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Madirazza & Partners

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The banking, finance and capital markets team at Madirazza & Partners are at the forefront of the market when it comes to refinancings and financial restructurings. With longstanding experience advising both debtors and creditors in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, the firm has represented a cross-section of clients from the wider banking, finance, and capital markets sector, and enjoys a strong reputation for carrying out cross-border financings and restructurings. Clients of the firm include international developers, investment funds, leading European banks and both international and regional financial institutions. The practice generally serves leading companies in a range of industry sectors, including transport, energy, with a focus on renewables, communications, pharmaceuticals and financial services. Managing partner Josip Madirazza heads up the practice, and specialises in financing transactions in the energy sector. Partners Tatjana Radmilović and Marinka Kovačić have 'extensive knowledge and excellent client management skills', and advise on public offerings and private placements of various types of securities on domestic and foreign markets.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Team is diverse and very knowledgable. They are very responsive and able to cover wide range of legal topics, but are also very familiar with local practices and both local and international trends. ’

  • ‘Whole team is very responsive, knowledgeable and professional. Individuals have different styles but are all capable of deliver excellent quality advice. Josip Madirazza main partner has a lot of experience and is very well positioned and regarded in local community. He uses this to provide clients with legal and also wider counsel for their dealings in Croatia. He is always very calm and composed. Tatjana Radmilović is a key contact for first advice and delegation of matters within the company, while at the same time she also leads a lot of projects on her own. She has an extensive knowledge and excellent client management skills. Ana Valjalo has developed into a great and confident lawyer, that clients can rely on. ’

  • ‘Team is well organised, they have extensive experience, market insight and deep legal knowledge and understanding. Truly great experts with high professional standards. ’

  • ‘Josip Madirazza - founder, for decades in the industry and is one of the leading Croatian attorneys at law, well-respected in the banking sector. ’

Key clients

  • ZAGREBAČKI HOLDING d.o.o.
  • VJETROELEKTRANA PONIKVE d.o.o. (wpd Adria d.o.o.)
  • UniCredit Bank Austria AG
  • MYBERG d.o.o.
  • Digital Care sp. z o.o.
  • Zagrebačka banka d.d.
  • TD Bank, part of which are TD Waterhouse Canada lnc. (and its business divisions TD Direct Investing and TD Wealth, Private Investment Advice) and TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel Inc.
  • Bird & Bird LLP
  • RP GLOBAL Austria GmbH
  • Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d.

Work highlights

  • Advised ZAGREBAČKI HOLDING d.o.o., a holding company owned by City of Zagreb, in certain post-closing matters related to the major EUR 250m refinancing of ZAGREBAČKI HOLDING d.o.o. by a syndicate of Croatian banks.
  • Advised VJETROELEKTRANA PONIKVE d.o.o., member of wpd group, in relation restructuring of collaterals in relation to the cross-border EUR 34m project financing of the Ponikve windfarm by German bank KFW IPEX-BANK GmbH.
  • MADIRAZZA & PARTNERS advise UniCredit Bank Austria AG (UCBA), as part of a bank syndicate which financed the Spaladium Arena Project, in the high-profile insolvency proceedings of Sportski grad TPN d.o.o. u stečaju (TPN), related litigation and negotiations.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Josip Madirazza
Madirazza & Partners
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Tatjana Radmilović
Madirazza & Partners

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Josip Madirazza, Marinka Kovačić, Tatjana Radmilović