Stanislava Dimova-Markova, attorney-at-law
Corporate lawyer with over 18 years of experience in commercial disputes, M&A transactions, venture capital, complex restructurings and contributions in kind, real estate and energy efficiency, construction, and relations between the participants in the construction process.
Professional experience
Stanislava Dimova-Markova is an attorney-at-law focusing on corporate and commercial law. She is a partner at Markova & Panchovska Law Office and has more than 18 years of experience in the legal servicing of companies. Her expertise covers the full business life cycle — from incorporation and venture financing through to complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings and investment exits.
Her deep experience in corporate transactions is combined with a leading practice in energy law. For more than a decade she has worked actively in the fields of energy efficiency and energy performance contracting (EPC/ESCO) in Bulgaria.
Stanislava Dimova-Markova regularly assists with the launch of new companies and start-ups. Her practice includes the structuring of investment rounds, the negotiation of term sheets, investment and shareholders' agreements, the incorporation of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), as well as legal support on contributions in kind, spin-offs and other complex transactions.
Her client portfolio includes fast-growing start-ups, ESCO companies and investors in renewable energy projects, as well as leading Bulgarian investment intermediaries, management companies, private equity funds and corporate investors.
She provides comprehensive, day-to-day operational legal services to holding structures, large corporate groups, hotels and hotel operators, and construction and investment companies, covering the full range of their commercial, contractual, corporate, employment and regulatory matters. She is the author of the legal structure of some of the most significant real estate transactions in Sofia in recent years, and at the same time actively represents clients in civil and commercial disputes before the courts and in arbitration.
Master of Laws, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“
Plovdiv Bar Association
Alliance for Energy Efficiency (AEE) — member of the Board of Directors since 2016; heads the legal work of the Alliance, of which she is a co-founder.
Legal services and specialisation
Start-ups and venture financing
Incorporation and structuring of companies; founder and shareholder arrangements; investment rounds, term sheets, convertible and equity instruments; and the preparation of investor exit strategies.
Mergers, acquisitions and complex transactions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), spin-offs, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, non-cash contributions (contributions in kind) and full legal due diligence.
Project companies and financing
Incorporation of SPVs and project companies; project finance; raising debt and equity capital; security arrangements and the negotiation of financing terms.
Energy and sustainable development
Development of renewable energy projects (wind and solar); energy efficiency; ESCO and energy performance contracts (EPC); forfaiting and financing schemes; and energy regulation.
Capital markets and securities
Public offerings of securities; prospectuses; trading in financial instruments; and advising investment intermediaries, management companies and public companies.
Real estate and construction
Real estate transactions; legal due diligence; construction contracts; warranty arrangements and disputes arising from performance.
Day-to-day corporate services
Ongoing legal support for companies and holding structures — commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment law, data protection (GDPR) and dispute prevention.
Selected experience
Pioneering practice in renewables and energy efficiency
For more than a decade she has worked actively in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy performance contracting (EPC/ESCO). She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Energy Efficiency since 2016 and heads the organisation's legal work, having been one of its co-founders.
Structuring investment rounds and project companies
She regularly assists with the launch of new companies and start-ups, structuring investment rounds, term sheets, investment and shareholders' agreements, and the incorporation of special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
Landmark real estate transactions in Sofia
Author of the legal structure of some of the most significant real estate transactions in Sofia in recent years.
Comprehensive corporate services for holding structures
She provides comprehensive, day-to-day operational legal services to holding structures, large corporate groups, hotels and hotel operators, and construction and investment companies.
