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November, 2018

Karanović & Partners will change the Terms of Business as of 1 December 2018.

Karanovic & Partners To Implement New Terms Of Business

Karanović & Partners  will change the Terms of Business as of 1 December 2018. For all new engagements executed on 1 December and afterwards, these new Terms of Business will apply. The new Terms of Business will not be available on our website, but will be separately provided to each client. In case you need […]

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November, 2018

Karanovic & Partners advised Precision for Medicine

Precision For Medicine Acquires Argint International

Karanovic & Partners advised Precision for Medicine, part of the Precision Medicine Group, on its’ cross-border acquisition of Argint International. The transaction is part of Precision’s global growth plan, and the company’s European footprint now includes offices in Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, and Belgrade. The Karanovic & Partners legal team was led […]

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October, 2018

Karanovic & Partners At The 2018 CEELM Balkan GC Summit

Digital Transformation of Legal Processes

Rastko Petaković, the managing partner at Karanović & Partners, held a presentation on the needs for a digital transformation of legal processes at the 2018 CEELM Balkan GC Summit. “The digital transformation didn’t really happen in the legal industry, because it only transformed the tools, rather than the processes“, said Mr. Petaković. “Changing the processes […]

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October, 2018

Karanovic & Partners at tha the Role of Experts Witnesses in the Judicial System...

The Role of Expert Witnesses in Serbia

The Ministry of Justice, World Bank and Multi Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia organized a conference regarding the role of expert witnesses in the judicial system and the changes which should be taken in order to improve the Law on Expert Witness. The expert witness has a key role in proceedings when specialized facts and complex […]

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October, 2018

Karanovic & Partners at AmCham's Round Table

New Amendments to the Serbian Law on Enforcement and Security

Karanovic & Partners had the opportunity to participate in AmCham’s round table and hear first-hand about the Amendments to the Serbian Law on Enforcement and Security (“Law“), as well as to discuss with the members of the Working Group of the Serbian Ministry of Justice the problems occurring in practice and their possible solutions. The novelties envisioned by the […]

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October, 2018

Tax News: Serbia

Serbia Starts to Apply MLI and Expands the DTT and SSC Network

Serbia signed a Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“MLI“). The MLI should prevent the abuse of domestic tax laws and double taxation treaties (“DTT“), and its provisions shall be accordingly incorporated into the current DTT signed by Serbia. Serbia signed a double tax treaty with […]

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October, 2018

CEE Legal Matters Interview with Ivana Dišović

The Buzz In Serbia

The interview with Ivana Dišović was published in Septembe 2018, by CEE Legal Matters.    “It is pretty quiet on the dispute resolution market, as hearings are not held in the summer,” says Ivana Disovic, Partner and attorney at law in cooperation with Karanovic & Nikolic. “In contrast, we see high activity in the M&A […]

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October, 2018

A New Series of Workshops in Cooperation with Serbian Universities

Student Workshop: The Law School for Startups

Responding to the great interest and turn-out after our workshop “The Law School for Startups” this spring, Karanovic & Partners is pleased to announce a new series of workshops. Organized in cooperation with universities across Serbia, this workshop will be held on different locations throughout this autumn. The students will have an opportunity to hear lawyers and […]

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October, 2018

Karanovic & Partners advised Nutanix, Inc.

Nutanix Buys Frame For USD 165 Million

Karanovic & Partners advised Nutanix, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud computing from the U.S., on its USD 165 million acquisition of Mainframe2, Inc., also known as Frame, a Serbian-American start-up and a leader in cloud-based Windows desktop and application delivery. This landmark acquisition – the biggest and most valuable start-up transaction to involve Serbia, […]

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September, 2018

Hospitality and Leisure News: Montenegro

Mixed-Use Hotels: Montenegro takes a Step Forward in Luxury Hotel Development

Over the years, Montenegro invested significant efforts in the development of the tourism industry, and one could say that it is steadily becoming a go-to destination for those seeking an ultimate luxury Riviera lifestyle. The recent steps taken by Montenegrin legislators show that international trends are well received and recognized by local authorities, this time […]

