Corporate/Commercial
Bulgaria
14 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Ilko Stoyanov
Europe 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
corporate & reorganisations | mergers & acquisitions | competition, eu & foreign trade | capital markets | finance & corporate finance | insurance
Career
Ilko Stoyanov is partner with Schoenherr in Bulgaria where he specialises in Corporate/M&A and oversees the competition work in relation to transactional matters. Ilko has graduated in law from the Sofia University and has LL.M. degree from Columbia University Law School where he was also an editor of the Columbia Journal of East European Law. He is a member of the bar since 2004. Ilko regularly acts for clients on multinational acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Ilko has advised the investment funds BlackPeak Capital (Bulgaria), EQT (Sweden), Advent International (USA), Harbinger Capital Partners (USA), Mezzanine Management (Austria), Revetas Capital Advisors (UK) and B2 (Norway) and a wide array of foreign corporations on deals in the telecom, technology, start-up, banking, insurance, pharmacy, energy, food and manufacturing industries. Ilko has advised on the largest by volume M&A transactions in Bulgaria in 2018 (banking and insurance) and 2019 (telecom).
Chambers Review
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Chambers European Guide
Corporate/Commercial - Bulgaria
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Ilko Stoyanov is a first-tier M&A specialist who advises on sales, acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. He regularly represents clients from the energy, TMT and manufacturing sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
He is an amazing lawyer who is calm and professional.
Corporate/CommercialChambers European GuideIlko Stoyanov is outstanding in client engagement, advisory and in understanding the needs of the business.
Corporate/CommercialChambers European GuideHe is very hands-on, responsive and calm under pressure. He is always on top of things.
Corporate/CommercialChambers European GuideIlko is not only one of the best experts we have worked with, but he is a lawyer who exhibits a very high level of diplomacy, which is very necessary for us.
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