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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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Karanovic & Partners Recognised in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Rankings

Karanovic & Partners continues to be recognised among the leading law firms in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2026 edition, with 11 practice areas across our jurisdictions ranked in the top tier and a further 7 recommended in other

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Karanovic & Partners Wins the Deal of the Year 2025 Award

The 2025 Deal of the Year winner in Slovenia is Grupo Bimbo’s Acquisition of Don Don Group. The transaction saw global baking giant Grupo Bimbo acquire Don Don d.o.o., a major Slovenian bakery group operating across 12 European countries and

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Karanovic & Partners Announce Three New Senior Partners

Karanovic & Partners and its cooperating offices are proud to announce the promotion of three team members to the position of Senior Partner. All three have grown with our legal practice over many years, building impressive legal careers and becoming

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MidEuropa Completes the Sale of 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 completed the joint acquisition of Imlek from MidEuropa.

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Ilej & Partners in Cooperation with Karanovic & Partners Advises Founding Shareholders of Robotiq.ai on Sale to HCLSoftware

Our colleagues from Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, acted as lead legal counsel to the founding shareholders of Robotiq.ai on the sale of their shares to HCLSoftware, the software business division of HCLTech.

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wienerberger agrees to acquire Univerzum Group

wienerberger signed an agreement to acquire Univerzum Group, the leading producer of clay blocks in Serbia. The transaction remains subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities and the satisfaction of other customary conditions.

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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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Regional coverage

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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News

Verisec expands into the Adriatic region     

Verisec International Acquires Alfatec Group   

Our colleagues from Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, together with DLA Piper Sweden, advised Verisec International AB on the acquisition of Alfatec Group d.o.o., a Croatian provider of cybersecurity solutions. Alfatec was founded in Croatia in 1990 and was family-owned until the acquisition. The company provides security solutions, including cryptography and […]

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Panel discussion on startups and strategic exits in the tech ecosystem

AIJA 2026 Conference in Cairo – Where Innovation Meets Tradition

Our colleague Nika Jurković, Senior Associate from Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, spoke at the AIJA conference “Cairo 2026 | Where Innovation Meets Tradition”, held in Egypt from 15 to 17 October 2026. Nika took part in Panel 3, “Startups and Strategic Exits in the Tech Ecosystem – Trends in different […]

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Legislation Update: North Macedonia

North Macedonia Adopts New FDI Screening Law Following Earlier Proposal

Overview On 7 October 2026, North Macedonia adopted the Law on Notification and Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (the “Law”), introducing the country’s first comprehensive foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening regime. The Law entered into force on 21 October 2026 and will become applicable in April 2028, after an 18-month transition period. As discussed in […]

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ICC YAAF Event in Skopje

Construction Disputes in the Western Balkans

On 20 October 2026, our dear colleagues from Qoku & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, traditionally organised and supported the ICC YAAF event “Construction Disputes in the Western Balkans” in Skopje, together with Squire Patton Boggs. The event brought together lawyers, engineers, project managers and consulting experts from across the region to exchange […]

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