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JPM Advises VTB Bank on Sale of Business in Serbia
Jankovic Popovic Mitic has advised VTB Bank on the sale of 100% of its stake in VTB Banka a.d. Beograd to AZRS Invest doo Beograd.
VTB has been operating in the Serbian market since 2008 and owns two branch offices, in Belgrade and Novi Sad.
The JPM team included Senior Partner Nenad Popovic, Partner Nikola Poznanovic, and Senior Associate Bojana Javoric.
JPM did not reply to our inquires about the deal.
SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar is a full-service business law firm in Serbia that provides foreign and domestic clients with premium-quality legal advice and assistance across a wide range of key areas of corporate law. The firm was founded in 2015 by a group of seasoned, internationally-trained lawyers. SOG has developed a distinctively dynamic culture, bringing together top talent, fostering entrepreneurship, and maintaining exceptional relationships with its clients.
SOG has achieved consistent growth in the volume of its business, accompanied by an exponential increase in the number of hired associate lawyers and the firm’s network of business contacts. SOG has a robust client base of multinationals, investment and private equity firms, and financial institutions. Clients praise SOG for being commercially minded, very responsive and knowledgeable.
Establishing permanent cooperation with Kinstellar is part of realising SOG's long-term development strategy to be the leading provider of legal services in the Western Balkans market.
Firm's website: https://www.kinstellar.com/
