DPC has advised DHH S.p.A on the acquisition of the Bulgarian tech company Evolink AD.

Former Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski Partners Ilya Komarevski and Venelin Dimitrov have established a new firm in Sofia – Komarevski Dimitrov & Partners.

Georgiev, Todorov & Co. has successfully defended Port of Burgas before Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court against electricity distribution operators Elektrorazpredelenie Yug and EVN Bulgaria Elektrosnabdyavane.

Former Kambourov & Partners Founder and Partner Mitko Karushkov opened a new law firm in Sofia – Karushkov Legal solutions.

In February 2021, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted a major amendment to the Law on Protection of Competition (LPC). More than a hundred provisions were amended or newly introduced, making this change arguably the largest since the initial adoption of this law in 2008.

Antoniya Markova, Daniela Petkova, Yoanna Ivanova, and Kostadinka Deleva have been appointed as Partners with Gugushev & Partners in Bulgaria.

In recent years, as a result of the global political and economic environment and the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the e-commerce has become a preferred method for trading goods and services for both businesses and consumers. More and more online trading platforms are emerging, where platform operators connect sellers and buyers using different business models and payment mechanisms.

Kinstellar and Eisenberger + Herzog have advised Belgian KBC Group subsidiary KBC Bank on its EUR 1 billion acquisition of Raiffeisen Bank International’s Bulgarian subsidiary Raiffeisenbank. Wolf Theiss advised the seller.

Boyanov & Co has advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of Oliva AD.

Schoenherr has announced the appointments of Austria-based Miriam Simsa, Bulgaria-based Alexandra Doytchinova and Czech Republic-based Vladimir Cizek to Equity Partners. The firm also promoted Austria-based Dominik Hofmarcher and Slovakia-based Sona Hekelova to Partners.

CMS has advised the Bulgarian Branch of ING Bank on its 1000 square-meter lease of office space in the North Tower of Sofia's Infinity Tower development.

Kinstellar has advised GIC on the Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Serbian aspects of its 30% stake acquisition in the Cetin Group from PPF. BDK Advokati and Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised the seller on Serbian and Hungarian aspects, respectively. Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov, White & Case, and NautaDutilh reportedly also advised the seller. Herbert Smith Freehills also advised the buyer, with Loyens & Loeff reportedly advising the buyer in the Netherlands.

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Bulgaria is just a stone’s throw away from completing the electricity market liberalization that has been in progress in recent years. The main goal of the Bulgarian Government is to gradually eliminate regulated electricity prices by the end of 2025 and to fully transition to market conditions by promoting market competition.

CMS has successfully collected the feed-in tariff from the Republic of Bulgaria in favor of Solar R1, Solar RAS, and Solar Group Systems following various litigation rounds extending over seven years.

Schoenherr, working with Paul Hastings, has advised French-based Sendinblue on the acquisition of Bulgarian e-commerce metrics company Metrilo from its founders and investors. Atanassov & Ivanov reportedly advised Metrilo on the deal.

Kinstellar has advised Park Lane Developments on its sale of the Park Lane Office Center in Sofia to SAP. Wolf Theiss advised the buyer.

Wolf Theiss has advised the EBRD on its acquisition of a stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group for EUR 30 million. As part of the same deal, KGM Law reportedly advised Eurohold, the parent company of Euroins, on a EUR 12 million equity injection.