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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hristov & Partners, alongside with the global counsel, has advised MTD Products Inc., with headquarters in Cleveland. Ohio, the leading manufacturer of outdoor power and lawn care equipment, on the restructuring of its business operation in Bulgaria. The restructuring was based on business review and included among others voluntary liquidation of the Bulgarian subsidiary company […]
Hristov Partners acted for Elit Car and its founders on the parallel acquisition of Auto Kelly Bulgaria Ltd. and the sale of 20% of Elit Car’s share capital to Auto Kelly a.s., an affiliate of LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ), a global automotive spare parts conglomerate, in a complex series of interrelated cash and shares transactions. The combined business, which will continue to operate under both […]
Our partner Pavel Hristov was interviewed by CEE Legal Matters and spoke of what differentiates our firm and what’s the cost of it. How to measure success of a Bulgarian law firm? Growth through reputation and recommendation, hard work and client satisfaction to fuel word of mouth and peers respect.
CEE Legal Matters has published an overview of the Bulgarian legal market with the views of some of the market leaders. Our partner Pavel Hristov commented on the pending concession procedure for the Sofia Airport, IT industry and its growth potential, and Bulgaria’s investment climate. “IT is booming in Bulgaria and it has excellent potential, […]
Our partner Pavel Hristov spoke to CEE Legal Matters, “The Corner Office: Mentors”: “My mentors: Roman Tarlavski, CMS Netherlands and Robert Hayhurst, CMS CEE/Budapest. One characteristic both Roman and Robert shared – in addition to being among the most accomplished dealmakers in their respective markets – was that each had a disciplined, patient, and structured approach […]
