ArsovNatchevGaneva

2009

ANG provides tax legal advice to Areva NP SAS in relation to its participation as a subcontractor of the main contractor in the Nuclear Power Plant Belene project (2008 - ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva provides legal services to Groupama SA which include obtaining various regulatory approvals from the Financial Supervision Commission, consulting on corporate governance matters and providing general legal advice pertaining to the business activity of Groupama’s subsidiaries in the country. Our lawyers are also part of the legal team responsible for the negotiations of Bancassurance and Assurbanking arrangements between Groupama subsidiaries and DSK Bank aiming to set up a long term partnership covering the distribution of life insurance, non-life insurance and banking products (2008 – ongoing);

ANG provides legal advice to the Black Sea Investment Trust AD, a company which developed a residential area at the Black Sea coastline, Obzor region, in relation to the securitization and financing of this project (2009);

In 2009, ANG advises Alpine Bau GmbH on the legal matters in relation to the participation of Alpine in the Hydro – Power Plant project Gorna Arda (2009);

In view of the merger of the tourism division of Germany’s TUI and Britain’s First Choice Holidays to create the biggest European tour operator, Arsov Natchev Ganeva was invited to become the local counsel in the process of restructuring of TUI’s subsidiaries in Bulgaria. Our legal work includes advising the client on the restructuring options, drafting the necessary documents for the corporate changes and the subsequent merger of the subsidiaries, communication with the Bulgarian authorities as well as general corporate advice. Arsov Natchev Ganeva is also active in providing legal advice on a number of legal matters of the daily management of the Bulgarian subsidiaries of TUI (2008 – ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva represents Publicis Groupe, the world’s fourth largest communications group and second largest media counsel and buying group, in an acquisition of a number of companies under the control of a key player in the Bulgarian advertising industry. The legal work focuses, among others, on advising the client on the merger of the various subsidiaries of the target into one entity, on competition and concentration issues and on obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals from the Bulgarian authorities, including the Commission for Protection of Competition. Our law firm continues to advice Publicis Groupe on a variety of legal matters related to the Publicis Groupe’s investment during the post-acquisition period (2007 – ongoing);
ANG are the Bulgarian legal counsellors to one of the biggest European supermarket chains – Lidl. The law firm renders full range legal services with а strong focus on corporate, commercial, real estate and construction  law issues as well as comprehensive assistance in the process of the acquisition of numerous real estate properties in the country and in the negotiations, preparation and drafting of the construction contract for Lidl’s logistic centre in Bulgaria (2005 - ongoing);

ANG in cooperation with Gide Loyrette Nouel was selected as a winning bidder in a public procurement procedure “Enhancement of the coordination and monitoring in the course of concessions implementation” carried out by the Council of Ministers. The services performed under the procurement include review of the relevant concession and PPP regulation and good practices in a number of EU member states, and preparation of suggestions for improvement of the forms of PPPs in Bulgaria, as well as the coordination and monitoring in the course of their preparation. Within the framework of the project ANG has organized nine training seminars for the Bulgarian local and central administration (2008 – 2009);

ANG are the legal counsellors to the major French sporting good chain – Decathlon with stores located throughout the world. Our team renders full range legal services with а strong focus on corporate, real estate and commercial law issues. ANG currently assists the company in the course of its active expansion on the Bulgarian market (2008 – ongoing);

