CEE/CIS - Croatia

Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners

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With demonstrable expertise in the renewable energy sector, Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners is sought after for its multidisciplinary approach to cross-border M&A, corporate and commercial advisory work, and is praised for its ‘outstanding client service and incredible attention to detail’. Team leader Goran Ilej handles equity investments, corporate restructurings and project financings, while Ivana Sverak and Iva Tokić Čuljak handles a range of cross-border transactions in the hospitality and infrastructure sectors. Advising on domestic and international investment fund work, Franka Baica is another key contact in the group.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is very well-organised, diligent and professional. Exceptional legal knowledge is joined with their perfect understanding of industry and business-related aspects.’

  • ‘Outstanding client service and incredible attention to detail.’

  • ‘They are easy to communicate with and are very pragmatic. They have a great legal knowledge and are always ready to find a best solution in the project.’

  • ‘Goran Ilej is solution-orientated and has deep understanding of the business.'

  • 'Antun Skansi and Nika Jurković are hard working and are very easy to communicate with.'

  • 'Franka Baica has a sharp mind and approaches each issue with realistic and practical solutions.’

  • ‘Constructive, friendly, respectful and harmonious cooperation. Sympathetic team with high quality of work, reliability, adherence to deadlines and commitment.’

  • ‘Both Goran Ilej and Nika Jurković provided exceptional work with highest service level.’

Key clients

  • MYTY Group AG
  • Media Development Investment Fund
  • ECOwind
  • Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
  • Pfizer
  • HPL Hotels & Resorts
  • Extensionengine LLC a
  • E.ON
  • Endava
  • SAP
  • Wolt
  • Space Inch Custom Software LLC
  • Box Now

Work highlights

  • Advised MYTY Group AG, a full-service agency which combines the analog and digital worlds, on an acquisition of 404 Group, leading marketing and communications agencies for the digital age.
  • Advising Media Development Investment Fund, a New York-registered fund specialized in investment in independent European media, on an investment via its Amsterdam-based affiliate Pluralis B.V. into Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o., a Croatian digital media outlet producing premium original content, investigative journalism, and in-depth analysis.
  • Advised HPL Hotels & Resorts, a hospitality management company in connection with the acquisition from Avenue Group of majority shares in the project company Avenue Ulaganja d.o.o., a developer of Kupari tourist complex near Dubrovnik to be operated by Four Seasons.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Goran Ilej

Other key lawyers

Ivana Sverak, Iva Tokić Čuljak, Franka Baica