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Bulgaria M&A Brief Practical Notes 2
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 […]
Bulgaria M&A Brief Practical Notes 1
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 New Recognitions in the 2018 Chambers Global and Legal500 Rankings
We are very pleased of our firm’s new recognition and excellent client feedback for the quality work of our Partners Biliana Shagova, Aldin Shenkov and Pavel Hristov in the 2018 editions of the international legal directories The Legal 500 EMEA and Chambers Global. Our clients praise Biliana Shagova as ‘extremely diligent‘. Pavel Hristov is ‘client […]
GDPR implications on the global M&A process
A recent GDPR seminar attended by members of our team inspired us to share our thoughts on how the new European legislation on data protection would affect the M&A transactions. The GDPR implications on M&A deals would certainly go beyond the borders of the EU given the extraterritorial application of the Regulation. Privacy “by design” […]
Hristov&Partners IFLR1000 EMEA 2018 Rankings
We are delighted of the positive feedback from clients in The IFLR1000 EMEA 2018. A huge thank you to all our clients, friends and team for all the support! “We are very satisfied with the professional services, provided by Hristov & Partners. Extremely responsible, diligent, accurate and paying attention to the smallest detail. All deadlines […]
Hristov Partners advised G4S plc. on its divestment of G4S Bulgarian security business to VIP Security
Hristov & Partners acted for G4S plc., the leading global integrated security group, as the vendor’s Bulgarian counsel, along with the global lead legal counsel, in the divestment of its Bulgarian subsidiary company to VIP Security. The transaction followed a strategic global-wide business review by G4S plc. including restructuring and exists from various non-core jurisdictions across the globe. Our […]
Hristov & Partners acted for S.A. Spadel on the acquisition of Devin, the leading water bottling company in Bulgaria
Hristov & Partners teamed up with the global law firm Dentons to advise Group Spadel, a European family-owned company specializing in the production of natural mineral water, spring water and natural fruit drinks, on the acquisition of a 93.29 percent stake in Devin AD, the market-leading producer of bottled water in Bulgaria, from private equity […]
Hristov Partners Maintains IFLR1000’s Financial and Corporate Rankings
We are delighted that we have maintained our rankings at IFLR 2017. Thank you to all clients and peers for the positive feedback: A corporate client who the team advised on banking and M&A says: “Great attitude and deep commercial understanding. It is a pleasure to communicate and do business with Hristov & Partners.” A […]
Vendor’s Counsel Role in A Merger Filing in Bulgaria
In a merger control case in Bulgaria what would vendor’s counsel role be, if any at all? In short, normally vendor’s counsel role would be minor. An efficient and proactive counsel may, however, save costs and reduce the risks associated with the merger control aspects of a transaction (an exit/divestment). We have seen the benefits of such a role […]
The Legal 500 ranking for Bulgaria
We are happy to announce that our partner Pavel Hristov has been ranked among the top 5 Leading Individuals in the populated category Commercial, Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 for 2016. In the same category, our firm Hristov & Partners is ranked among some of the best firms in town. For details, please follow this link: http://www.legal500.com/c/bulgaria/commercial-corporate-and-manda#table_270