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Karanović & Partners Appoints Marjan Poljak as Managing Partner

Karanović & Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Senior Partner Marjan Poljak as the new Managing Partner. He will take over the leadership role from Miloš Vučković, who has been Managing Partner for the past two years.

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Karanovic & Partners Recognised as A Top-Tier Law Firm in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide

Karanovic & Partners legal practices and its cooperating lawyers from Serbia and North Macedonia have been ranked as Band 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina found its place in Band 2, while Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia have been ranked as Band 3

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Karanović & Partners Wins the Deal of the Year 2025 Award

Karanović & Partners, with its cooperating lawyers, has been awarded the prestigious Deal of the Year 2025 for two transactions at the ceremony held in Prague, Czech Republic. The 2025 Deal of the Year winner in the Central and Eastern Europe

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Karanovic & Partners Announces the Three New Senior Partners

Karanovic & Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of three distinguished team members to the position of Senior Partner, effective 1 January 2026. Each of the newly promoted Senior Partners is known for outstanding professional excellence

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MidEuropa Agrees to Exit Imlek

The family holding of entrepreneur and investor Andrej Jovanović (AJFH), as the lead investor, together with the experienced manager and current CEO of Imlek, Bojan Radun, has signed an agreement for the joint acquisition of Imlek from its current ow

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Mass to Acquire One of Europe’s Oldest Footwear Retailers

Our colleagues from Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic advised a Slovenian footwear retailer, Mass Group, on its entry into an agreement to acquire Leder & Schuh, one of Europe’s oldest footwear retailers.

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MTX Group Acquires Omial Novi from Aluflexpack

Czech industrial group MTX Group has acquired Omial Novi, a Croatian company, from the Swiss-based Aluflexpack Group, in a transaction that served as a key condition for the European Commission’s approval of Constantia Flexibles’ entry into the Alufl

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A New Era for k/andidates: Year-Round Applications Now Open

As we celebrate 10 years of developing future legal professionals, we are pleased to announce an important update to our k/andidates program. We are transitioning to a new application model—one that allows candidates to apply at any time throughout

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Through our regional network and cooperating offices in 7 countries, we can help you to achieve your industry-specific business goals.

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Practice and industry groups

We are consistently top-ranked as a professional service providers in the region by leading legal directories.

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International desks

Our dedicated German, French, Nordic and Chinese desks have strong track records assisting foreign investors in the SEE region.

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Chambers and Partners Global Rankings Update

Karanovic & Partners Recognised as A Top-Tier Law Firm in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide

We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners is listed as a top-ranked legal practice in the latest Chambers Global Guide ranking. Karanovic & Partners’ legal practices and its cooperating lawyers from Serbia and North Macedonia have been ranked as Band 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina found its place in Band 2, while Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, and […]

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Legislation Update: Albania

Albania Adopts Its First Law on Lobbying

With the approval of Law No. 12/2026 “On Lobbying in the Republic of Albania” (“Law”), Albania has established for the first time a binding legal framework regulating lobbying activities. The Law is designed to regulate the exercise of influence over public decision-making by setting out clear conditions under which lobbying activities may be conducted and […]

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Legislation Update: Montenegro

Non-Working Sundays in Retail: Constitutional Court Decision and Legislative Response

The regulatory framework governing Sunday trading in Montenegro is currently undergoing significant change and uncertainty. On 28 January 2026, the Constitutional Court of Montenegro declared Article 35a of the Law on Internal Trade unconstitutional, thereby abolishing the long-standing prohibition on retail and wholesale trading on Sundays and public holidays. However, shortly after the Court’s decision, […]

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M&A News

Regent Acquired ContiTech’s OESL unit from Continental AG

Karanovic & Partners advised Regent, a private equity firm managing business across technology, consumer, media and industrial sectors worldwide, on its acquisition of ContiTech’s Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) business unit. The transaction was completed on 2 February 2026. We worked in cooperation with the Taylor Wessing team, who acted as lead counsel. Our team delivered […]

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