Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz advises domestic and international clients on corporate and commercial matters, with a strong emphasis on cross-border transactions and regulated sector work. Instructions frequently involve acquisitions, investments and complex commercial arrangements requiring coordination across multiple jurisdictions. The practice is led by Radovoje Petrikic on corporate and transactional matters and Srđan Janković on commercial and regulatory work, with senior lawyers closely involved in structuring and execution alongside the wider CMS network.
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Testimonials
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- It was a great pleasure to work with the CMS Serbia team. They are very well organized, and it is extremely practical that they have expertise and specialists in every legal practice area.
- For corporate and commercial matters, it was a great experience working with Maja Stepanovic. Her extensive expertise allows her to provide the necessary advice very quickly—sometimes even immediately. Her efficiency and depth of knowledge greatly supported our work.
- ‘CMS Belgrade delivers top-tier legal expertise in Serbia. The team combines professionalism with deep knowledge across corporate and other legal areas, consistently providing smart, business-focused solutions.’
- ‘In the field of commercial and M&A, our collaboration is inseparable from CMS. They truly have a highly experienced and well-coordinated team. There is nothing they cannot cover.’
- They are characterised by their expertise and dedication and experience from the market.’
- ‘CMS has highly experienced employees in all topics that are for us important-labour law, construction, criminal, and this flexibility to offer advice in short time for us is crucial.’
Key clients
- Actis
- UGT Renewables LLC
- Bank of America
- Danubia Holding
- CA Immo
- Ahold Delhaize
- Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
- Ford Motor Company
- Pepco Group
- Labiana Life Sciences SA
- Canon
- Hansgrohe Group
Work highlights
Advised Actis in a tower deal in Serbia - the acquisition of Dot Towers through Actis platform Connectis Tower that added 50 prime sites to their portfolio, primarily located in central Belgrade and other key Serbian cities.
Advised UGT Renewables on entering into a strategic partnership agreement for the development and construction of new solar power plants and battery storage facilities in Serbia to be owned and operated by Serbia’s EPS, with a total installed capacity exceeding 1 GW and with 200MW/400MW/h battery storage.
Acting as a local legal adviser alongside King & Spalding, has successfully advised the syndicate of global financial institutions on Telekom Srbija’s inaugural $900m international corporate bonds issue.
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Practice head
Radivoje Petrikić; Srđan Janković