CEELM DOTY 2025
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 region is E&’s Acquisition of PPF Telecom Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian, and Slovakian Assets. The […]
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Karanovic & Partners Advised MidEuropa
MidEuropa Announces Sale of Regina Maria and Medigroup to Mehiläinen
MidEuropa, a leading private equity investor with deep roots in Central Europe, announced an agreement to sell Regina Maria Group, a leading integrated private healthcare network serving over 3 million unique patients under the Regina Maria brand in Romania and the MediGroup brand in Serbia, to Mehiläinen, the largest private healthcare provider in Finland. Karanović […]
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Karanovic & Partners Ranked Among Top Law Firms in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Edition
We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners has once again secured its position among the top law firms in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2025 edition, with 12 practice areas across the jurisdictions ranked in the top tier and 11 more recommended in other tiers. This year, we welcome our […]
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Montenegro Enacts New Laws on Investment Funds to Align with EU Standards
Montenegro has enacted two new laws that significantly reform its investment fund sector. The Law on Open-Ended Investment Funds with Public Offering and the Law on Alternative Investment Funds came into force on 19 March and 20 March 20 2025, respectively. These laws introduce a comprehensive regulatory framework for the establishment and operation of Open-Ended […]
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North Macedonia Becomes a Member of SEPA: Changes in Financial Payments and Transactions
On 6 March 2025, the European Payments Council officially accepted North Macedonia’s application and included North Macedonia in the Single Euro Payments Area (“SEPA”). With this, North Macedonia became the 39th member of SEPA. North Macedonia’s acceptance to SEPA will have the following implications: Reduction of costs for international payments: North Macedonia’s access to SEPA […]
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Karanovic & Partners Among Top-Tier Law Firms in the Chambers Europe 2025
We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners is once again listed as a top-ranked legal practice in the Chambers Europe Guide ranking for 2025. Karanovic & Partners legal practices and its cooperating lawyers from Serbia and North Macedonia have been ranked as Band 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ranked as Band 2, […]
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Insights from the 2025 DIDS Conference
The 15th anniversary of the Domain Names of Serbia Conference (DIDS 2025) was held on 19 March in Belgrade. Local and international experts – industry leaders from technology, law, and business – gathered to exchange knowledge and visions about the future of the digital space. Under the slogan “Back to the Future,” this year’s conference […]
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Albania Moves Forward with Draft Law to Establish the Development Bank of Albania
The Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate has introduced a draft law for the establishment of the Development Bank of Albania (“DBA”), a specialised public financial institution designed to facilitate financing for small and medium enterprises, start-ups, and underfinanced sectors. The bank is also envisioned as a key player in promoting exports of […]
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Albania Moves Forward with New Trademark Legislation: Draft Law Under Parliamentary Review
On February 18, 2025, Albania submitted a new draft law on trademarks to its Parliament, aiming to repeal the existing Law No. 9947 of July 7, 2008, “On Industrial Property”, as amended. The current law covers a broad spectrum of industrial property rights and business secrets, including patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications […]
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Montenegro’s First-Ever Crypto Regulation
The Parliament of Montenegro has adopted amendments to its Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) law on 28 February 2025, aiming to align with recommendations from the DG FISMA and the OECD. A key element of the changes is the introduction of Montenegro’s first-ever regulatory framework for crypto assets, crypto asset transactions, and related services. This initiative […]
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Montenegro’s New Gambling Law: A Game-Changer for the Industry?
In February 2025, the Government of Montenegro submitted a proposal for a new Law on Gambling to parliamentary procedure, following its August 2024 announcements. The Parliament is expected to decide on the proposal by the end of Q1 2025. The law aims to establish a robust regulatory framework to eliminate the grey market and attract […]
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia Votes to Annul Solidarity Tax Law
On 5 February 2025, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia (“Court”) annulled the Solidarity Tax Law (“Law”), ruling that it violated several key constitutional principles. In 2023, the Law introduced a one-time solidarity tax on companies with realised total revenue of over EUR 10 million in 2022, intended to fund crisis mitigation […]
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Arbonia Completes Sale of its Climate Division to Midea
Arbonia AG completed the EUR 750m sale of its climate division to Midea Electrics Netherlands B.V., a company of Midea Group. Arbonia Climate employs more than 3,000 people and develops and manufactures products and systems for sustainable heating and cooling generation, heating and cooling distribution, energy storage, ventilation and air treatment. With the sale of […]
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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 the year. This change reflects our commitment to flexibility, ensuring we can continuously attract and support […]
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Successful Sale of Lambergh Château & Hotel in Radovljica, Slovenia
Our colleagues from Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic, Partner Igor Angelovski and Senior Associate Mojca Zupančič Kovačič, have successfully concluded the sale of Lambergh Château & Hotel in Radovljica, Slovenia. They advised the seller, Hočevar d.o.o, throughout the transaction. This deal marks the successful completion of the transaction, with our team of cooperating lawyers […]
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EFSE and GGF Expand Their Portfolio in Serbia by Financing AIK Banka
We are pleased to announce that Karanovic & Partners supported the European Fund for Southeast Europe, acting in respect of its Regional Sub-Fund (EFSE), as well as the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) with the provision of two MREL-compliant loans to Serbian AIK Banka. The EUR 30 million loan provided by EFSE aims as supporting […]
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Tender for Highway Construction in North Macedonia
On 31 January 2025, the Public Enterprise for State Roads published a tender for a new infrastructure project – the construction of a key section of the E-65 highway between the village Bukojchani and the municipality of Kichevo. At this stage, the invitation for prequalification has been issued, with the closing date being 17 March […]
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GGF Expands Their Portfolio in Montenegro by Financing Lovćen Bank AD Podgorica
We are pleased to announce that Karanovic & Partners supported the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) with the provision of a loan to Montenegrin Lovćen Bank AD Podgorica. The EUR 3 million loan provided by GGF is intended to boost green lending. Our work included legal support to GGF in the implementation of this transaction. […]
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Our Team Welcomes the New Generation of Partners
Karanovic & Partners is proud to announce the new promotions to Partners. Milica Filipović With 14 years with our team, Milica has consistently showcased dedication, expertise, and leadership. Her in-depth knowledge of commercial and healthcare law, combined with her business and client-focused approach, has significantly strengthened our practice. A key driver behind the growth […]
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Karanovic & Partners Recognised as A Top-Tier Law Firm in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide
We are happy to announce that Karanovic & Partners is one more time 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, […]
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