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Stela Pavlova-Kaneva

Stela Pavlova-Kaneva

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Schoenherr

Schoenherr

Bulgaria

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Covering the entire scope of corporate matters, Schoenherr remains a reference in the market for national and cross-border acquisitions and takeovers. The group is under the joint leadership of Alexandra Doytchinova and Ilko Stoyanov; Doytchinova is best known for advising international clients on their market entry and direct investments in Bulgaria, and Stoyanov has a proven track record in acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Katerina Kaloyanova-Toshkova has a strong focus on international M&A transactions, and Stela Pavlova-Kaneva is a name to note for transactions in the telecoms, real estate and energy sectors.
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Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position

Attorney at law

Career

Stela Pavlova is an attorney at law at Schoenherr's Sofia office specialising in Corporate/M&A. She joined Schoenherr in April 2017 following her qualification as solicitor and admission to the Law Society of England and Wales. Stela is dual qualified English/Bulgarian lawyer. As part of her transactional experience, she has built up a track record of successful domestic and cross-border M&A deals in the telecommunications, real estate, energy and manufacturing sectors and has been involved in several landmark deals on the Bulgarian market. Prior to joining the firm, she completed a two year Training Contract at Linklaters LLP in London, including a six-month secondment at British Petroleum. While at Linklaters LLP she gained experience in banking, capital markets, M&A and general corporate law matters. Her working languages are Bulgarian, English, German and Russian.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, German, Russian

Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

Education

University of Law, London/UK (Legal Practice Course 2015)
University of Oxford, Oxford/UK (Master of Science in Law and Finance 2013)
University of Warwick, UK (LL.B. 2012)
University of Saarland, Germany (Erasmus year abroad 2011)

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Schoenherr Bulgaria has proved to be outstanding in understanding the deal complexity, the desired outcome, the complex financial metrics and was very prompt in response time and quality of advice and work.’

    ‘Ilko Stoyanov and his team have delivered an outstanding service level and responsiveness. I felt confident and backed up on all legal matters, but also on the economic and commercial side. Mr. Stoyanov has been outstanding in client engagement, advisory, understanding the needs of the business, planning of Schoenherr's role in the engagement, responsiveness (timely and qualitative) of queries and requests and the quality of work and end product. During the meetings with our counterparts, Mr. Stoyanov demonstrated strong diplomatic and negotiation skills, helping to facilitate the deal. I would recommend and engage Mr. Stoyanov anytime in the future.’

    'I recommend Stela Pavlova-Kaneva for her overall input and help throughout the transaction, representing us as buyers of a company's assets.'

    'I recommend Alexandra Doytchinova for her great leadership, business acumen, and ability to make lay persons understand the intricacies of the law.'

    ‘Alexandra Doychinova is a top class professional who is able to assist with great insight, acumen and knowledge. she has unparalleled ability to solve complex situations and guide the client in difficult transactions.’

    'Ilko Stoyanov is a lawyer who is always there for for us, always extremely prepared for any meeting and any topic. We felt safe in every aspect of our project.'

    ‘We were very satisfied with both the services provided and the overall experience. Ilko Stoyanov took a highly hands-on role throughout the project, which allowed the deal team to remain lean. We saw this as a clear strength because despite frequent changes to the deal structure and parameters, Ilko and his team consistently remained in control and could be very efficient, reflecting also in the overall fees.’

    ‘Ilko Stoyanov was instrumental to our overall satisfaction. He managed the project very professionally and with great efficiency. We felt well looked after and in highly experienced hands. We particularly value Ilko’s strong commercial understanding and pragmatic approach, his careful handling of sensitive negotiations, and consequently keeping the process moving forward. Beyond his professional qualities, he is also a genuinely pleasant person to work with, which made the collaboration all the more rewarding. In our view, he truly stands out from his peers in the Bulgarian market.’

Key clients

  • Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (E&) BlackPeak Capital Revetas Capital Advisors Bulstrad Life Vienna Insurance Group Bulgaria EQT X Investments S.à r.l. Curium Pharma Enery Element GmbH Exadel Inc., USA IGT Services and Technologies SRL Hauser GmbH Metlen (former Metka) Enery Development GmbH WOLFF & MÜLLER AU Optronics Borealis AG Cashwave MET Group CloudM Software Limited Smurfit Westrock Europe B.V Adarna EOOD

Work highlights

Acted as local counsel to E& on the acquisition of a controlling stake in PPF Telecom Group's assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, Yettel and CETIN entities in Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia and O2 and O2 Networks in Slovakia.