Equest Balkan (EIB), the Bulgarian property investment company targeting retail and financial services, infrastructure and property development in South East Europe, today announced the purchase of a 33.5% indirect equity holding in Rila Samokov 2004 AD, which is the company that owns the land and development rights for a large property development project in the Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria.
EIB has signed contracts to acquire a 33.5% interest in Rila Samokov, which owns almost 2,000,000 m2 of land for development in Borovets. EIB is paying 25.9 million euros for the property investment, made up of a payment for the equity shares and also a capital injection into Rila Samokov.
EIB owns 50% of Borovets Invest NV, which in turn owns 67% of Rila Samokov. EIB’s partner in Borovets Invest NV is an international institution. The other shareholders in Rila Samokov are the Municipality of Samokov (with 25% shareholding) and one of Bulgaria’s top construction companies Glavbolgarstroy (with 8% shareholding). Read more…