IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Established in 1995 Karanovic & Partners is a leading Serbian firm with a European network that includes offices in six jurisdictions. The Croatian branch of the firm, established in 2012 in cooperation with Ilej & Partners, is based in Zagreb and employs nine lawyers.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a particular focus on project development and financial and corporate deals. The firm has a strong focus on lender side acquisition financing and buy side M&A transactions. It specializes in cross border transactions, often representing investment or private equity funds.    

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include PEARL Infrastructure Capital, Hörmann Hrvatska (a Croatian affiliate of Hörmann Gruppe), CEE Equity Partners, Interenergo, Beijer Ref, HPL Hotels & Resorts, Fortuna Entertainment Group, Aminolabs Group, BayWar.e./ECOwind, Swarco, FreshBooks, Investec Bank, Credit Europe Bank, Citibank, UniCredit Bank, Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor, Generali Investments, Valcon Holding/Waterland, Robotiq.ai, Endava and KSL Capital Partners. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

 “Karanovic & Partners are an extremely reliable and trustworthy legal counsel. They provide full support backed by a deep and experienced team of legal experts and advisers. They deliver on time and with top quality.” 

Project development 

“They always provide the best legal advice and easy solutions for our legal issues. Their lawyers are very responsive and quick in providing legal support and easy to work with. They are also very pragmatic and cooperative.”