Captain freed from arrest following maritime incident

During the conference Grain Forum & Maritime Days 2017, attended by George Zambartas a Ukrainian ship owner engaged us through our associated law firm in Odessa, Interlegal  to make an urgent application to release the master from arrest.

Minority Shareholders Protection

L.G. Zambartas LLC has participated in a successful tender for the Study on Minority Shareholders Protection submitted to the European Commission and has been nominated as the national expert of Cyprus in this field on behalf of the European Commission.

L.G. Zambartas LLC is a proud member of International Yacht Lawyers Network!

We are glad to announce that since September 2015, L.G. Zambartas LLC has been a member of the International Yacht Lawyers Network (IYLN), international association of law firms specialized in yachting (www.iylawnet.com/index.php).

Bell Gully releases eighth Pro Bono and Community report

Bell Gully releases eighth Pro Bono and Community report Monday 24 July 2017 ​​​New Zealand’s communities are supported by a diverse range of charitable organisations, many of which have come up with inventive approaches to address areas of need. ​​At Bell Gully we support these initiatives in the best way we can – by providing …

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, an investment company based in Singapore, sold its stake in Dufr

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, an investment company based in Singapore, sold its stake in Dufry AG through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary to the HNA Group. Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Temasek. The team included Thomas U. Reutter, Roland Truffer, Annette Weber and Rebecca Schori (all M&A).

New Way of Claiming Damages for Competition Law Infringements in Croatia

On the 22nd of July, 2017, the Law on Actions for Damages for Competition Law Infringements came into force in Croatia (the "Law"), implementing the EU Damages Directive​. Even though the existing Competition Law provides for the possibility of private enforcement in a relatively general manner, private claims for damages suffered from antitrust breaches have …

Karanović & Nikolić Advises on OTP’s Acquisition of Vojvođanska Banka

Karanović & Nikolić, in cooperation with the global law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, advised OTP Bank – one of the leading banks in Central and Eastern Europe, on the acquisition of Vojvođanska Banka. The National Bank of Greece signed an agreement to sell its Vojvođanska Banka unit in Serbia and NGB Leasing, as well as its corporate loan portfolio in …

Karanović & Nikolić advises on the Acquisition of Telenor Banka

Karanović & Nikolić advised River Styxx Capital on the acquisition of Telenor Banka. The companies signed an agreement by which the Bulgaria-based investment fund will acquire 85% of Telenor's shares in the Serbian online bank. Under this agreement of strategic partnership, the Norwegian telecommunications group will keep 15% of its shares in Telenor Banka.

Bär & Karrer Advised Cummins on its Joint Venture with Eaton

The global power leader Cummins Inc. announced that it successfully completed the formation of a joint venture with the power management company Eaton, concerning the design, manufacture, sale and support of automated transmissions for heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial vehicles (named Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies). As part of the transaction, the Swiss company Eaton Cummins …

Bär & Karrer Advised Jacobs Holding on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in OdontoSalute

Colosseum Dental Group, a fully owned portfolio company of Jacobs Holding AG, has acquired 70% of OdontoSalute, an Italian dental clinics group providing dental treatments of any kind through a national network. Colosseum is a leading provider of private dental care in the Scandinavian area, which is now operating in more than 150 clinics in …