advised Bulstrad Life Vienna Insurance Group Bulgaria on the acquisition of AmeriMed medical center. Reportedly, Stanev & Partners advised the sellers.

Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners (member of Eversheds Sutherland) has advised on Allianz Bank Bulgaria’s issue of senior preferred MREL bonds.

Boyanov & Co has advised Borealis on the Bulgarian aspects of the sale of its indirect shareholding in Neochim to Agrofert. Wolf Theiss advised Agrofert.

Partners Stephan Kyutchukov and Zdravka Ugrinova have assumed joint management responsibilities as the Co-Managing Partners of Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov.

Boyanov & Co, working with Troutman Pepper, has advised the Deluxe Corporation on the sale of its Hostopia Bulgaria EOOD subsidiary to HostPapa.