Following a competitive public tender ANG (legal counsellor) in consortium with KPMG Bulgaria, was appointed, as a counsellor to the Ministry of Defence on a complex project aiming at the market oriented restructuring of TEREM EAD. TEREM EAD is a state owned holding company, which consolidates 8 leading companies in the field of overhaul and average repair of military machinery, armaments, equipment and other military-technical property, appurtenances and installations. The legal consultations seek to increase the value of TEREM EAD and to attain maximum financial effect as a result of the sale of the companies or the fulfillment of other forms of public-legal partnership in reference to them. The project can be qualified as the biggest transaction in the country’s military sector for the period 2007 – 2009. The legal work included inter alia due diligences (carried out in 2007 -2006) of the 8 affiliates of TEREM EAD, the elaboration of restructuring strategy (2007), approved by the Counsel of Ministers, deals structuring, negotiations, drafting of transaction documents and agreements, closing procedures. The involvement of the consortium between ANG and KPMG in the process contributed to the successful outcome of the restructuring procedure after the failure of two privatization attempts in the holding, and to the closing of the deals (2008) for 3 of TEREM’s affiliates – Terem – Tzar Samouil LLC, Kostenetz, Terem – Georgi Benkovski LLC, Plovdiv and TEREM – General Vladimir Zaimov LLC, Bojurishte. Presently, the consortium prepares the deals, expected to be concluded with regard to the others TEREM’s subsidiaries. (approximate value of the Project: BGN 200.000.000) (2006 – ongoing);
ANG is the legal advisor of the Bulgarian subsidiary of Air Liquide International – the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment. The legal work encompasses different legal fields, including: corporate, commercial, real estate, labor and others. ANG’s assistance has contributed to the successful outcome of a complicated insurance issue between the company and one of the biggest Bulgarian insurers (2009 – ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva advises Mobil Concrete, a Bulgarian subsidiary of Austrian companies, on tax issues and represents it in corresponding court and administrative proceedings (2009);

ANG has been engaged by the international consulting company NIRAS to participate in the drafting of the Bulgarian regulations of Track 1 procedure under the Joint Implementation mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol (2009);

Currently ANG lawyers provide full legal services to Swissport Bulgaria AD encompassing corporate and employment matters, commercial contracts, antitrust and competition, administrative litigation, etc. (2007 – ongoing);

ANG advises Total SA, France – the fourth largest international oil and gas company in the world operating in more than 130 countries – on a wide range of legal matters related to the incorporation and operation of its Bulgarian subsidiary (2008 – ongoing);

ANG is the legal advisor in Bulgaria of Sagacarbon - one of the leaders in the EU emission allowances and CО2 Instruments trade and a subsidiary of the French state-owned bank Caisse des Depots. ANG is the legal consultant of Sagacarbon during the negotiation and conclusion of the first for Bulgaria contracts for sale of allowances under the EU emissions tradе scheme. (2008 – ongoing);

ANG continues advising Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Finance L.P. in cooperation with the American law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher on commercial, tax and other ensuing regulatory matters in connection to Bloomberg’s electronic trade platforms for securities and other financial instruments in Bulgaria (2004-ongoing);
Arsov Natchev Ganeva in association with the British law firm Thomas Cooper advises on ongoing basis the London based Jordan International Bank on the available legal instruments for securing the repayment of the loan extended by Jordan International Bank to an English investment company. The purpose of the loan is to finance the acquisition of a big industrial site in Bulgaria. Additionally, ANG ensured all legal formalities associated with the factual granting of security in favour of the Bank (2007 – ongoing);
 
ANG advises on ongoing basis Alas Bulgaria, a Bulgarian – Austrian – Cypriot company producing and trading with concrete on corporate and commercial issues (2006 – ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva continue to render legal services to ArcelorMittal Distribution in the course of deploy of company’s operations on the Bulgarian market for distribution of steel profiles and other steel products (2008 – ongoing);

ANG provides full scope legal services on daily basis to one of the largest construction company in Europe - Alpine Bau GmbH in connection to the company’s business undertakings in the country related to the Hydro Power Project “Tsankov Kamak” and other big investment and infrastructure projects. The Hydro Power Project “Tsankov Kamak” includes construction and engineering works for the building of a dam lake and Hydro Power Plant. The total value amounts to Euro 200.000.000 (2004- ongoing);

The firm assists VA Tech Hydro GmbH in different corporate, commercial, tax and labour law matters in the framework of the Hydro Power Project “Tsankov Kamak (2004-ongoing);

