Zivkovic Samardzic reports that it has obtained competition clearance in Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia for Petrol d.d. Ljubljana’s acquisition of control over the Slovenian natural gas trader Geoplin.

ODI has advised debtor Elektroservisi on a EUR 12 million out–of-court restructuring with BAMC/DUTB and Banka Sparkasse.

ODI has advised SKB Banka d. d. (a part of Societe Generale Group) on a EUR 17.25 million acquisition financing of KJK Investicije 3 d.o.o., a Slovenian SPV under the control of KJK Fund II. Selih & Partnerji advised KJK on the financing and the underlying transaction — KJK’s acquisition of Tomplast d.o.o. (and indirectly its subsidiary Unitplast d.o.o.) from Ramapo Holdings Limited (which was represented by Ulcar & Partnerji and White & Case).

On June 30, 2016, CEE Legal Matters reported that Selih & partnerji had advised German company C3 on its acquisition of a majority stake in PM, Slovenia’s largest content marketing agency, making C3 the biggest content marketing agency in Europe.

ODI has advised Tus Nepremicnine, the real estate company of the largest Slovene retailer Tus, in the sale of its shopping center Planet Tus Koper to the South African real estate fund Greenbay, which was advised by Jadek & Pensa.

Selih & partnerji has advised German company C3 on its acquisition of a majority stake in PM, Slovenia’s largest content marketing agency, making C3 the biggest and most successful content marketing agency in Europe. The sellers were represented by Kavcic Rogl Bracun (KRB) law firm.

ODI Law has announced that Senior Associate Tilen Tacol has been appointed the new President of the Slovenian Copyright Board.

Women’s Day is behind us, but the subjects of gender equality and equal opportunity are of year-round concern. This, the first part of a special two-part CEE Legal Matters article on women in private practice in CEE, provides the numbers and percentages from leading law firms across CEE, as well as a more thorough snapshot of one representative market. Part II of the report, in the June issue, will pull back the curtain even more, providing feedback and perspectives from lawyers across the region.

When I reached the age of four, I remember my father making a selfless but nevertheless hard decision to stop his PhD studies in nuclear physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA in order for our family to be reunited and live under one roof in Slovenia, which, at the time, still formed a part of the former Yugoslavia.

CMS has advised Polish private equity fund Innova Capital on the acquisition of Slovenia's Trimo Group, a leading European provider of complete solutions for building envelopes and steel facade systems. The sellers are nine banks, including Slovenia's largest bank, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB). The transaction is subject to merger control approvals and is scheduled to close in Q1 2016, once conditions precedent have been fulfilled.

Dorda (DBJ) has advised DIY superstore bauMax on the October 31, 2015 dispossession of 67 of its stores in Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Slovenia, as part of what DBJ describes as "Austria’s and CEE’s biggest ever distressed M&A asset deal."

CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati and Macedonia’s Polenak law firm have acted as joint counsel to Telekom Austria Group in connection with the merger of its subsidiary VIP Operator Dooel Skopje with One Dooel Skopje, a subsidiary of Telekom Slovenije Group, both operating in the Republic of Macedonia. Baker & McKenzie Italy advised Telekom Slovenije Group on the deal.

Karanovic & Nikolic has announced the addition of Slovenian Banking & Finance lawyer Marko Ketler, who joins from the ODI Law Firm to open K&N’s Slovenia office.

Wolf Theiss has advised Pivovarna Union on the sale of 57.63% of its shares in the Birra Peja brewery in Kosovo to the Devoli Group beverage producer.

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The Slovenian ITEM law firm has successfully represented Alcatel Lucent in a challenge to the decision of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) to refuse to protect Alcatel Lucent's “LIGHT RADIO” mark in Slovenia.

Wolf Theiss has advised Commerzbank, Merrill Lynch International, and UniCredit Bank on managing the issuance of bonds by Nova Ljubljanska banka, d.d, Ljubljana (NLB), the largest Slovenian bank.

Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners has announced its role in the recent Agrokor acquisition of the Mercator Group, which closed on June 27, 2014. Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners acted for Agrokor, while Kavcic, Rogl, Bracun represented the sellers, which included several Slovenian banks.

Clifford Chance has confirmed its role in and elaborated on the recent EUR 1.1 billion restructuring of the Mercator Group, reported on by CEE Legal Matters on June 18, 2014.