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Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz

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‘One of the best firms in the market’, Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz’s banking and finance team is particularly well known for its experience in major syndicated and bilateral cross-border lending transactions, along with acquisition, leveraged, project and real estate finance. The team also assists with structured commodity and trade finance, debt restructuring, and NPL portfolio sales. Banking and finance head Milica Popović has longstanding experience in finance deals, refinancing, project finance, and financial restructurings. Ksenija Boreta and Jovana Bingulac are other active team members.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They are one of the best firms in the market, with lawyers trained to handle complex and sophisticated matters.’

  • ‘Extremely dedicated and professional team.’

  • ‘Milica Popović is an exceptional lawyer. She masters the details, but always has an eye on the broader strategy. Dedicated to clients.’

  • ‘Jovana Bingulac is an exceptional lawyer.’

Key clients

  • UniCredit
  • Credit Suisse
  • Eurobank
  • OTP Bank
  • Banca Intesa Serbia
  • Erste Bank Serbia
  • NLB Komercijalna banka a.d. Beograd
  • NLB d.d. Ljubljana
  • B2Holding
  • EBRD
  • OTP Bank
  • Erste Group Bank AG
  • OP Corporate Bank plc
  • Porsche
  • Acredia AG
  • Trafigura PTE Ltd - Geneva Branch
  • Ashland Hill

Work highlights

  • Advising a consortium of banks, consisting of UniCredit, Credit Suisse, Eurobank and OTP Bank, on the refinancing of Čibuk-1 Wind Farm (158MW), a large wind project.
  • Advised EBRD, Banca Intesa Serbia and Erste Bank Serbia on the financing of Al Dahra, in relation to its investment in agriculture production facilities in Serbia.
  • Advised NLB Group on the financing of the reconstruction of Sava Center, the largest (reportedly) congress venue in Southeast Europe.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Leading individuals

Milica Popović

CMS

Milica Popović is a partner at CMS Belgrade with extensive experience in legal work in the Balkan region. She is the Head of the CMS Banking and Finance teams in Belgrade and in Podgorica. She also heads the CMS office in Podgorica.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Milica Popović

Other key lawyers

Ksenija Boreta, Jovana Bingulac