Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr has an enviable track record in financings involving restructurings, private acquisitions of equity and assets, public takeovers, project finance, and property development. The firm’s ‘exceptional lawyers’ also advise on investment grade corporate lending, and are particularly experienced in cross-border structures. Practice leader Nikola Babić comes highly recommended, while corporate and M&A head Matija Vojnović is also a key banking and finance group member. The department further features Jelena Arsić and Marko Kostić, who ’provide strong legal support’, and Jovan Barović and Vojimir Kurtić.
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‘A great team of exceptional lawyers. Truly knowledgeable but also efficient and innovative. They provide superb service at reasonable prices - definitely the best value for money around.’
'This firm possesses very good supporting departments and services, which certainly improves the experience since it allows clients to fully focus on its relevant projects.’
‘The banking and finance practice has great expertise and good relations with clients.’
‘The team members are very clever and they have lots of knowledge. Also, they are dedicated and really good people above all.’
‘Long-term relationships with clients, which speaks volumes to their quality.’
‘Matija Vojnović and Vojimir Kurtić are exceptional when it comes to banking and finance - superbly good lawyers.’
‘Jelena Arsić and Marko Kostić are great - they provide strong legal support to companies. Jelena remains poised, serene and professional, even in very stressful and challenging situations. They work extremely hard and are dedicated to projects throughout the entire process.’
Key clients
- MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
- AIK Banka
- OTP Group
- AMC IV and Accession Capital Partners
- Alexander Shnaider, the owner of Adriatic Bank A.D. Podgorica
- Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia
- Deutsche Bank
- UniCredit Bank
- Credit Suisse International
- Commerzbank AG
- National Bank of Greece SA
- Erste Bank
- Banca Intesa
- HETA Asset Resolution
- Bank Of Cyprus
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
- Societe Generale
- OTP Bank
- PNB Paribas (Suisse)
- Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- Citigroup Global Markets Limited
- VTB BANK (EUROPE) SE
- Deutsche Bank AG
- J.P. Morgan Securities plc
- Sun Valley
- Oaktree Capital Management (UK) LLP
- Victoria Oil (Serbia)
- Eurobank a.d. Beograd
- Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg S.A
- Vojvođanska banka a.d. Novi Sad (member of OTP Group)
- Export-Import Bank of China
Work highlights
- Advised MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL (and other financial institutions) on the arrangement of a €300m term loan facility with the Republic of Serbia.
- Advised AIK Banka on the acquisition of Eurobank Direktna, which involved the refinancing of intra-group placements.
- Acted as lead counsel to OTP Group members, OTP Bank Plc Hungary and OTP Bank Serbia on the financing of the development of six biogas power plants in Serbia.
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Practice head
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Nikola Babić, Matija Vojnović