With offices in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, the banking and finance practice at Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers handles financial regulatory matters in both Bosnian entities. Nihad Sijerčić leads the practice, while Amina Đugum Brkanic handles corporate and loan financing transactions and capital markets. Drafting share purchase agreements and advising on financial regulations are other areas of the team’s expertise. With a strength in domestic and cr0ss-border M&A Marija Pušić, assists in advising investors on Bosnia law aspects of various cross-border acquisitions.
Testimonials
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‘The office seems very coordinated as a team.. They have a wide range of knowledge and capabilities for each area, and in more complicated cases they contribute to the solution of the problem together.’
'Transaction was private equity exercise, the whole team consisted of women which is quite advanced for European standards.'
'I was positively surprised about the level of experience and knowledge in the pure financial aspects of the deal which made it easy to translate the financial ideas into juridical/contractual language.'
Key clients
- ADP International Services B.V.
- Blockchain
- EBRD
- L’Agence Française de Développement
- GLS Alternative Investments
- IuteCredit
Work highlights
- Advising EBRD on a project aimed at identifying and mapping the solutions which will enable the local communities to develop photo-voltaic projects.
- Advising L’Agence Française de Développement on a sovereign loan to the state Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Advising China Export Import Bank on the contemplated financing of the Banja Luka – Prijedor highway.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nihad Sijerčić