Borissov & Partners advises clients ranging from small businesses to international corporations; from local bodies to state-owned enterprises. Since 1997 when the real reforms started in Bulgaria, the members of our team have worked on the biggest transactions involving a considerable number of foreign companies. Here follows a list of some representative transactions in different industry sectors. Upon specific request, we can provide a full description of our experience in particular area.
- Providing advisory services and representing a French gas group in relation to its acquisition of Shell’s gas business in Bulgaria and its subsequent resale;
- Advising a large Australian software corporation on the Bulgarian elements related to its acquisitions of the IT businesses of Bulgarian targets;
- Providing advisory services to a well known French bank in relation to its indirect acquisition of a Bulgarian bank subsidiary;
- Advising the German branch of a Japanese bank on provision of cross-border financial services to residents in Bulgaria;
- Providing advisory services to a UK company (member of US insurance group) on insurance related and regulatory matters;
- Providing advice to a UK based investment arm of a bank in respect of securitization of mortgage loans in Bulgaria, including through issuance of mortgage bonds;
- Providing advisory services and performing due diligence on the acquisition of Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia;
- Providing advisory services to a Danish corporation in relation to its acquisition of a Bulgarian target;
- Providing advisory services to the Bulgarian state owned tobacco monopoly in relation to the restructuring of the group and the sale of its manufacturing, processing and packaging businesses;
- Providing advisory services to an international bank in relation to debt and equity investment in several Bulgarian companies including an insurance company, pension insurance company, investment intermediary, assets management company and leasing company;
- Providing advisory services to an Austrian bank in relation to a proposed multimillion syndicated forfeiting facility to a leading Chinese tech company;
- Providing advisory services to a Luxembourg based holding company in relation to its loan finance to a UK company and securing the loan with Bulgarian assets of the borrower;
- Providing preliminary advice to a UK based investment arm of a bank in respect of securitization of mortgage loans in Bulgaria;
- Providing preliminary advice to a large French bank in respect of security options for asset finance in Bulgaria;
- Advising an overseas company on mortgage security issues;
- Assisting the London arm of a US investment bank in acquiring large portfolio of receivables (distressed debt);
- Providing legal services to a Chinese company in relation to acquisition of two photovoltaic projects;
- Providing legal services to a German energy company in relation to acquisition of 2 MW photovoltaic power plant;
- Providing advisory services to American energy companies in relation to the construction and operation of a new 600 MW lignite fired thermal power plant on a BOT basis and the rehabilitation of a 350 MW thermal power plant;
- Providing advisory services to an Austrian oil group in connection with its green field investment in Bulgaria and development of chain of petrol stations throughout the country;
- Providing advisory services to and representing a Liechtenstein based telecom company in relation to the first stage of the tender procedure for the 4th GSM operator in Bulgaria;
- Providing advisory services to a consortium between Turkish companies as potential purchaser in relation to the privatisation of the Bulgarian state telecom;
- Advising a Romania based telecom operator on voice over internet issues in Bulgaria;
- Advising a private equity fund on the real estate aspects of several acquisitions, including the acquisition of City Center Sofia (the first multifunctional shopping and entertainment mall in Bulgaria), Praktiker Plovdiv (DIY hypo market) and a separate office building (now Hotel Metropolitan, Sofia);
- Providing advisory services to UK realtors and a UK mortgage consultant on numerous real estate projects in Bulgaria;
- Providing advisory services to a large German retailer in relation to acquisition of land for development;
- Representing a number of well established European airlines in various contentious matters related to personal injury liability;
- Representing both a Bulgarian aviation carrier and its UK insurer in dispute resolution issues related to aircraft liability;
- Advising an European air carrier on regulatory matters in Bulgaria most specifically related to implementation of EU law;
- Providing advisory services to a German global credit insurer (part of Allianz group) in relation to co-insurance activity in Bulgaria and the impact of the European accession of the country on the co-insurance activity;
- Advising and assisting a leading Spanish fashion brand on setting up subsidiary and corporate, banking and employment issues;
- Advising a Canadian client on corporate and employment issues, including several data protection projects;
- Providing advisory services to a French and English consortium acting in joint venture in connection with the construction of Danube Bridge 2 between the towns of Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania);
- Advice and representation of European companies in relation to EU patent validation in Bulgaria;
- Advice and representation of Thai and Greek companies in relation to trade marks protection and registrations matters in Bulgaria and the EU;
- Providing advisory services and representation to London based reinsurance brokers in relation to reinsurance policies placed for a Bulgarian bankrupt insurer;
- Representing big Bulgarian companies (a paint producer and a foods producer) in relation to registration of trade marks and full IP rights protection;
- Advising an Austrian pharmaceutical company on trade marks protection in Bulgaria and representing in employment litigation;
- Advising a UK company on e-commerce compliance issues and in particular on issues related to data protection and consumer protection;
- Advising European clients on internet casino business in Bulgaria and regulatory compliance;
- Advising a US based client on casino gaming business in Bulgaria and regulatory compliance;
- Providing advisory services to a UK sports betting company in relation to developing gambling activity on the Bulgarian market;
- Providing advisory services to a US movie producer (member of Universal Group) in relation to film making activity in Bulgaria;
- Providing advisory services to a French group in relation to distribution contracts and labelling issues;
- Advising a French company on distribution law issues and regulatory compliance;
- Providing advisory services to a public US pharmaceutical company on various corporate and employment issues;
- Advising a Hungarian group on corporate and employment issues;
- Providing advisory services to the German subsidiary of a well known Korean tech appliances producer related to employment issues and regulatory regime;
- Representing a Dutch client in a lawsuit in Bulgaria related to unpaid deliveries and debt collection;
- Representing a UK company in a contentious matter in Bulgaria related to unpaid deliveries and debt collection;
- Representing an international betting company in defamation case in Bulgaria;
- Conducting a legal research on behalf of international US law firm with focus on the relevant Bulgarian model from which bilateral treaties for mutual encouragement and protection of investments are negotiated and research of the negotiation of the dispute settlement provisions of treaties with l’Union Economique Belgo-Luxembourgeoise, Ghana, Egypt, Cyprus and China;