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September, 2018

Hospitality and Leisure News: Montenegro

Montenegro Takes A Step Forward In Luxury Hotel Development

Over the years, Montenegro invested significant efforts in the development of the tourism industry, and one could say that it is steadily becoming a go-to destination for those seeking an ultimate luxury Riviera lifestyle. The recent steps taken by Montenegrin legislators show that international trends are well received and recognized by local authorities, this time […]

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September, 2018

Karanovic & Partners Open Day 2018

Karanovic & Partners Opened the Door for Students and Recent Graduates

Karanovic & Partners held an Open Day for students and recent graduates at its premises in Belgrade. On 15 September, visitors had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Karanovic & Partners culture and learn more about the various programmes intended for trainees and interns. Students and recent law graduates were also introduced to the […]

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September, 2018

Banking and Finance News: Serbia

Amendments to the Serbian Law on Payment Services

The summer has brought a set of amendments to the existing laws, as well as the adoption of new laws in Serbia’s financial sector. This overview focusses on the changes made to the Law on Payment Services (the “PS Law“), while additionally the Law on the National Bank of Serbia (“NBS“) has also been slightly […]

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September, 2018

Karanovic & Partners Among Finalists of 2018 M&A Advisor Awards

Miloš Jakovljević Shortlisted To Win The 2018 M&A Advisor Awards

We are proud to announce that Miloš Jakovljević, Partner* in the Corporate & Commercial practice group of Karanović & Partners, is a finalist for the 17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in the Legal Professional of the Year category. Mr Jakovljević is chosen amongst a globally recognized group of esteemed lawyers whose activities set the standard for […]

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September, 2018

Karanovic & Partners at the 4th SGA Meetup

What are Investors Looking for?

On Monday, 10 September 2018, Goran Radošević and Ivan Nonković, partners ⃰ at Karanovic & Partners, held a presentation at the 4th Meetup of the Serbian Games Association (SGA). In front of both budding and established members of the rapidly developing national video games sector, at the headquarters of the successful Serbian mobile game developer […]

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September, 2018

Karanovic & Partners Real Estate Team is the Number One Legal Service provider i...

Karanovic & Partners Wins The 2018 Euromoney Real Estate Awards

We are proud to announce that Karanovic & Partners won the Euromoney Real Estate Survey in the Advisors and Consultants category for the second year in a row! Karanovic & Partners was once again chosen as the Number One Legal Service provider in Serbia in the Real Estate industry. “It is truly a privilege to […]

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August, 2018

Privatisation of RTB Bor

Zijin Mining takes over RTB Bor for USD 1.46 Billion

Zijin Mining, one of China’s biggest gold producers and the second biggest producer of copper ore, won the tender to become a strategic partner in Serbia’s sole copper complex RTB Bor. The Chinese company pledged to invest USD 1.46 billion in return for a 63% stake. Karanovic & Partners advised Zijin Mining in this privatisation […]

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August, 2018

Energy and Natural Resources News: Serbia

Srbijavode opens Tender for the Lease of Riverine

The public enterprise Srbijavode announced the tender for the lease of riverine – a riverbed with accompanying waterside, for the construction of small hydro power plants on 18 different locations in Serbia. These locations are in the municipalities of Arilje, Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Surdulica, Raška, Babušnica, Ivanjica, Trgovište, Pirot and Bela Palanka. The integral part […]

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August, 2018

Rastko Petaković's Interview for the CEE Legal Matters Magazine

A Change In The Legal Narrative – Past Fears And New Opportunities

This article was written by Rastko Petaković, the Managing Partner of Karanovic & Partners, and was originally published in Issue 5.5 of the CEE Legal Matters Magazine.  Until a few years ago, the narrative within legal practices, as in most service industries, focused mainly on austerity, small growth numbers, and the crises. Most legal practitioners […]

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August, 2018

Karanovic & Partners advised NIBE

NIBE Acquires EMIN’s Operations In Serbia And Turkey

Karanovic & Partners advised NIBE – a global organisation that contributes to a smaller carbon footprint and better energy utilisation, on its’ acquisition of EMIN Group. Sweden-based NIBE Industrier AB signed an agreement to acquire 51% of the EMIN Group with operations in Turkey and Serbia, and has a call option to acquire an additional […]

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