The firm advised Enel Produzione SA in 2003 on its participation as main sponsor together with the Entergy, USA in a €580 million project finance transaction involving the privatisation and modernisation of one of the biggest thermal power stations in Bulgaria (Maritsa East 3 Project). In a subsequent transaction Enel acquired the stake held by Entergy in the […]
News Corporation, acting through its local subsidiary Balkan News Corporation, acquired a controlling interest in Radiocompany CJ, which operates or advises a number of radio stations in Bulgaria, including N-Joy, Z-Rock, Melody, Jazz FM and others. The acquisition extends the existing foothold of News in other media markets (most notably free-to-air television through bTV the first national private FTA […]
The partnership advised Wing Equity, an Austrian private equity fund in acquiring Devin, a local group, being among the market leaders in bottled mineral water. Borislav Boyanov & Co. was responsible for the legal due diligence of the target companies, the structuring of the transaction and its financing, drafting of the transaction and financing documents and obtaining of […]
The firm succesfully obtained merger clearance for CosmOTE of its proposed acquisition of control over Greek electronics distirbutor Germanos. In Bulgaria CosmOTE owns Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile EAD (Globul), the second-largest mobile phone operator. Germanos operates in Bulgaria one of the largest chains of retail outlets for mobile handsets and other electronics. Borislav Boyanov & Co.’s team was […]
The firm successfully completed the licensing and setting up of two local companies, active in life and general insurance under a bancassurance model. The two companies are jointly owned by subsidiaries of AIG and the National Bank of Greece. In addition to licensing, the project involved obtaining a merger clearance from the Bulgarian Commission on […]