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Alexander Rangelov
Counsel

Alexander Rangelov

Head of Tax

Languages
  • Bulgarian
  • English
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Alexander Rangelov is Counsel in the Corporate team at CMS in Sofia and Head of the Tax practice. 

He has experience in corporate law with a focus on taxation, in particular corporate income tax, VAT, local taxes and fees and tax litigation. He has participated in various projects for local and multinational entities involving tax advice, tax structuring, tax due diligence for M&A projects and on-going tax consultancy.

Before joining CMS, Alexander was an attorney-at-law and senior tax consultant at Deloitte Bulgaria and an attorney-at-law and tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Bulgaria.

Relevant experience

  • BY FAR on a comprehensive tax structuring and due diligence procedure regarding potential investments in the client’s business by investment funds and sector specific companies to further expand the client’s trademark market share.
  • Prestige 96 on support and legal representation in an administrative and court appeal of a tax assessment.
  • A digital marketing business on legal representation in an administrative and court appeal of a tax assessment.
  • An international crypto currency platform on the tax structuring and tax due diligence in the acquisition of an office building.
  • A streaming service provider on the tax aspects of a film shoot in Bulgaria for the client’s VOD platform.
  • GTS / Interoute, Europe’s largest cloud services platform, on the tax structuring of an internal restructuring and subsequent sale of business.
  • BayWa r.e. on the comprehensive tax environment in Bulgaria regarding green energy sector taxation as well as tax structuring advice on potential investments in Bulgaria.

Memberships & Roles

  •  Sofia Bar Association

Education

  • 2006 – LL.M., Faculty of Law, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski“

Further reading

  • Amendments to Bulgarian tax laws

  • Bulgarian Ministry of Finance published the 2017 draft tax package for public consultation

  • Annual Financial Reports Publication Alert

  • CMS advises AIG on sale of CEE assets to Fairfax

  • CMS successfully advises on the purchase of Fadata

  • CMS advises Advent International on sale of Devin AD to Spadel Group

  • Overview of Tax Reforms in CEE 2015 - 2017

  • Tax Insurance Capability

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