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18/12/2023
CEE M&A Outlook: Steady As She Goes
Published on CEE Legal Matters | 12 December 2023
03/08/2021
CMS Advises UniCredit Bulbank on Refinancing Solarian Holdings Portfolio
Published on ceeleg­al­mat­ters. comCMS has advised UniCredit Bulbank on the refinancing of Solarian Holdings' 21-megawatt operational photovoltaic portfolio in Bulgaria. According to CMS, the EUR 36 million refinancing project relates to a number of special-purpose companies, including Consult Solar EOOD, Solar R1 EOOD, Solar RAS EOOD, Green Energy Park EOOD, and Vento Eco Energy EOOD, all operating under the con­tracts-for-premi­um scheme, introduced by Bulgaria in order to replace the feed-in tariff under the Second Renewable Energy Act.
31/03/2021
Discussion on the M&A market in Bulgaria
CMS Sofia Partner Gentscho Pavlov and Senior associate Ivan Gergov discuss trends on the M&A market in Bulgaria in an interview for “Manager” magazine (the interview is in Bulgarian). Read the interview...
06/08/2020
CMS advises on €1.2b sale of Vivacom Group
International law firm CMS has advised the sellers in relation to the sale of Bulgaria’s leading telecoms and media operator Vivacom to South-Eastern European broadband and pay TV provider United Group...
04/08/2020
CMS Sofia advised on the EUR 110 million refinancing of the largest office...
OTP Bank, DSK Bank and Eurobank have signed a term loan facilities agreement with Business Park Sofia, owned and operated by Arco Capital Corporation, regarding the refinancing of the existing exposures...
27/01/2020
Hyundai Electric advised by CMS on sale of Hyundai Heavy Industries Bulgaria
Korean firm Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. Ltd. has sold its Bulgarian subsidiary Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Bulgaria AD to the IBG Group. Hyundai Heavy Industries Bulgaria develops, manufactures...
09/03/2017
CMS tops M&A rankings in CEE again
CMS continues to be the number one M&A legal advisor in Central Eastern Europe. CMS, one of the global top ten full service law firms, topped the Central and Eastern Europe M&A Legal Advisor league tables...
19/01/2016
Central and Eastern European M&A markets diverging
CMS, in co-operation with EMIS, has published the fifth edition of “Emerging Europe M&A Report 2015/2016”. The report presents the M&A trends for 2016 and an analysis of M&A deals valued over US$...
18/01/2016
Changes to the BULSTAT Register
On 9 October 2015, the Bulgarian Parliament ("Parliament") voted preliminary on a number of changes to the BULSTAT Register Act ("BRA"). The amendments reflect the government's intention to decrease by...
18/01/2016
Bulgarian Offshore Companies Act Amendment seeks to ease restrictions
Bulgarian Offshore Companies Act Amendment seeks to ease restrictionsA newly introduced amendment to the Bulgarian Offshore Companies Act (the “Act”) will bring significant changes to investment opportunities...
01/10/2015
Company acquisitions in 2015 at the highest level since 2007
Several mega-mergers mean Europe has achieved the highest number of acquisitions and mergers since 2007, based on the total value of the transactions
29/09/2015
Private equity and other alternative sources of financing are on the upswing
The value of European company acquisitions acquired its highest level since 2007. But insiders are careful about making further forecasts on the continuing expansion of the market. These are the findings...