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CMS Sofia has one of the largest corporate teams on the local market that has proven its ability to handle the most complex transactions across various sectors, including private equity, TMC, retail, hotels & leisure, energy, consumer products, financial institutions & banking and finance, insurance sector, etc.

We maintain the highest profile of a law firm in Bulgaria and continue to be the “go-to” law firm in the region with respect to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), corporate and commercial matters, including over the past twelve months.  We have acted in major M&A deals, and we have been both the sale and the buy side. Thanks to our extensive network of offices worldwide and our market leading presence in Europe and in CEE in particular, we participate in many multijurisdictional transactions and cross-border matters.

CMS has won the CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Award for Bulgaria for three years in a row (2017, 2018 and 2019) for major M&A transactions in the automotive, banking and finance and telecommunications sectors. 

Our commercial team offers a comprehensive service (IT, IP, competition, tax, etc.) to clients from various sectors: IT, TMT, automotive, financial institutions, consumer products, lifesciences and healthcare, energy, insurance, private clients, state authorities, etc. We advise clients on all types of agreements, on disputes, competition, commercial and regulatory matters and we represent them in front of state authorities and various courts.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Bulgaria
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

CMS regularly assists high-profile clients with cross-border corporate transactions. The law firm also advises on regulatory and corporate compliance, governance issues and the establishment of Bulgarian subsidiaries. It undertakes instructions from foreign investors and domestic corporates from a range of industries, including energy, TMT and insurance. It has further experience in transactions in the real estate and retail sectors. Clients benefit from the team's close cooperation with the firm's other offices, particularly on regional transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised CTP on the acquisition of Transcapital and Transcapital Ring Road.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Atanas Bangachev
Head of Corporate/Commercial
1
Band 1

Atanas Bangachev is a top-ranked M&A lawyer with knowledge spanning many key industry sectors. He regularly acts on market-leading cross-border transactions in the energy and IT sectors.

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Atanas Bangachev
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Band 1

Members

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Alexander Rangelov

Anna Tanova

Antonia Kehayova

Assen Georgiev

Head of Department

Atanas Bangachev

Head of Department

Desislava Anastasova

Dimitar Zwiatkow

Head of Department

Eva Petrova

Gentscho Pavlov

Iveta Manolova

Maria Harizanova

Nevena Radlova

Tatyana Yosifova

Veliko Savov

Clients

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60K

Acwa Power

Advent International

Allianz

Astronergy

Bulgarian National Bank

CHS

COFCO International

Cargill

Chubb

Global Biomet

IBM

Johnson & Johnson

Kaolin AD

SDN

Syngenta

Industries

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Automobiles & Parts

Banks and Financial Institutions

Charities

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Products

Energy & Projects

IT, Software and Computer Services

Insurance

Lifesciences & Healthcare

Media

Private Clients

Private Equity

Real Estate & Construction

Retail

Telecommunications

Transportation

Travel & Leisure

Utilities