The Legal 500

Within Competition, Karanovic & Nikolic is a first tier firm,

Rastko Petaković heads an ‘expert’ competition team at Karanovic & Nikolic. He represented IDEA in two proceedings before the Serbian courts, where a €11m fine imposed by the competition authority was successfully overturned, and also advised MK Group on competition aspects of its potential acquisition of Hellenic Sugar. Dragan Karanović and Bojan Vucković are other key figures.

Within Corporate, M&A and privatisation, Karanovic & Nikolic is a first tier firm,

Clients consistently refer to the high levels of professionalism and dedication at Karanovic & Nikolic. The 12-lawyer corporate team assisted an international construction company with its acquisition of a Serbian target. Slobodan Doklestić heads the department, and is advising a multinational holding company on the corporate restructuring of several of its Serbian businesses. Jelena Vučković is noted for her ‘extensive knowledge and experience’, and acts as lead adviser for Marriott International and Spanish fashion retailer Inditex.

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Within Real estate, Karanovic & Nikolic is a first tier firm,

Karanovic & Nikolic has been assisting Industrial Building Corporation in its attempt to secure financing from EBRD for the development of a 30,000sq m logistics centre in Belgrade. The four-lawyer real estate team has also been advising Rio Tinto on a mining project in Loznica, and acting for Securum Equity Partners on the acquisition of land for a 1,000MW solar park. Miloš Vucković is recommended.