ANG is the primary legal counsel of the subsidiary of Societe Generale in Bulgaria  Credibul. ANG provides advice and consulting in the domains of corporate and commercial law, employment and human resources, IP, regulatory compliance, etc. (2005 –ongoing);
ANG acts as legal consultant of the local subsidiary of Essilor International SA – Essilor Bulgaria EOOD. Our team advises the company on a wide range of legal matters related to its establishment, licensing and operation on the Bulgarian market (2007 – ongoing);
ANG assisted the company AS 24 SAS handling 487 unmanned petrol stations in more than 20 countries thorough Europe, in the course of the implementation of its specific operation system on the Bulgarian market. The scope of the legal services encompassed various advises related to the elaboration of the tax strategy of the company in Bulgaria and full assistance for the obtaining of the approvals and permissions from the Bulgarian tax authorities for the specific operations carried out by AS 24. Currently ANG team advises the company in numerous debt recovery procedures (2007 – ongoing);

The firm provides full scope legal services to Ecopack Bulgaria AD, the first Bulgarian recovery organization, member of Pro Europe Family, which was founded in 2004 by 18 multinational companies. Among these are Coca Cola, Pepsi, Unilever, Carlsberg, Danone, Procter & Gamble, etc. (2003 – ongoing);

The firm acts as a legal advisor to Mobilitas SA and its subsidiary AGS BULGARIA SLLP rendering full scope consultations required for the carrying out of the company’s business in Bulgaria as well as court representation, and contract drafting (2005–ongoing);
The firm provides full range legal services to the French pharmaceutical giants: Les Laboratoires Servier SAS, France and BIOFARMA SA, France and their subsidiaries in Bulgaria – SERVIER BULGARIA SLLC, and SERVIER MEDICAL SLLC. The work includes advices on the corporate structuring, analysis of the distribution agreements, Labour law issues, import and distribution of drugs, and pharmaceutical products licensing regulations, etc. (2004 –ongoing);

ANG acts as a prime legal counsellor to Gebrüder Heinemann – Germany, international duty free operator and major duty free supplier in Bulgaria. The work encompasses different legal concerns, including: corporate, commercial, M&A, tax, IP, labor and other aspects (2004-ongoing);

We act as legal advisors to Renault Trucks SAS, France, ensuring full range legal services related to the business activities of the company in Bulgaria, including antitrust matters concerning the application of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1400/2002/EC on the application of art. 81 (3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, preparation of distribution and other agreements, corporate law issues, etc. (2004-ongoing);

ANG provides full range legal services to Pain D’OR AD, a food industry company (2003-ongoing);

ANG acts as a legal counsellor to Europart Holding GmbH - Germany in connection with the company’s business in the country (1996-ongoing);

ANG provides full range legal services to the French Company Danone in respect to its business operations in Bulgarian. The work we are carrying out is complex in nature, including: corporate, commercial, tax, real estate, competition, IP law cases (2003-ongoing);

The firm represents number of aviation operators, including IATA, the European Association of Aviation Companies, Air France (2001-ongoing);

ANG represents Alpine Bulgaria AD (a subsidiary of Alpine Bau GmbH) in a big arbitration case lodged by a subcontractor of Alpine before the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2007 – ongoing).

ANG provides legal services to the leading Bulgarian company in the field of distributing veterinary medicine products – Intervet Bulgaria/ Schering Plough (2005 – ongoing);

ANG represents the Ministry of Environment and Water in arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Court at the BCCI against the consortium Walter Heilit, in connection with a dispute regarding the performance of a construction contract governed by the FIDIC rules (2007 – ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva advises IAG Agregats, a Bulgarian subsidiary of IAG Agregats AG Switzerland on corporate, insurance and labor issues (2007 – ongoing);

Arsov Natchev Ganeva provides comprehensive legal advice to Wine Unlimited, an Austrian – held  company active in the trade with wines, on corporate issues (from the moment of its incorporation) and on social insurance and labor matters (2008 – ongoing);

ANG provides legal services to the Bulgarian subsidiary of the company Renault Trucks Commercial Europe. ANG team advises the company on ongoing basis on various corporate and commercial matters, as well as on the available legal instruments and the elaboration of appropriate payment schemes for securing the payments under some agreements concluded by the company (2008 – ongoing);