BULGARIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Nikolay Cvetanov, Boris Lazarov, Asen Apostolov and Patrizia Foffo, Penkov, Markov & Partners
Penkov, Markov & Partners (PM&P) was found - ed in 1990 and has established itself as one of Bulgaria’s leading and most prestigious law firms, garnering widespread recognition both locally and internationally. The firm’s team com - prises of 45–50 partners and associates, along with several external legal consultants, talented trainees, and a team of assistants and staff. PM&P is an active member of esteemed inter - national networks such as Lex Mundi and Lex Adria. It is the first law firm in Bulgaria to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification with subsequent
recertification under ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015. It has offices in Sofia and all other major cities – Burgas, Pleven, Ruse and Stara Zagora, with major presence in the segments of financial and credit institutions, e-money and payment institutions and providers. Its clients in - clude Credit Suisse AG, EBRD, ProCredit Bank, Allianz Bank, Multitude Bank, Piraeus Bank, TBI Bank EAD, International Finance Corporation, Paynetics, Payhawk (the first Bulgarian Unicorn company), Crypto, Binance, Unilink S.A.
Authors
Nikolay Cvetanov is a managing partner at PM&P, and is one of the firm’s leading experts in the fields of banking and finance, M&A and personal data protection. He is the head of the specialised practice groups data protection and cybersecurity, IT, media and telecommunications and co-head of the banking, finance and capital markets practice group. Nikolay has a distinguished track record of lecturing in seminars, public speaking and moderating events organised by legal training centres or in partnership with a number of chambers of commerce. He is also well published.
Boris Lazarov is a managing partner at PM&P, and is also one of the experts with extensive knowledge and experience in M&A, banking law, project finance, and the energy sector,
with a particular focus on renewable energy sources and natural resources. He specialises in offering both transactional and regulatory advice to credit institutions and pension funds. He is instrumental in the teams advising on complex transactions, including project financing, securitisation, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, mergers, spin-offs, and public acquisitions. Boris is also well published.
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