One of the oldest firms in Albania, Boga & Associates is regarded by competitors as an established top-tier firm. Its longevity gives it an "advantage in the matter of experience," says one competitor, which has given it time to establish and its choice of the best work....
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One of the oldest firms in Albania, Boga & Associates is regarded by competitors as an established top-tier firm. Its longevity gives it an "advantage in the matter of experience," says one competitor, which has given it time to establish and its choice of the best work.
Clients across the board compliment the firm on the timing and quality of its work, its professionalism, language skills, expertise and wide network of contacts. Genc Boga, Renata Leka, Sokol Elmazaj and Silva Velaj feature on most significant deals.
In banking, Boga & Associates advised two Italian banks on their share transactions in local entities, with one deal valued approximately at €28 million, as well as a Turkish bank in a €10 million Guarantee Agreement with USAid. The firm also conducted the due-diligence for a German bank in relation to the IPO of its parent company.
Elsewhere, the firm is advising an international investment bank on a €100 million syndicated senior debt transaction for the largest telecommunications company in Albania. Boga also acted for a German finance institution in a €10 million syndicated loan, and conducted due-diligence for an international private-equity fund for a €76 million bid in the privatisation of a state-owned oil refining and marketing company.
The firm was active in the project financing market, advising two Norwegian companies in a bid for the construction of the Ashta hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and the Skavica HPP. The firm also advised a Slovenian company in a successful bid for the construction and operation of the €144 million Shala HPP projects.
"Boga has international experience," says one client. "He is ex-KPMG ... and he tries to replicate international standards in his team, who are all very good, fluent in English and international – from Italy, Albania and Macedonia."
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