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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Croatia
Banking, finance and capital markets
Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Zuric i Partneri is a first tier firm,
Partner Bojan Fras heads the banking and finance work at six-partner firm Zuric i Partneri. Fras was heavily involved in the drafting of Croatia’s securitisation law and is described as ‘an important figure in the financial legal market’. The practice completed two IPOs, firstly for Optima Telekom, the second largest telecoms operator in Croatia, and secondly for Magma, one of the region’s largest wholesalers. The practice continued to advise long-standing banking sector clients, including Merrill Lynch, the Croatian Central Bank and Morgan Stanley, and also acted for several clients, such as Erste Bank, Raiffeisen and Societe Generale on credit facilities for syndicated loans.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, Zuric i Partneri is a first tier firm,
Zuric i Partneri had a strong 2008 in M&A, advising on the largest transaction in the market, the takeover of INA, the previously state-owned Croatian oil and petrochemical company. The practice acted for Hungarian-based regional player MOL, which acquired INA for €1.2bn, and also advised MOL on the acquisition of Tifon, a Croatian retail seller of oil and gas with a chain of petrol stations. Outside the energy sector, the team represented local group Dioki on the acquisition of domestic newspaper company Novi List. Important corporate clients of the practice include IBM, Sisco Systems, Merrill Lynch, Siemens, Strabag and General Motors. Partners Bojan Fras, Dusko and Ratko Zuric are all praised by clients.
Foreign investment, projects and privatisation
Within Foreign investment, projects and privatisation, Zuric i Partneri is a first tier firm,
Zuric i Partneri continued to be involved in one of the most significant ongoing infrastructure projects in Croatia, the series of PPP deals covering the construction and operation of motorways in the country. The practice acted for the operator of the Zagreb-Macelj Motorway in respect of their €381m refinancing deal, and also advised Jupiter Asset Management, an international group of investment and asset funds, in relation to their Croatian operations, which includes a wave of tourist resort development projects.
Legal market
Within Legal market,
The old guard of Croatian law firms has finally been broken up. Although Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners, Porobija & Porobija and Zuric i Partneri remain dominant across all practice areas, their work is matched in both quality and quantity by Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic and Savoric & Partners. The latter firm has driven its way into the top tiers of the market through the sheer effort, skill and intense hard work of its managing partner Boris Savoric.
Real estate
Within Real estate, Zuric i Partneri is a third tier firm,
Zuric i Partneri’s real estate work is led by newly promoted partner Miroslav Plascar, with the team active in property development and urban planning projects during 2008.
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