Competition & State Aid

What we do

Competition

ZSP advises on the full spectrum of antitrust and competition law matters, combining technical expertise with a practical, business-oriented approach.

Our experience covers merger control, joint ventures, distribution systems, and competition aspects of intellectual property licensing and commercial agreements.

State Aid

ZSP offers comprehensive advice on state aid matters, guiding both public authorities and private undertakings through the full range of regulatory and procedural issues, including assessment of aid measures. Design and structuring of aid schemes, and notification and clearances.

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Experience

Competition

Merger notifications
Pre-merger information exchange
Pre-closing integration planning
Joint Ventures
Distributions Practices

State Aid

Legal assessment of the existence of state aid and its compatibility
Set up of aid schemes
Assistance to public authorities in the notification of state aid
Assistance to public authorities or beneficiaries in state aid investigations
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Our Competition & State aid lawyers partner with our specialists in other areas of law to provide seamless advice to clients.

Practice Areas

Notable transactions

01

Advising one of the world's leading auto components maker on all state-aid aspects of their greenfield and brownfield investment projects in Serbia.

02

Advising various developers on obtaining merger clearances for joint ventures for notable real estate projects in Belgrade.

03

Advising Polish developer on obtaining merger clearance for acquisition of SPV owning land for development of office building in Belgrade’s central business district.

04

Advising a leading Serbian confectionary manufacturer on obtaining merger clearance for acquisition of another confectionary manufacturer in the bankruptcy proceedings.

05

Advising bank syndicate on EUR 103 million Serbian portfolio refinancing of a regional developer

06

Advising borrower on EUR 125 million construction financing facility for the largest regional shopping mall.

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