BOSQAR INVEST and its partners invested EUR 100 million for a 67% indirect stake in Mlinar Group, with BOSQAR acquiring an immediate 50.1% stake. MidEuropa Partners will reinvest its remaining stake and continue supporting the newly formed group in its expansion. This investment expands BOSQAR’s Future Food vertical, established earlier this year with the investment […]
BDK Advokati has entered in North Macedonia into a cooperation with a locally qualified independent attorney at law Josif Filipovski. This move will allow us to extend to yet another jurisdiction the offering of our expertise and the quality of service our clients are used to. Josif is a corporate and commercial lawyer based in […]
BDK Advokati advised Vetti Group on the acquisition of 80% of equity in Belgrade-based animal healthcare institution Vet Planet Clinic. Vetti Group is part of Provectus Capital Partners (PCP), a leading independent private equity firm in South Eastern Europe with excessive investment track record in the human healthcare, dental services and veterinary clinics. BDK’s M&A […]
Termination by employer for employee’s breach of work duty or work discipline is the most common cause of employment termination and the one that often gives rise to challenges. Our senior associate Marija Gligorević held last week a workshop for in-house counsels and HRs, addressing a number of practical aspects of the termination process that […]
BDK Advokati contributed to the 2024 edition of the Chambers’ Global Practice Guide on Gaming Law. The Montenegrin chapter was authored by Luka Popović, senior partner, and Milana Savović, junior associate. The chapter includes notable regulatory updates introduced during 2024, such as stricter technical requirements and updated guidelines for online gambling platforms It also details […]
In the context of the Montenegro’s improved EU accession prospects, the country’s Agency for Protection of Competition (“Agency“) has stepped up its enforcement efforts. Most recently, in a decision adopted on 18 November 2024, the Agency established that the three telecom companies in Montenegro, Crnogorski Telekom AD Podgorica (part of Deutsche Telecom Group) (“Crnogorski Telekom“), […]
The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland has recently ruled that a school’s processing of children’s fingerprint data, for the purpose of identifying them at the canteen entrance and verifying their payment for the meals, did not violate the GDPR. The judgement offers persuasive, but controversial arguments for its conclusion that the school’s processing was in […]
Montenegro has recently amended the Copyright and Related Rights Act (“Copyright Act“). The amended law aims to align domestic legislation with EU Directive 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive“) and Directive 2019/789 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations […]
The European Union has decided that after nearly 40 years, the moment has arrived to repeal the Product Liability Directive and replace it with a revised version. The EU Council adopted one on 10 October 2024. The new directive was published in the Official Gazette of the European Union on 18 November (“New PLD“). In […]
