BOPA Bojanovic & Partners‘ banking and finance team is regularly mandated by major international clients on complex cross-border matters. Its main areas of expertise are general banking, finance, syndicated lending, financial regulation, capital markets, and PPPs. The team also advises on derivatives, structured finance, restructuring, distressed deals, insolvency, and loan restructurings. The ’very succinct’ name partner and department head, Vladimir Bojanović, has industry expertise in energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, TMT, automotive, and food and beverage. Providing key support, Aleksandra Stojanović, a June 2023 recruit from Doklestic Repic & Gajin, advises on cross-border transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The BOPA team is of unmatched excellence and professionalism.’

  • ‘They always strive to understand the client’s business, and somehow always manage to make even a complicated solution seem straightforward.’

  • ‘Made up of professionals who provide timely, accurate and efficient counsel on various banking and finance matters.’

  • ‘Their approach to the work earns clients’ trust and this is what makes them stand out from other law firms on the market and be an absolute market leader.’

  • ‘They are so knowledgeable and experienced that they can easily adapt to changing circumstances, always with the aim of getting the job done on time.’

  • ‘Vladimir Bojanović is always available and provides quick responses to questions with detailed explanations and the legal basis for his opinion. Clients really appreciate the great level of partner accessibility.’

  • ‘Vladimir Bojanović is very succinct and does not waste time on words that are not necessary. He expects results and delivers them.’

  • ‘Aleksandra Stojanović is focused, determined and relationship driven. She always ensure that the clients' interests remain in focus.’

Key clients

  • Morgan Stanley, USA
  • MasterCard
  • PIRAEUS BANKA S.A.
  • SCCF Structured Commodity & Corporate Finance SA
  • NLB d.d. Ljubljana
  • Lego Group
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Lufthansa Group
  • BlackRock
  • Costa Coffee
  • Wizz Air
  • Fevo, Inc

Work highlights

  • Advised SCCF Structured Commodity & Corporate Finance and Horizon Capital Financial on the renewal of a credit line under a loan agreement.
  • Advising NLB d.d. Ljubljana on the sale of non-performing loans (secured with various collaterals by NLB d.d. Ljubjana Serbian affiliate).
  • Advised Morgan Stanley on various regulatory aspects for the provision of stock plan services by a foreign company to Serbian and Bosnian citizens.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vladimir Bojanović

Other key lawyers

Aleksandra Stojanović