Croatia


Foreign Investments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DTB advised American investment fund WP Carey in the sale and lease-back transaction to leading private owned company in Croatia. The value of the deal is EUR 70 million.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DT&B acted for Allianz AG in tender process for acquisition of leading Croatian insurer;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DTB advised Croatian Telekom (majority owned by Deutsche Telekom) in acquisition of leading Croatian IT- integrating firm COMBIS Ltd. The value of the deal is € 30 million. The deal is groundbreaking step of the biggest telecom in Croatia into a new market of IT systems integrations with intention to provide unique telecom and IT service to business customers and governmental bodies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DTB advised world-leading engineering group ABB (Asea, Brown, Boveri) in acquisition of business of the leading Croatian engineering group Exor, a top 100 exporter of services in whole country. The value of the deal is € 15 million. The deal will make ABB as the biggest and most important engineering group in the region (overtaking such position from Siemens).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • DTB acted forAllianz AG in tender process for acquisition of leading Croatian insurer;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sanpaolo Imi in process for acquisition of Croatian bank;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Gaz de France in tender for acquisition of local gas distributor;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Thomas Cook in sale of hotel complex;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International in disposal of non-core business (meat industry "Puris);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Conforama in disposal of chain of stores "Emezetta";
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Metropolis Media in acquisition of one of leading Croatian advertisement company;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Federal Signal Corporation in acquisition of Croatian producer of special road vehicles;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Webmediabrands Inc. in acquisition of Croatian IT company;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Uniqa in tender process for acquisition of leading Croatian insurer.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Banking Law

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • DTB advised GTC (member of Kardan Group) in collateralization of a EUR 55 million loan and additional facility of EUR 10 million;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • HSBC, JP Morgan and UBS of collateralization of the facility amounts EUR 3,4 billion;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • ING Bank regarding the investments of EUR 135 million;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Investkredit in collateralization of loan facilities to local borrowers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources: Energy and Infrastructure

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • DTB advised EON on the investment in local gas-distribution;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the concession of the oil terminal in the Adriatic Sea;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • regular legal advisory of the biggest Austrian oil company OMV in all affairs regarding its operation in Croatia;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Leading European energy company in wind farms project on the Adriatic coast;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Private equity fund Crossroads in construction of bio-mass power plant;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Gaz de France with regards to gas distribution framework.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Telecommunications & Media

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • DTB advised Metropolis Media (regional leader in billboard advertising owned by an US investment fund) in acquisition of one of leading Croatian advertisement company;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • McCann Ericksson in several various transactions;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jupitermedia with regards to Croatian operations;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Raiffeisen Eastern Europe Fund in tender for acquisition of a leading Croatian private TV-station (Nova TV);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • RCS RDS in acquisition of leading cable TV operator.
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