Company Law

• advised major clients on franchising, agency and distributorship, including

  • Chevron Lubricants,
    
  • Gillette,
    
  • Johnson & Johnson,
    
  • S.C. Johnson & Son Hellas,
    
  • Kodak,
    
  • Vodafone.
  advise multinational companies on setting their operations in Albania and provide necessary licenses and permits. 

• established more than 300 different companies and branch offices in Bulgaria,
  
• act as outside corporate counsel to companies such as
  
  • AIG Bulgaria Insurance and Reinsurance,
    
  • AIG Life Bulgaria,
    
  • Coca Cola Bulgaria,
    
  • Kraft Jacobs Suchard Bulgaria,
    
  • McDonald's Bulgaria,
  assist in obtaining required licenses and act as corporate secretary for companies. 

DTB advises numerous clients from various industries and sectors;

• Apple;
• AstraZeneca;
• Google;
• Hypo group
• Interbrew,
• Lockheed Martin;
• McCann Ericksson;
• Microsoft;
• Novartis;
• OMV;
• Panasonic;
• Playboy Enterprises;
• TUI;
• Scania;
• Warner Bross;
• Whirlpool.

• act as permanent counsel with day to day activities for clients such as

  • Makstil AD Skopje, a steel producer,
    
  • Mobimak AD Skopje, first mobile telecommunications operator,
    
  • FHL Mermeren Kombinat AD Prilep, biggest marble producer in the country,
    
  • Makedonijaturist AD Skopje, biggest chain of hotels in the country,
    
  • Insurance company Eurolink AD Skopje,
    
  • Hertz Macedonia,
    
  • Alkaloid AD Skopje, biggest pharmaceutical producer in the country.
  advise on acquiring other companies or estates in privatisation or at the stock exchange, as well as on divisions and mergers,
  
• established two banks
  
  • Eurostandard Bank AD Skopje in 2001
    
  • Pro Credit Bank AD Skopje 2003.
  assisted in the creation of the first leasing company in Macedonia LBIS DOOEL Skopje, a subsidiary of LB Interfinanz AG from Zurich. 

• local counsel to

  • Heineken International BV,
    
  • Philip Morris Holland B.V. in the acquisition of the Romanian subsidiary of the Greek-based company Papastratos Cigarette Manufacturing SA.
  prepared the due diligence and advised in the strategic alliance with Brau Union AG,
  
• provided legal assistance to Mobifon, the leading mobile communications operator in Romania, regarding the acquisition of a substantial equity stock in Mobifon,
  
• assisted Buderus Heitztechnik GmbH in acquiring two Romanian companies that were distributing Buderus' products,
  
• represented Ruhrgas Industries GmbH in the acquisition of the metering business of ABB Handesund Verwaltungs AG,
  
• assisted the Romanian-American Enterprise Fund in drafting and promoting the first round amendments to the Mortgage Loan Law.

• CVC Capital Partners:Acquisition of Apatinska brewery in Serbia and Nikšićka brewery in Montenegro (part of acquisition of the entire CEE business of Anheuser Bush Inbev. With total deal value of USD 2,3 billion without earn-out)
  
• Greenhouse Investments:Acquisition of two Serbian ISPs, Neobee and Mediaworks and intended acquisition of Beotel
  
• Innova:Acquisition of La Fantana, a major Serbian water cooler distributor
  
• Marfin Investment Group and Verano Motors:Acquisition of the largest retail chain store in Serbia (EUR 360 mill)
  
• CGS:Acquisition of Serbian tire-maker Rumaguma
  
• Bummash:Due diligence of the major producer of hydraulic components in Serbia Prva Petoletka
  
• Government of Serbia:Privatization of the largest Serbian bridge construction company, Mostogradnja AD
  
• Government of Serbia:Assistance in a set up of a Joint Venture Company with FIAT
  
• Government of Montenegro:Privatisation of the Health Institute Simo Milošević, Igalo

• Government of Montenegro:Privatisation of "Montepranzo - Bokaprodukt" Tivat