BOYANOV & Co. was recognized as “National Law Firm of the Year” at the IFLR1000 Europe Awards 2024 for Bulgaria. The ceremony was held on 24 April 2024 in London. The National Firm of the Year award recognizes law firms that have excelled in innovative cross-border transactions throughout 2023, evaluating their performance across various categories. Our […]
BOYANOV & Co. won Deal of the Year 2024 by CEE Legal Matters. This unequivocally validates our firm’s leading position in the region. The deal that BOYANOV & Co. advised on is the acquisition of BNP Paribas Personal Finance by Eurobank (Bulgaria). Our team provided crucial support in obtaining concentration clearance from the Bulgarian Commission […]
The Annual Managing IP Awards: EMEA Awards 2024 were announced last night, 11 April 2024 in London, and we at BOYANOV & Co. are proud to have won ‘Bulgaria Firm of the Year’. Stela Sabeva, Head of IP Practice Group, won the prestigious ‘Bulgaria Practitioner of the Year’. The Managing IP Awards are highly recognised […]
Synechron, Inc., a leading global digital transformation consulting company focused on financial services and technology organizations, announced its acquisition of Dreamix, founded in 2006, in Sofia, Bulgaria (press release available). As a bespoke end-to-end software engineering and digital product/application development company, Dreamix caters to the customised needs of an array of globally renowned enterprise clients across key […]
BOYANOV & Co. advised Eurobank S.A. group on the EUR 61,000,000 general corporate purposes financing of Galleria Burgas EAD and Galleria Stara Zagora EAD, which own and manage two shopping centres in Bulgaria, Mall Galleria Burgas, and Mall Galleria Stara Zagora. BOYANOV & Co. advised on the Bulgarian legal aspects of the financing, including inter […]
On 29 March 2024, the Austrian specialty chemicals company Borealis AG, a majority-owned subsidiary of Austrian oil and gas giant OMV, finalised the acquisition of Bulgarian recycling company Integra Plastics JSC. BOYANOV & Co. advised and supported one of the sellers, the Cypriot company Vallenova LLC, which had been also the founder of Integra Plastics […]
BOYANOV & Co. has again proven its exceptional expertise and leadership in the Bulgarian market, as highlighted in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA. The firm has been awarded the prestigious Tier 1 ranking in 10 out of 11 practice areas: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Energy […]
This time we advised a syndicate of UniCredit Bulbank, United Bulgarian Bank, Eurobank Bulgaria, and Raiffeisen Bank International on the financing of the construction and operation of a 160 MW photovoltaic power plant in Bulgaria (in the Maglizh Municipality). The PV park is developed by Belozem Solar Park 2 OOD, which S Solar and Syzygy […]
BOYANOV & Co. has once again been ranked in the top Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment, and Real Estate by the highly esteemed legal research guide Chambers and Partners. These placements reaffirm the firm’s outstanding service quality and its consistent leadership in the Bulgarian legal market. A client has lauded […]
1. What’s new? On February 22, 2024, Bulgaria, previously one of the few remaining EU countries without foreign direct investment (FDI) controls, introduced a new FDI screening regime in accordance with the EU FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452 (the “EU FDI Screening Regulation”). The Act to Amend and Supplement the Investment Promotion Act (the “FDI Screening […]
BOYANOV & Co. was proudly a sponsor of the 2024 Regional Final of the European Law Moot Court (ELMC) Competition hosted by Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski on 29 February – 2 March 2024. The European Law Moot Court Competition is an annual international competition that is held between university teams of students who have an […]
BOYANOV & Co. actively participated in the prestigious Introducing New Members event organised by the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) on 27 February. BOYANOV & Co. was pleased to rejoin the BBFL community and officially receive its certificate as a distinguished member of the Forum. In his remarks at the event, Mr.Borislav Boyanov, Managing Partner, […]
The prestigious Chambers & Partners Global Guide has ranked Borislav Boyanov as a Senior Statesperson, and Yordan Naydenov and Kina Chuturkova as Band 1, highlighting their significant contributions and leadership in the legal field. Managing Partner Borislav Boyanov, honored as a Senior Statesperson for 24 consecutive years, is celebrated for his vast experience and profound […]
BOYANOV & Co. has been successfully recertified by Lloyd’s Register to the following ISO standards: ∙ ISO 9001 (Quality Management); ∙ ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management). This reaffirms the firm’s ongoing commitment to quality management, business continuity, and information security management. Over 30 years, BOYANOV & Co. has consistently invested in its internal systems to […]
In a display of consistent excellence, BOYANOV & Co. has once again been awarded the prestigious Gold Ranking in the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals for the year 2024. This achievement marks the tenth consecutive year that the firm has been recognized for its outstanding contributions to the […]
This article is available in Bulgarian here. Three years after its launch[1], e-Justice in Bulgaria is still under construction and improvement and has not yet reached its final form. At the end of March 2023, the unified platform of e-Justice – the optimised Unified Portal for e-Justice (UPEJ) – started working. Prior to that, the […]
In the latest issue of CEE Legal Matters magazine, Managing Partner Borislav Boyanov offers an insightful overview of the Central and Eastern European legal landscape. The article addresses the multifaceted challenges and developments in the region, ranging from geopolitical upheavals to rapid digitalization. Borislav Boyanov highlights the resilience and innovative spirit of CEE law firms, […]
Employment contracts can only be terminated on specific grounds listed in the Bulgarian Labor Code. There are over 50 grounds for termination, each with its unique facts, documents, and procedures. Disciplinary dismissal is both a disciplinary sanction and grounds for employer-initiated termination without notice (Art. 330, Para 2, item 6 of the Labor Code). This […]
On 4 January 2024, Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., the renowned Japan-based logistics company, completed the acquisition of Cargo-Partner subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe. This acquisition strengthens Nippon Express’s global logistics network, which spans over 739 locations. Cargo-Partner, headquartered in Austria, has a significant presence in Central and Eastern Europe and offers diverse logistics services, […]
С удоволствие съобщаваме, че Боянов и Ко. възстанови членството си в Българския Форум на Бизнес Лидерите (БФБЛ). Престижната организация обединява над 130 водещи български и международни компании и индивидуални членове. Присъединяването на Боянов и Ко. към БФБЛ подчертава ангажимента на Дружеството към укрепването на бизнес етиката и социалната отговорност в българската бизнес общност. Това членство […]