| Representative Transactions
Most recent transactions (2004 – 2005)
- Provision of advice to EBRD including negations for and on behalf of the bank, preparation of contractual documentation including drafting of Loan Agreement, Equity Subscription Agreement and Shareholders Agreement in relation to their project "Boliari" in Bulgaria intending to finance the construction of shopping molls.
- Provision of advice to EBRD including negations for and on behalf of the bank, preparation of contractual documentation including drafting of Loan Agreement, Equity Subscription Agreement and Shareholders Agreement in relation to their project "Belvedere" in Bulgaria with purpose to finance the construction of vinery producing entities.
- Drafting and registering with the Bulgarian National Bank finance loan agreements for various clients of the law firm (e.g. "Monicomp Bulgaria" Ltd., "Black Sea Properties" Ltd., "Newport Properties" Ltd., "Australis" Ltd etc.).
- Advice to a large London based Investment Bank on the Senior secured trenched loan facility and the Bank's preferred equity investment Project in Bulgaria.
- Advice to Standard Commercial Tobacco Corp. in relation to their merger with Dimon to create the world largest tobacco leave processing company.
- Advice to AT&T Corp. on their worldwide merger with SBC Communications Inc.
- Advice to LENOVO on their acquisition of PC related businesses of IBM worldwide.
- Ongoing advice to Shell International London on one of world largest transactions pertaining to acquisition related with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) business.
- Advice to the Delegation of the EU Commission regarding employment, social security, commercial and tax issues and provision of advice on their current activities.
- Provision of advice to Panduit Europe in relation to their establishment in Bulgaria, protection of intellectual property issues etc.
- Provision of advice to Helinvest Ltd. and Notos Ltd. pertaining to merger transactions and construction of new shopping moll in Sofia.
- Advice to Coca-cola HBC Plc. on the acquisition of Bankya Mineral Waters Bottling Company.
- Ongoing advice on corporate and commercial issues to Zagorka AD (Heineken group) and representation before the Commission on Protection of Competition in relation to Company's advertising and promotion campaigns.
- Provision of legal advice to SAP Bulgaria Ltd. on various IP-rights issues including copy rights to software programs, rights to trademarks in relation to the SAP-software products distributed in Bulgaria.
- Provision of advice to CISCO Systems Bulgaria on their current activities in Bulgaria.
- Ongoing advice to AT&T
- Provision of advice to Enel SpA on their operations in Bulgaria namely:
i/ privatization of three of Bulgaria's largest thermo power plants located in Varna, Rousse, Bobov dol;
ii/ provision of advice in relation to a concession granting procedure for the natural gas supply in Trakiya and West region;
iii/ current legal advice on all operations of Enel SpA in Bulgaria.
- Provision of advice to Bavaria Film GmBH Munich, Germany in relation to their participation in the privatization procedure of Bulgaria's largest film studio "Boyana Film" EAD including representation before the Privatization Agency, structuring their partnership with a local company, drafting of contractual documentation, preparation of exhaustive due diligence report on the "Boyana studios" and etc.
- Advice to Frankfurt Airport Authority on their participation in a concession granting procedure for two Bulgarian airports- Varna and Bourgas.
- Advice and representation of the largest Israeli bus operating company of EGGED in their negotiations with Sofia city municipality for granting concession for the city public transportation services.
- Advice to the US State Department and the Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria on the construction and acquisition of real estate properties.
- Provision of advice to ADF, France (one of the world largest wool-processing companies) on their green field project in Bulgaria, pertaining to construction and operation of wool-processing facilities, environmental issues and licensing of their activities.
- Advice to Anglo-American School in Bulgaria regarding the construction of their new facilities and school camps including advice on various contracts with designers, construction company as well as on real estate property issues and rezoning procedures.
- Provision of advice to Black Sea Property Fund (listed on the London Stock Exchange) regarding the investments of the fund in Bulgaria, structuring their business, preparation of all related contracts and agreements with their Bulgarian partners, development and construction issues.
- Provision of advice Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund Bulgaria (listed on the London Stock Exchange), preparation of their real estate portfolio, provision of legal and tax advice on their investments in Bulgaria.
Most recent transactions (2006)
- Provision of advice to Statkraft Markets GmbH in relation to setting up a subsidiary company in Bulgaria, as well as labour related issues, regulatory issues pertaining to granting electricity trading license, competition protection matters, etc.;
- Advice to Heitman, a multi-national real estate investment management firm with approximately $ 14.6 billion in assets under management, in relation to an acquisition of two enterprise buildings located in Sofia, Bulgaria, as well as provision of ongoing advice henceforth.
- Provision of advice to HSBC Bank in relation to corporate issues regarding publicly traded companies on the stock exchange market;
- Advice to Savills – one of the leading international property advisors in relation to a Savill’s real estate project being implemented in Bulgaria;
- Provision of advice to York Capital Management (an investment company providing consistent, superior, risk-adjusted investment returns and managing over $ 8 billion worth of assets on behalf of institutions, endowments, foundations, etc.) in relation to its participation in the tender for privatization sale of the Bulgarian national air carrier “Bulgaria Air”;
- Advice to Mitsubishi Corporation, European Corporate Centre regarding Mitsubishi’s automotive business encompassing the area of Bulgaria and Europe;
- Advice to Macquarie Bank – provider of a range of investment banking, commercial banking and selected retail financial services markets in relation to the bank’s investment policy aimed at the Bulgarian market.
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