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LAW OFFICE PROFILE

Belgrade, 19.10.2010.

ABOUT BLECIC&PARTNERS Blecic&Partners is a dynamic law firm providing a full range of services to corporate, private equity, and public authority clients in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Hercegovina. We have significant experience as legal advisers in key industries such as

telecommunications, energy, mining, the automobile industry, tourism, and agriculture. Parallel to our transactional group, which is concentrated around M&A and real estate, we handle the needs of foreign and domestic clients in general corporate counseling, commercial agreements, real estate, public private partnership (PPP), dispute resolution, employment law, tax, securities, and banking. The Law Office Blecic & Partners was established in 2008 by Mr. Novak Blei who gained the experience in major international law firm before opening own practice. The firm quickly caught up with larger and older competitors and established a standing on the market as a one stop shop. Blecic&Partners now boasts a legal team of 6 fee earners who understand the needs of sophisticated clients and are capable of managing complex transactions. Our lawyers speak Serbian, English, Italian, German, Russian, Slovenian and Croatian.

MANAGING PARTNER NOVAK BLECIC Novak Blecic, started his professional work in 2003. Graduated from the Law School in Belgrade in 1998. Acquired LLM degree at the Ghent University, Faculty of Law, Ghent, Belgium where he specialized in the EU business law. Admitted in Belgrade Bar Association in 2006.. Mr. Blecic expertise includes real estate cross-border project financing, corporate and commercial law, international contracts, foreign investments and privatization. Novak Blecic gained his extensive expertise in major commercial law offices in Belgrade senior positions. Novak Blecic posses excellent Serbian, English and Chinesse language skills.

SELECTED TRANSACTIONS

SELECTED PROJECTS

Blecic & Partners have cooperated with top-end clients during their professional career, including medium to large companies engaged in manufacturing, trading and professional services, multi-nationals, government agencies, international banks, telecom operators, energy providers, private clients, large auditing firms and international organizations.

Energy & Infrastructure

In the field of Energy & Infrastructure, Blecic & Partners provided advice in construction and operation of power plants, privatisation of existing state facilities in the energy sector and development of energy projects. In addition, they gained experience in providing legal support to stakeholders in

transport,

infrastructure

construction,

utilities

and

public

projects including construction of bridges and roads. More concretely, Blecic & Partners inter alia advised:

Greek client: on various Real Estate and other

matters in connection with operations and construction facilities in Serbia.


Czech client: in a number of real-estate related Budapest Energy Trading Ltd: in relation to

acquisitions and projects in Serbia. various issues pertaining to investment in the energy sector in the region, with a particular focus on the development

of

one

large

and

group

of

mini

Hydropower stations. IKEA of Sweden and Austria in negotiations with investors regarding site development and various

construction of shopping center on IKEAs land in Serbia. IMSA GLASS GLOBAL SYSTEM in acquisition of real estate property in Serbia and construction of warehouse and other facilities.

VICTORIA GROUP in real estate contract matters. GAZPROM-NEFT in the privatization of Serbian fuel

producer NIS.
Banking & Finance

In the field of banking and Finance, Blecic & Partners provided advice on all legal aspects of financial products, including syndicated lending, acquisition finance, corporate and project finance and real estate finance. They assisted clients in navigating heavily regulated local banking and foreign exchange areas, and provided advice in introducing new solutions in developing local capital markets. More concretely Blecic & Partners inter alia advised:

RAIFFEISEN INVESTMENT SERBIA preparation of legal due in diligence Serbia; reports; drafting sale and purchase coagreements regarding acquisition of real estate property drafting construction and agreements, other regarding investment agreements relevant credits,

documentation.

REGAL

Gebr.

Heinemann,

securities, drafting of contracts, competition, customs, taxes and general trade matters. In the Corporate field, Blecic & Partners expertise covers a wide
Corporate /M&A

range of corporate and transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, takeover bids, management buyouts, joint ventures, privatization, etc. More concretely, Blecic & Partners inter alia advised:

Republic of Serbia: in privatization of Vojvodjanska

banka a.d. Novi Sad, which was sold to the National Bank

of Greece.

Alpha Bank AE: from Greece in privatization of

state shares in Jubanka a.d., the fifth biggest Serbian bank.

UPS in process of merging in Serbia, Montenergo FIMA INTERNATIONAL, a.d. Serbia (brokerage

and Bosnia and Herzegovina. company) regarding daily corporate law issues. Participated as Counsel in the acquisition (auction procedure) of socially owned company ROBNE KUCE Beograd AD in bankruptcy and preparation of legal due
Telecoms & Technology

diligence report over real estate property. In the field of telecommunications, media and technology, Blecic & Partners has served as legal advisers in privatizations of telecom incumbents in the region. They have also helped private equity funds establish alternative telecom networks through a series of acquisitions of medium-sized Internet Service Providers. More concretely, Blecic & Partners inter alia advised:

Participated as Counsel to M-TEL (consortium of

Austrian private investors) in the acquisition of a privately owned share in capital of the largest mobile telecommunications company in Serbia, including preparation of legal due diligence report on the target company, support in negotiations with previous owners, drafting of share purchase agreement and support throughout the process, including prior to and following the closing.

Sellers in the transaction relating to the attempted of Due diligence of radio station in Serbia and

nationwide TV station in Serbia. acquisition of the same. In the field of employment law Blecic & Partners provided full service to multinational and regional companies operating in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, Blecic & Partners numerous also provided diplomatic etc. Their employment work related advices to of missions, included international preparation

Employment & Labour Law

organizations,

employment contracts and handbooks, labor issues arising in connection with privatization and mergers and acquisition, assistance in connection with labor disputes, redundancy proceedings, termination of employment, outsourcing, secondment, different benefit plans, preparation of share options schemes for employees, advise on pension entitlements, sick leaves, injuries at work, tax treatment of specific benefits and all other employment and labor related issues.

CONTACT BLECIC & PARTNERS Law Firm Serbia BLEI I PARTNERI Advokatska kancelarija Cara Uroa 12 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia Tel (+381 11) 3287246 Fax (+381 11) 2624862 office@blecicpartners.rs http://www.blecicpartners.rs

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