Vukmir & Associates‘ banking, finance, and capital markets practice is noted for advising banks in complex cross-border and domestic transactions, ranging from repurchase agreements to advising on transaction structuring. The team regularly supports clients with the review of transaction documents and mortgage agreements, as well as assisting with regulatory guidance. Sanja Tkalec Kovač, Ivan Ćuk, and Tomislav Pedišić co-lead the team from Zagreb, and Kovač advises banks on public procurement agreements, while Ćuk is experienced assisting with the regulatory aspects of derivatives. Pedišić has strong knowledge of data privacy matters for banks.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Worked with Sanja Tkalec Kovač and Tomislav Pedišić, both have provided great work, excellent results integrating into our goals.’
- ‘You can rely on them for specialist and complex projects in the field of banking, such as regulatory capital issues, bond issues, and cross-border custody work. Added value is that they possess in-depth knowledge of data protection and digital law and internal processes of the bank.'
Key clients
- Zagrebačka banka d.d. Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d. d. Ing Bank Clearstream Croatian Banking Association Huntington National Bank Addiko Bank International Finance Corporation The ING Bank HSBC Bank plc Citibank, N.A State Street Bank and Trust Company The Bank of New York Mellon JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Northern Trust Company BKS Bank AG Royal Bank of Canada BNP Paribas Securities Services Eximbanka SR
Work highlights
Advised on the issuing of the new MREL notes by the largest bank in Croatia - Zagrebačka banka d.d. to UniCredit as the only subscriber of these notes, with an overall value of EUR 380 mil.
Advised Zagrebačka banka d.d. with the issuance of Tier 2 instruments, in the amount of EUR 160 mil.
Advising Clearstream Banking AG in relation to the Croatian law requirements related to custody of securities and cash locally.
Practice head
Sanja Tkalec Kovač; Ivan Ćuk; Tomislav Pedišić
Other key lawyers
Tea Cerinski; Andrea Kožul Pedišić