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Band 2

Banking & Finance

Bulgaria

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Elitsa Ivanova

Europe

Practice Areas

Banking and International Finance, Project Finance, Structured Commodities Trade Finance, Capital Markets, FinTech, Banking Regulations

Career

Elitsa Ivanova is a Partner and Head of Finance of CMS Sofia. She is a key expert in the CMS banking and finance practice in the CEE region with over 15 years of professional experience in the sector. She is a dual qualified Bulgarian and English lawyer who has advised leading financial institutions active in the CEE and CIS on a number of cross-border and multijurisdictional transactions.  Elitsa has a wealth of experience in corporate finance, project finance and leveraged finance across a spectrum of industry sectors, and structured commodities trade finance.

Elitsa brings in-house experience having been seconded in leading financial institutions in London and Amsterdam. In 2012/2013, she completed a secondment at UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch as part of their CEE Loans Syndication Team and in 2014, another secondment at Deutsche Bank, Amsterdam Branch, working on structured commodities and trade finance transactions as part of their Loan Documentation team. In addition to her international experience, Elitsa knows the local market well and advises on all kinds of transactions and regulatory matters in Bulgaria (financings, restructuring and insolvency, banking regulatory).

Professional Memberships

Sofia Bar Association

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Banking & Finance - Bulgaria

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Elitsa Ivanova is a well-regarded lawyer who often handles matters concerning project and acquisition financing, refinancing, loans and facilities. Additionally, she has experience advising clients on regulatory matters.

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