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Bulgaria Regulator Allows Eurohold to Buy CEZ Bulgaria

By  |  November 1, 2020
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Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition officially has notified Eurohold Bulgaria AD that permission is given to the company to acquire the subsidiaries of CEZ Group in Bulgaria – the electricity distributor for Northwestern part of Bulgaria, including the capital Sofia. This was announced by Eurohold Bulgaria.

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    The integration of CEZ Group companies in Bulgaria in the structure of Eurohold will be supported by an energy board of Bulgarian and international experts – Gary Levsley, Dan Catalin Stanku, and Georgi Mikov.

    The current senior management of CEZ Bulgaria will maintain its positions to ensure continuity in management.

    “We see the CEZ deal as a step towards entering the energy business and an opportunity to diversify our portfolio. Eurohold has solid experience in regulated markets and in the acquisition and integration of new companies in various sectors. Over the past 20 years we have made about 30 acquisitions.”

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