Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic, in cooperation with Wolf Theiss, advises international financial institutions, regional banks and corporate borrowers on a wide spectrum of financing and regulatory matters. The team is regularly engaged on cross-border transactions, including project finance, real estate and infrastructure development, alongside complex regulatory and capital markets issues. Practice heads Miroslav Stojanović and Nataša Lalović Marić bring extensive experience in compliance and high-value refinancing mandates, supported by a broader team that frequently works across the CEE/SEE network on multi-jurisdictional financings. Katarina Stojaković supports on cross-border financings and restructurings, with notable experience in project finance.
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- Marko Tesanovic and Katarina Stojakovic are very knowledgeable, respected, and detailed lawyers.
- Miroslav Stojanovic's law office is a great Serbian law firm, with an amazing Banking & Finance practice.
- ‘I believe Wolf Theiss has one of the best banking and finance teams in the market, with in depth knowledge and substantive experience, able to tackle the most complex cross-border transactions.’
- ‘We have relied on Katarina Stojaković for advice on cross-border financing. This is a very complex legal field in Serbia, due to far reaching requirements of the central bank, and I believe Katarina is one of the leading experts in this field.’
- ‘They always provide precise and swift support for various fields sometime by utilising their unique and strong connection with the authorities or other specialists.’
- ‘Capable team with long-standing expertise and exposure to market-leading banking transactions and financings.’
Key clients
- Grey Lion Partners
- Steve Madden
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Erste Bank Serbia
- Erste Group Bank
- UniCredit Bank
- UniCredit Bank Srbija
- Toyo Tire
- Simmons & Simmons
Work highlights
Representing IFC in a finance transaction; the strategic purchase of up to EUR 50m in local currency equivalent (RSD) senior preferred bonds issued by Raiffeisen Serbia in two or more tranches under a base prospectus to be approved by the Serbian Securities Commission.
Advised a US-listed fashion industry business on the acquisition of a majority stake in its Serbian distributor and an indirect stake in its Croatian distributor, including the structuring and financing of a cross-border joint venture to support ongoing operations in Southeast Europe.
Advising a multi-national bank syndicate, comprised of Erste Group Bank and UniCredit BankSrbija, in a transaction that included EUR 144m loans for the planned refinancing of the existing Ušće Shopping Center, and the development financing of the Ušće Office Tower 2.
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Practice head
Miroslav Stojanović; Nataša Lalović Marić