DGKV has successfully represented the interests of CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD in several cases before Bulgaria's Commission for Protection against Discrimination.

DGKV acted for a consortium consisting of German engineering consultancy companies CDM Smith Consult GmbH, Fichtner GmbH & Co KG, and C&E Consulting und Engineering GmbH in arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce against the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Waters.

Arcliffe has been appointed by Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze to assist the company on labor law-related matters in various CEE jurisdictions.

Wolf Theiss has advised private equity investor Kohlberg & Company on its purchase of the winter sport division of Newell Brands. The signing took place on May 25, 2017, and the deal closed on July 14, 2017.

In general the protection of intellectual property rights over products related to or originating in a defined geographical area is based on the legal concept of a “geographical indication.” According to both legal theory and practice a geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation related to that origin.

Schoenherr has advised Bulgarian Eagle airlines, the ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) carrier recently founded by the Germania Group, on its expansion into Bulgaria and on obtaining an official air operator certificate from the Bulgarian authorities, which allows the airline to use aircraft for commercial purposes. After all the necessary licenses were issued and a demonstration flight was successfully completed, the Bulgarian aviation authority cleared the new airline for take-off.

CHSH Gerginov Aehrenthal Zivny has advised Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Bulgaria on the merger of its Enterprise business segment with Computer Science Corporation.

Boyanov & Co. has advised UK Hystead Limited on its EUR 156 million acquisition of The Mall — the second biggest shopping center in Bulgaria. In particular, UK Hystead Limited acquires 100% of Bulgarian company AP Retail I Limited from Cypros Fortone Holdings Limited, which is ultimately owned by Greece's Assos Capital (85%) and Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs (a combined 15%). Dinova Rusev & Partners Law Office advised the sellers on the deal.

Acting for borrowers RES Techonogy JSCo and ASM-BG Investicii JSCo., both jointly owned by the Korean South East Energy Company (a subsidiary of KEPCO) and SDN Company Ltd., CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has advised on the largest renewable energy refinancing in Bulgaria to date with the completion of UniCredit’s EUR 62 million facility. CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz advised UniCredit on the refinancing.

Schoenherr has advised Kronberg International on the acquisition of Mall Varna EAD from Raiffeisen Bank International AG. Deloitte Legal advised RBI on the deal, which closed in Q2, 2017. The purchase price was not disclosed.

DGKV has successfully assisted CEZ Electro Bulgaria AD, one of the three public electricity suppliers in Bulgaria, in settling a multimillion commercial dispute with state-owned power utility National Electricity Company EAD (NEK).

Boyanov & Co. has advised Silver Star Group on its acquisition of a group of assets and services related to the Mercedes distribution business in Bulgaria from Vienna Real Estate / Balkan Star Group. Penkov, Markov & Partners advised Balkan Star on the deal.

Penkov, Markov & Partners has advised Weston Growth Capital (formerly Innimmo Investments) on its acquisition of Advance Address Valuations from real estate investment holding AG Capital. 

Penkov, Markov & Partners has advised both Dairewa BV and PROFIREAL Group subsidiary Profi Credit Bulgaria on a cross-border non-syndicated loan of up to EUR 14 million deal between the two.

Iliana Byanova has been promoted from the role of Head of Legal to that of Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at First Investment Bank in Sofia. 

Boyanov & Co. has advised Bulgarian Leasing Finance EAD — the former Piraeus Leasing AD — on its acquisition of 100% of the capital of TBI Rent EAD, a Bulgarian provider of operating lease and rent-a-car services, from TBI Bank. The sellers were reportedly advised by Dimitrova & Co.

DGKV, working with Baker McKenzie, London, has advised British American Tobacco on its over EUR 100 million acquisition of assets of Bulgarian cigarette maker Bulgartabac Holding, including Bulgartabac's Victory, Eva Slim, and GD tobacco brands and its distribution and retail assets in Bulgaria and Bosnia. The sellers -- Bulgartabac Holding AD and Blagoevgrad-BT AD -- were represented by in-house counsel on the deal.

DGKV has advised International Personal Finance Investments Limited, the leading British-based international home credit business provider, on the sale of Provident Financial Bulgaria (Provident) to Easy Asset Management (which operates under the Easy Credit brand). EY Law advised the buyers on the deal.