The Bulgarian competition authority published its 2020 activity report. The highlights include: Total cases opened – 907 Total decisions and rulings issued – 927 Like in previous years the large majority of cases concerned appeals against public procurement procedures – 803 cases in total that is more than 88.5% of the total cases in 2020 […]
M&A lawyers play a role in the deal-making process. A critical part of that role is to facilitate the closing of the transaction. That’s why when selecting their M&A advisers clients would often look into the respective lawyer’s closing track-record, and try identify who the best closers are among the shortlisted lawyers. The path to […]
What to consider in a tech acquisition due diligence in Bulgaria? Products and IPRs In Bulgaria copyrights in software developed by company’s employees belong to the company-employer, if created within the employment relationship and absent agreement with the employee to the contrary. Similar rules apply to inventions, but the company has a 3-month period upon […]
Hristov & Partners has been recognized again and highly ranked among the leading law firms in Bulgaria in the prominent international legal directory The Legal 500 EMEA 2021. Our firm confirms the Tier 2 rank in the two categories in which it exclusively competes since its foundation in 2013: Commercial, corporate and M&A and EU […]
The national special law regulating the requirements for and the exercise of the legal advocacy profession, the Advocacy Act of 2004, was amended with effect as from 2 March 2021 (see State Gazette, Issue No. 17 of 26 February 2021). As per the amendments: A single Bulgarian attorney-at-law (advocate) admitted to the Bar or an […]
M&A is a process, a means to an end (that can often be summed up as “growth”). Integration is a critical phase of the process. A M&A deal does not end at the closing/completion. This is axiomatic knowledge, is it not? “From our perspective, we, M&A lawyers are good in finding efficiencies, synergies and opportunities […]
Our partner Pavel Hristov has been selected as a juror for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year Awards — the most prestigious and sought-after peer-selected awards for the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The CEE Deals of the Year Awards by CEE Legal Matters, the leading source of news and information about […]
The value of a startup is in its people (the founder/s and the key employees), the product(s) or service(s) and the main income sources (e.g. material contracts with key customers). We live in times when entrepreneurs are celebrated and their successes widely recognized. Times when startup companies can accelerate (thanks to factors such as new […]
The latest edition of the prominent international legal directory Chambers & Partners Global confirmed Hristov & Partners position among the leading corporate and commercial law firms in Bulgaria. According to the directory’s testimonials and client feedback, our firm has been described as “an active corporate and commercial practice with noted strength in international transactions. Increasingly […]
Most will agree that doing M&A deals is a science and an art. It usually requires teamwork, discipline, determination and resilience to see through an acquisition or a divestment respectively. The successful closing of a M&A deal and the successful post-closing integration critically depend on (i) strong business rationale of the transaction; (ii) availability of […]
