The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a second tier firm,

Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova)’s ‘strong’ banking and finance practice advised a group of bondholders on the restructuring of a defaulted Eurobond issued by the state-owned Holding BDZ EAD (Bulgarian Rail Road), and acted as lead counsel to Raiffeisen Bank International on the refinancing of existing debt relating to Lukerg’s acquisition of Bulgarian wind farms. It also advised on the refinancing of German pharmaceuticals group, Phoenix. Other clients include EBRD, JP Morgan and Société Générale. Tsvetan Krumov and practice head Anton Andreev are recommended.

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Within Corporate and M&A, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a second tier firm,

Alexandra Doytchinova’s ‘very responsive’ team at Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is ‘excellent at keeping to deadlines’. It advised VTB Capital on the €100m acquisition of a controlling stake in Bulgartabac, and acted for Pro7Sat.1 on the sale of the group’s entire Bulgarian portfolio of radio stations to a Bulgarian investor. Key clients include Siemens and Integrated Micro-Electronics. Ilko Stoyanov has ‘a suitable, commercial approach’, and is ‘well informed’.

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Within Dispute resolution, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a third tier firm,

Key clients for the ‘first-rate’ team at Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) include AMC Pancke, K.-W. Phannenschmidt and ORS. Anton Andreev heads the practice.

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Within EU and competition, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a third tier firm,

The ‘focused’ Ilko Stoyanov heads Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova)’s ‘client-oriented and well-prepared’ department, which advised a client in a cartel investigation and acted for VTB Capital on the merger control filing for the acquisition of a controlling stake in Bulgartabac.

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Within Energy and natural resources, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a second tier firm,

Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova), which is noted for its ‘high level of service’, advised Raiffeisen Bank International on the financing of the acquisition of Maritsa East III thermal power plant; Solarpro Holding on the financing, development and sale of photovoltaic projects; and Bosch Solar on Project Kazanlak, a €25m photovoltaic project in the Balkans. Stefana Tsekova has ‘a professional attitude’, and the ‘knowledgeable’ Alexandra Doytchinova is also recommended.

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Within Real estate and construction, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a second tier firm,

Headline work for the ‘outstanding’ team at Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) included advising S IMMO on the financing of the construction of an office building in central Sofia, and assisting Moncada with the acquisition and development of several solar energy parks. Elena Todorova and practice head Dimitar Vlaevsky are recommended.

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Within TMT, Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) is a second tier firm,

The team at Schoenherr (in cooperation with Law firm Andreev, Stoyanov and Tsekova) shows ‘in-depth knowledge’, and incudes the ‘incredibly focused’ Ilko Stoyanov. Ir advised Pro7Sat.1 on the sale of its portfolio of Bulgarian radio stations to a Bulgarian investor; Integrated Micro-Electronics on the acquisition of EPIQ’s electronics manufacturing business; and Antrator Holding on the sale of the Bulgarian regional daily newspaper, UTRO, to BG Privatinvest.

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