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Svilen Issaev

Partner, head of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets in Sofia and and co-head of the firm-wide Restructuring & Insolvency service line. He has advised some of the largest international and domestic banking and finance institutions on various transactional, regulatory and compliance matters applicable to their business in Bulgaria. Svilen’s expertise includes a wide spectrum of finance and investment issues such as: banks and financial institutions licensing, cross border financings, investment structuring, debt restructuring, security insolvency proceedings, capital market transactions and regulations. He also specialises in life sciences and healthcare, including marketing authorisation, production, distribution, pricing and reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, advertising and clinical trials. · Kinstellar

BulgariaBanking & Finance, Capital MarketsBulgarian, English

About

Partner at Kinstellar based in Sofia, head of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and co-head of the firm-wide Restructuring & Insolvency service line, with over 20 years of post-qualification experience. He advises major international and domestic banks and financial institutions on transactional, regulatory and compliance matters in Bulgaria and also specialises in life sciences and healthcare regulatory and commercial matters.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsRestructuring & InsolvencyHealthcare & Life SciencesRegulatory & Compliance

Office

Expertise

Banks and financial institutions licensingCross-border financingsInvestment structuringDebt restructuringSecurity and insolvency proceedingsCapital markets transactions and regulationLife sciences and healthcare (marketing authorisation, pricing & reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, clinical trials)

Education

  • Master of Economics, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2004–2006)
  • LL.M., Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Law (1997–2003)

Admissions

  • Sofia Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

Languages

BulgarianEnglish