Competition

Karanovic & Partners o.a.d.

Karanovic & Partners o.a.d. is ‘a go-to law firm for antitrust and merger control-related work’. In addition to the practice’s experience in regional transactions and antitrust investigations, it assists with day-to-day antitrust compliance requirements, and risk assessments of M&A deals and joint ventures. The team’s track record also includes antitrust cases before the competition authorities. Rastko Petaković’s experience covers antitrust investigations; Bojan Vučković is ‘a fantastic competition law practitioner’; and Bojana Miljanović Hussey specialises in compliance, restrictive agreements and cartel and abuse of dominance cases. Mladen Vujić rounds out the group.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘A go-to law firm for antitrust and merger control-related work involving Serbia and other SEE countries they cover.’
‘Deep team with an in-depth understanding of competition law and practice in the region and beyond.’
‘Unique coverage of the ex-Yugoslavia region with consistently high-level quality.’
‘Responsive and business-minded approach. Best legal team in the SEE region and with a one-stop-shop approach.’
‘Especially noteworthy are Bojan Vučković, Bojana Miljanović Hussey and Mladen Vujić - fast to respond with practical and pragmatic advice. Good understanding of complex cases.’
‘Bojana Miljanović Hussey and Bojan Vučković are exceptional lawyers in every sense of the word - rapid grasping of problems, strategic approach and precise legal thinking and risk assessments.’
‘Bojan Vučković is a fantastic competition law practitioner, who has deep insight into the law and a keen eye for strategy.’
‘Bojana Miljanović Hussey is extremely smart - great at managing large and challenging matters.’

Key clients

Deutsche Lufthansa
DS Smith Packaging
Permira
Schwarz Group
Bain Capital
ORLEN
CEE BIG
Flutter Entertainment

Work highlights

Assisted Deutsche Lufthansa with merger control processes in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia (in cooperation with local lawyers), in relation to the acquisition of Italia Trasporto Aereo.
Assisted CEE BIG (BIG) with an investigation conducted by the Serbian Competition Authority into its acquisition of Promenada shopping centre in Novi Sad.
Assisted DS Smith Packaging with merger control processes, in relation to the acquisition of cardboard packaging company Bosis.

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