by cecaAP Legal advised on sales of YU PD EXPRESS to the Slovenia Broadband SARL
AP Legal advised the founder and sole shareholder of YU PD EXPRESS, a leading privately owned provider of postal and courier services, in connection with sale of 100% share of the company to the Slovenia Broadband SARL , a member of one of the biggest southeast Europe-based operator United Group BV. Maja Stojiljković and Aleksandar Preradović provided full legal support to the seller in this transaction.
by cecaAP Legal acted as exclusive Serbian legal advisor to Raiffeisen Banka a.d. Beograd in aquisition of Credit Agricole Bank Serbia a.d.
AP Legal acted as exclusive Serbian legal advisor to Raiffeisen Banka a.d. Beograd in connection with direct acquisition of 100% share capital of Credit Agricole Bank Serbia a.d. Novi Sad and indirect acquisition of 100% share in CA Leasing d.o.o. Belgrade. Completion of transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected in the Q1 of 2022. This is the second major M&A transaction in the Serbian banking sector in last 12 months in which AP Legal acted as legal advisors. The transaction is considered to be another strategic move by Raiffieisen Banka a.d. Beograd towards thier further growth ambition and we are proud to be able support them in their endevaours.
The experienced legal team included Dušan Preradović, Maja Stojiljković, Jovan Ćirković, and Aleksandar Preradović who led the transaction.
by cecaCEE Legal Matters, has identified AP Legal as among the winners of the 2020 Deal of the Year for Serbia for its work Nova Ljubljanska Banka’s Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka
Central and Eastern Europe’s premiere legal publication, CEE Legal Matters, has identified AP Legal as among the winners of the 2020 Deal of the Year for Serbia for its work Nova Ljubljanska Banka’s Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka.
Winners of this year’s CEE Deals of the Year Awards were announced in the June 2021 issue of the monthly CEE Legal Matters magazine and published on the Deals of the Year Award website, here. The trophies will be handed out in person at the 2021 Deals of the Year Banquet in London on September 16, 2021.
AP Legal in consortium with Prica & Partners advised the Government of the Republic of Serbia in connection with the tendered sale of 83.23% of ordinary shares of Komercijalna Banka, the largest Serbian state-owned bank to NLB. This is largest ever bank privatisation transaction in Serbia. Through an 83.23% acquisition of ordinary shareholding in Komercijalna Banka a.d. Beograd, NLB became the third largest bank in Serbia. AP Legal, together with Prica & Partners, acted as lead legal advisors to the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with financial advisors Lazard and KPMG .
Sharing the award for their work on the deal were Kalo & Associates; Kinstellar; ODI Law; Prica & Partners; Radonjic & Associates; Sajic; Selih & Partnerji
“This year’s award-winning deals are particularly significant for taking place against the backdrop of the (at the time rapidly expanding) Covid-19 pandemic, and many of them were arranged, at least in part, remotely, and with newly-created facilitating technology. Especially in these circumstances, the firms that played such critical roles in helping usher these deals to completion – including, of course, AP Legal for its work on the Nova Ljubljanska Banka’s Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka. – deserve special recognition and credit,” said CEE Legal Matters Executive Editor David Stuckey. “The judges who chose Nova Ljubljanska Banka’s Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka, as the winner for Serbia were tremendously impressed by its domestic and regional significance, its size, and its complexity. Our heart-felt congratulations go out to AP Legal. Well done!”
Finalists for the peer-selected CEE Deal of the Year Awards were selected by a panel of legal experts in each country, with winners determined by a second group of experts with widely-recognized regional expertise and experience. Deals submitted for consideration were signed in the 2020 calendar year.
“It was a real pleasure and a challenge to be involved in one of the biggest transactions in the banking sector in the SEE! A significant effort was made by the AP Legal team to bring this deal to the successful end. We would like to thank our colleagues from Prica & Partners and entire team of Ministry of Finance on their contribution and seamless cooperation” said Aleksandar Preradović who led the sell side legal team .
by cecaChambers Europe: AP Legal’s Managing Partner Aleksandar Preradovic ranked as a leading lawyer for Banking & Finance
We are proud to announce that Chamber and Partners, one of the world’s largest independent legal directories, ranked our Managing Partner, Aleksandar Preradovic as a leading lawyer (Band #1) in the Banking & Finance practice area in Serbia.
by cecaAP Legal advises the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia on sale of majority shareholding in Komercijalna Banka a.d. Beograd to Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana
Sale of 83.23% of ordinary shares of Komercijalna Banka a.d. Beograd to Nova Ljubljanska Banka has been sucessfully completed on 30 December 2020.
by cecaAP Legal and Dentons advise Raiffiesen Banka a.d. Belgrade on their EUR 25 million loan to Sojaprotein
AP Legal acted as Serbian legal adviser to Raiffeisen Banka a.d. Beograd as lender and security agent in relation to EUR 25 million term loan to Sojaprotein, member of MK Group.
by cecaAP Legal advises lenders in connection with loan to Merin Group
AP Legal provided full legal support to Eurobank a.d. Belgrade and Vojvodjanska Banka a.d. Novi Sad in connection with loan to Merin Group.
by cecaVictoria Group Successfully Completes Financial Restructuring
AP Legal served as Serbian legal counsel to a syndicate of lenders that included Erste Group Bank AG, EBRD and IFC in the financial restructuring process of Victoria Group.