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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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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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Legislation Update: Albania

Albania Aligns Its Payment Services Law with the EU: Key Changes from 1 January 2027

On 22 October 2026, Parliament adopted Law No. 108/2026 amending Law No. 55/2020 “On payment services” (the “Amending Law“), which enters into force on 1 January 2027 and fully aligns Albanian law with PSD2, EMD2, the DORA amending directive and the Instant Payments Regulation. It affects banks, payment and e-money institutions, fintechs and any business […]

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Landmark Financing for North Macedonia's Largest Wind Farm

Qoku & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners Advises Lenders on Financing of North Macedonia’s Largest Wind Farm

Our colleagues from Qoku & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, Erste Group Bank AG and Sparkasse Bank AD Skopje on the financing of approximately EUR 129 million for the first phase […]

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Legislation Update: Albania

Albania Overhauls Its Copyright Law: New Rules for Collective Management Organisations, Online Platforms and Creators

On 22 October 2026, the Albanian Parliament adopted Law No. 110/2026 amending Law No. 35/2016 “On Copyright and Related Rights” (Amending Law). The Amending Law brings Albanian copyright law into line with 14 EU instruments, including the Digital Single Market Directive (EU) 2019/790 and the Collective Rights Management Directive 2014/26/EU. The Amending Law has not […]

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Banking and Finance Update: Serbia

ALTA Bank Loses Its Licence: What Clients and Creditors Need to Know

In announcements published on 31 October 2026, the National Bank of Serbia (“NBS“) confirmed the revocation of the operating licence of ALTA banka a.d. Beograd (“Bank“), following a significant deterioration in its financial position and concerns over liquidity. The NBS also determined that the conditions for bankruptcy were met, transferred management to the Deposit Insurance […]

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