With over 20 years of experience in the sector, Vukmir & Associates team head Ivan Ćuk has overseen the development of the firm’s banking, finance, and capital markets department as it transitioned into a sector leading practice. The firm carries out regular compliance and regulatory work, data privacy assignments, and has recently been particularly focused on its interdisciplinary projects, combining its tech and digital expertise with the capital markets team’s skillset. Further benefitting from the experience of practice co-head Tomislav Pedišić, the firm has traditionally worked with exclusively foreign clients such as international financial institutions, although recently the practice has taken on an increasing number of significant local assignments and projects. On the capital markets front, ‘brilliant’ leading partner Sanja Tkalec Kovač advised the leading Croatian asset management company in relation to the takeover of the entirety of the investment funds of a separate fund management company.
Testimonials
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‘Good staffed team leaving a good footprint at the market.’
‘They are very focused, experienced and professional. Therefore, they are able to successfully handle also the most complex and sophisticated matters. ’
‘Sanja Tkalec Kovač is a brilliant lawyer, with a lot of experience in the respective areas of law, who always finds adequate solutions for its clients and is able to resolve also the most complex and sophisticated legal matters.’
‘They demonstrate high energy in preliminary phase, to understand the needs, requirements, goals of the client, before the direction , method and the team composition if offered, commercial terms then come clear and transparent. As well good in execution, striving the follow the deliverables acceptance, feedback from the client and impact expected.’
‘Tomislav Pedišić and Sanja Tkalec Novak I have worked with, presented the professional knowhow and addressed the needs and anticipated the hurdles we may come across, possible solutions and tactics. Even at the circumstances becoming unfavourable, they persisted in seeking the progress and eventually succeeded, providing the partnership quality , where I could have full relied upon their guidance. Worked with Tomislav and Sanja in different projects, but may only recommend them each on their own as well as a team members.’
Key clients
- Ing Bank
- ZB Invest
- Clearstream
- Zagrebačka banka d.d. (part of Unicredit group)
- Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d. d.
- International Finance Corporation
- INTESA SANPAOLO
- UBS (various branches)
- The ING Bank
- EXIMBANKA SR
- HSBC Bank plc
- Citibank, N.A
- State Street Bank and Trust Company
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- The Northern Trust Company
- BKS Bank AG
- Royal Bank of Canada
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
- UniCredit Bank AG
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
- HAMAG BICRO
- BNP Paribas Wealth Management
- LCX AG
- 21Shares / 21.co
Work highlights
- Advising a bank in Croatia in relation to EUR 280m issue of MREL bonds.
- Issuing a local legal opinion (netting and collateral) to the Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation on the ISDA English law Master Agreement and Credit Support Annex entered with Croatian pension insurance companies, as well as advising about regulatory aspects of reverse repo transactions with particular counterparties.
- Complete Croatian law legal support to EXIMBANKA SR, an official export credit agency of the Slovak Republic, in relation to the loan facility intended for the financing of regional logistic and distribution centres, incl. in terms of local collateral setup and perfection.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sanja Tkalec Kovač, Ivan Ćuk, Tomislav Pedišić