Zavisin, Semiz & Partneri and Dentons have advised a banking consortium on their EUR 155 million financing for the 103.3-megawatt Krivaca wind farm project co-owned by Serbia’s MK Group and Slovenia’s ALFI Green Energy Fund. Karanovic & Partners advised the Axpo Group on its market-terms long-term PPA with the Krivaca project company.
Film Incentives in Serbia
The Republic of Serbia continues to encourage creativity in the field of audiovisual production through incentives’ allocation to individuals even so in 2023.
Alcoholic Beverages - Serbian Legal Framework
Our current publication is in detail Serbian Legal Framework for alcoholic beverages. It thoroughly analyses governmental approvals required to market alcoholic beverages, advertising restrictions, licensing and distribution requirements and restrictions, permissible product ingredients, and practical compliance issues.
NKO Partners and JPM Advise on Noventiq Buyout of Saga Minority Shareholders
NKO Partners has advised a group of Saga’s minority shareholders on Noventiq's buyout of their equity. Jankovic Popovic Mitic advised the buyer.
ZMP Secures General Customs Supervision for Champagne Geographical Indication
Zivko Mijatovic and Partners has successfully represented the Champagne Wine Interprofessional Committee in its request for general customs supervision based on indications of geographical origin for Champagne wine across Balkan markets.
Right to Acquire Share Financial Instrument—Incentives for Startups and Other Businesses
The very idea of introducing a new financial instrument issued by a limited liability company (“LLC” or “Company”) is to improve the economic environment as well as financial growth by providing a way for companies to incentivize employees, especially the ones in IT industry, thus enabling companies to operate in accordance with high standards adopted worldwide.
The Competition Commission is Investigating Another RPM
On the 19th of January, there has been yet another competition infringement investigation (ex officio) by the Serbian Commission for the Protection of the Competition, this time against VAILLANT doo Beograd (Vaillant) regarding the market of gas boilers!
Nenad Kovacevic Makes Partner at CMS Belgrade
Senior Dispute Resolution Expert at CMS Belgrade and CMS Podgorica Nenad Kovacevic has been promoted to Partner.
Retail NPLs in Serbia – Slowly Suffocating the Banks and the Citizens
One of the long-debated domestic themes is non-existence of retail NPL market in Serbia. Following the 2008 World Economic Crisis in Serbia, the country managed to regulate corporate NPL market, and to decrease NPL level from 20% to 3,19 %.
The CEELMDirect Profile Pick: An Interview with Vladimir Bojanovic of Bojanovic & Partners
CEELMDirect Profile Pick: A series of interviews with partners and firms with Premium profiles on the CEELMDirect legal directory. Today’s interview: Vladimir Bojanovic, Managing Partner at Bojanovic & Partners in Belgrade.
A New Hope for Renewables
Ministry of Mining and Energy published on 21st January, long awaited draft of the Amendments to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (RESA) with purpose to push forward further investments in RES sector by creating better legal framework for development of new projects.
Serbia: Welcoming the Digitalization of the Healthcare System?
The “digitalization” buzzword can easily be found in the 21st century’s most-frequently-used vocabulary section. Something all businesses aspire to, digitalization can, depending on the specific area, represent a multitude of things, always being an inexhaustible power drive on a journey towards a modernized and efficient business playground.
Schoenherr Appoints Four New Partners and Five Local Partners Across CEE
Klara Kiehl, Clemens Rainer, Sascha Schulz, and Marco Thorbauer have been appointed as Schoenherr Partners in Austria, while Serbia's Jelena Arsic, Jovan Barovic, and Dusan Obradovic, Bulgaria's Tsvetan Krumov, and Hungary's Laszlo Krupl have all been appointed as Local Partners with the firm.
EU Charges Meta with Antitrust Violations Linked to Marketplace
In December, the European Commission (“Commission”) issued a Statement of Objections (“SO”) to Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. The Commission said that based on its preliminary view, Facebook had violated EU antitrust rules by distorting competition for online display advertising on social media linked to Facebook Marketplace.
Vulic Law Advises Soracom on Serbian IoT Matters
Vulic Law has advised the Soracom Corporation LTD on the Serbian IoT market.
The CEELMDirect Profile Pick: An Interview with Zivkovic Samardzic Partner Igor Zivkovski
CEELMDirect Profile Pick: A series of interviews with partners and firms with Premium profiles on the CEELMDirect legal directory. Today’s interview: Igor Zivkovski, Partner at the Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office in Belgrade.
Serbia's IT Windfall: A Buzz Interview with Nenad Cvjeticanin of Cvjeticanin & Partners
In the past few months, the vibrant IT sector has been rapidly developing in Serbia, with the emergence and growth of highly digitalized companies at the forefront, according to Cvjeticanin & Partners Managing Partner Nenad Cvjeticanin.
BDK Advokati Advises Degordian on Acquistion of Majority Stake in Shopycode
BDK Advokati has advised Croatia's Degordian on its acquisition of a 51% stake in Serbian e-commerce software development company Shopycode.