Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers maintains a strong reputation for providing legal counsel to its global client base with particular activity in corporate structuring, PPPs and strategic investment projects. The team’s expertise spans diverse sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical and both renewable energy and oil and gas. Veton Qoku manages the team with focused expertise in M&A across various industries including automotive, telecoms and healthcare. Additionally, he excels in leading energy and infrastructure projects across North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. Ljupka Noveska Andonova supports the team with experience in banking and finance and corporate and commercial transactions for the firm’s global client base.
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- ‘Responsiveness, broad support beyond legal matters. Knowledge of the sector.’
‘Ljupka Noveska Andonova has an in-depth knowledge of the sector and is able to support us in legal matters and beyond. An absolute asset in supporting our value creation. On top of that, she also leads an amazing team with clear delivery and further potential.’
‘Knowledgeable and experienced team in local public law and investment laws, regulations etc. Very responsive and pleasant to work with. ’
‘The attorneys I have worked with are smart and excellent lawyers. Ljupka Noveska Andonova deserves special mention.’
‘They are a solid corporate outfit with a keen understanding of the local market.’
‘Client care, expertise, regional support.’
Key clients
- EBRD
- VETEREN PARK VIROVI DOOEL
- OSTRO SOLAR DOOEL Skopje (Akuo Energy)
- Lear Corporation
- Gülermak Ağır Sanayi İnşaat ve Taahhüt A.Ş.
- Barclays Bank PLC and National Westminster PLC
- Mytilineos S.A.
- Nouvelles Générations d’Entrepreneurs (NGE)
- CWP Europe
- GEN-I d.o.o.
Work highlights
- Advised VDL Groep BV on their takeover of Van Hool Macedonia DOOEL Ilinden, part of the bus manufacturer Van Hool in Belgium, which was going into bankruptcy.
- Provided IDOM with comprehensive legal support after they were contracted to develop the studies for the sewerage and wastewater treatment system of Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia.
- Advised Paysera, a fintech company that provides fast, convenient, and affordable financial and related services worldwide, on all corporate and regulatory requirements to obtaining a relevant licence from the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia.
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Practice head
Veton Qoku
Other key lawyers
Ljupka Noveska Andonova