Karanovic & Partners o.a.d.‘s team advises its clients on a broad mix of merger control, behavioural and regulatory matters, including complex reviews and Phase II proceedings; it also ’demonstrates strong expertise across cartel investigations, and abuse of dominance matters’. Rastko Petaković, a specialist in M&A and business regulation, heads the practice. Bojan Vučković, Bojana Miljanović Hussey and Mladen Vujić departed in March 2026.
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- 'They provide comprehensive, super-experienced and easy-to-handle advice. They can also co-ordinate multiple countries in the region.’
- ‘Precision of delivered work, availability for consultation and further clarifications, as well as creation of best possible solutions that is backed by critical evaluation and deep understanding of the required law area. The stand-out partner is Rastko Petaković since he is always available to provide consultation, organise required teams, create solutions and dedicate time.’
- ‘The team demonstrates strong expertise across merger control, cartel investigations, and abuse of dominance matters. Led by seasoned practitioners, the department is recognised for its strategic approach, regulatory insight, and successful representation in high-stakes cases. Its proactive engagement with competition authorities and thoughtful leadership in antitrust policy further contribute to its reliability and value.’
- ‘Proactive, great experts, always delivering results.’
- ‘Great team, we work regularly with them in particular on merger control cases, they are the best in Serbia and other CEE countries.’
- ‘The availability of diverse expertise and deep knowledge of different legal verticals, responsiveness of teams to our requests in the most professional and concrete way, quick organization of additional teams whenever needed. ’
Key clients
- CEE BIG, part of BIG Shopping Centres
- DSV A/S
- Grupo Bimbo
- Mars, Incorporated
- Nokia Corporation
- Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Electricité de France S.A.
- Nippon Express Holding, part of NX Group
- Valeo Foods
- Rivian Automotive, Inc., Volkswagen AG
- Daimler Truck AG, Volvo AB
Work highlights
Assisted CEE BIG in the in-depth investigation (Phase II) conducted by the Serbian competition authority with respect to BIG’s acquisition of Promenada shopping centre in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Assisted DSV A/S with the acquisition of DB Schenker AG, one of the world’s leading logistics services providers, owned by Deutsche Bahn AG prior to the transaction.
Assisted Grupo Bimbo with the acquisition of Don Don Group; we have assisted Grupo Bimbo with the merger filings in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia with respect to this regionally important transaction.
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Practice head
Rastko Petaković