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Ivan Gergov is an attorney-at-law and Partner working in the private equity practice of CMS Sofia.
In this capacity, he acts on behalf of portfolio companies and their managers and structures and executes various transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged buyouts, private debt financings and private real estate transactions. In the recent years, he has also focused on distressed acquisitions of offices, the purchase of non-performing loan portfolios as well as the provision of loans to technology companies by investment managers. In addition, Ivan Gergov has successfully negotiated various shareholders’ and management incentive schemes.
Prior to joining CMS, Ivan worked with a leading international law firm and two investment banks.
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Ivan Gergov is an attorney-at-law and Partner in the banking & finance team at the CMS office in Sofia. His practice focuses on advising international financial institutions, agents, large corporations and arrangers on a wide range of national and cross-jurisdictional matters, in particular debt financings, restructurings and non-performing loans.
Ivan Gergov is particularly experienced in advising financial institutions and corporate clients on real estate and project financing transactions. He has acted for a wide range of lenders and borrowers alike, having extensive expertise regarding the particulars of financing office buildings, shopping centres and renewable energy projects. Recently, he has also been involved in a number of restructurings and the sale of non-performing loan portfolios. Ivan Gergov has been leading the restructurings of several high-profile financing deals as well as the largest NPL sales in Bulgaria, supporting both sellers and buyers.
As Ivan Gergov also has a strong corporate and private equity practice, he can comprehensively advise his clients, covering all aspects of their transactions in Bulgaria and the wider CEE region.
Prior to joining CMS, Ivan Gergov worked at a leading international law firm and two investment banks.
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Ivan Gergov is an attorney-at-law and Partner working in the corporate/M&A practice of CMS Sofia. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate law matters, with a particular focus on M&A deals, corporate governance and capital markets.
Ivan Gergov has extensive experience in advising clients on complex mergers and acquisitions in a broad range of industries. He has advised both sellers and buyers, having extensive expertise in TMC, real estate and energy mandates. More recently, Ivan Gergov has gained significant experience in the area of capital markets. In particular, he has worked on multiple acquisitions of public companies, compliance with mandatory provisions by public companies and on obtaining licenses for investment intermediaries and AIFMs.
In addition, Ivan Gergov co-authored the Bulgarian chapter on Public M&A for the 2018 edition of Getting The Deal Through.
Prior to joining CMS, Ivan worked with a leading international law firm and two investment bank.
