Spasov & Bratanov has a particularly strong reputation in Sofia. One competitor singles out name partner Georgi Spasov for praise: "He's an impressive, resourceful lawyer with an excellent case-by-case understanding....
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Spasov & Bratanov has a particularly strong reputation in Sofia. One competitor singles out name partner Georgi Spasov for praise: "He's an impressive, resourceful lawyer with an excellent case-by-case understanding. He has my deepest respect."
The firm has been active on some big-ticket deals over the last 12 months, especially in the M&A market. One transaction saw the team advise OTP Bank and OTP Garancia on the €652 million sale of their insurance business to Groupama. On the buy side, the firm represented MTG broadcasting in its €620 million acquisition of Nova TV, First Private Channel and other affiliated companies.
Spasov & Bratanov's largest recent assignment was acting for Credit Suisse and Banc of America Securities as mandated lead arrangers in the €1.25 billion acquisition, by Bain Capital, of the Bulgarian side of the global bathroom and kitchen division of American Standard. Vassil Hadjov and Alexander Angelov were the lawyers involved.
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