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Tzvetomira Pacheva

Counsel

Email

tzvetomira.pacheva@aoshearman.com

Phone

+33 (0)1 40 06 53 33

Offices

Paris

V-CARD
Tzvétomira is a member of the Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure (PENRI) group.

She advises sponsors (industrials and funds) and financial institutions (commercial lenders, institutional lenders and DFIs) in France and internationally, in the context of the development and financing of infrastructure, transition energies, transport, and telecommunication projects. She has developed a significant experience in the energy sector.

Recommended Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France Financing (Project Finance)

Experience

Representative matters

  • The borrowers on the financing, the development, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of:

- the 488 MW Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier windfarm comprising 61 wind turbine generators and their associated equipment (April 2023).

- the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport windfarm comprising 62 wind turbine generators and their associated equipment (April 2023).

  • The borrower, an operator and provider of FttH lines, in the context of the strategic partnership between dedicated to the refinancing of the acquisition and commercialization of Irrevocable Rights of Use (IRU) in France.
  • The lenders in relation to the limited recourse senior secured debt financing for Envision AESC’s battery manufacturing plant in Douai, France.
  • A consortium of banks as Lead Arrangers on the structuring and negotiation of the financing for Orange fiber telecom concessions in France.
  • The lenders of the SEMOP Port la Nouvelle (held notably by Deme Concessions, the Région Occitanie, CDC, and Europort), concession holder of the concession contract related to the renovation and extension of the port of Port La Nouvelle.

Pro bono

  • Working with Safe Passage for the visa demands of Afghan families (2022).
  • Working with Article 1 association: Mentoring a Master graduate in law during lockdowns (2020).

Recognition

“Rising star ”
IFLR 1000, 2021 - France (Project Finance)
“Rising star ”
IFLR 1000, 2020 - France (Project Finance)

Awards

 

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2012

Academic

Master Degree in International commercial law, Université Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne), 2008

Master Degree in business and economical law, Université Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne), 2009

Languages

French, English, Bulgarian
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.