Senior Partner
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Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka (DTB)
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Damir is a Senior Partner at DTB and the head of the M&A and the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets departments. His core interest is in representing strategic and private equity clients in complex cross-border and domestic transactions, including company takeovers, acquisitions and mergers, sales, recapitalisations, and joint ventures and investments.
As one of the leading Croatian lawyers in the field of M&A, as well as corporate law, Damir has been involved in some of the largest and most significant Croatian and regional transactions. He has represented clients from various industries, including telecommunications, media, FMCG, IT, banking, tourism, etc. Additionally, he has considerable experience in advising clients on company management, privatisation and concessions. Damir also provides international financial institutions and clients with valuable advice on IPOs, listings and securities issues.
Chambers Europe emphasizes his leading role in many of the firm’s key finance mandates, both on the lender and borrower side of acquisition and real estate development finance matters, as well as his in-depth expert advice provided on M&A transactions. Our clients describe him as “a very solid point of reference – an excellent, commercial, pragmatic and quick lawyer” and as someone who “knows the legal market in terms of who we are dealing with on the other side”.
Damir is ranked by Chambers and Partners as Band 1 in the following 2 categories: Banking & Finance, and Corporate/Commercial.
He is one of a few Croatian lawyers to be introduced in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame in two categories – Banking, Finance & Capital Markets and Commercial, Corporate & M&A.
Damir Topić offers excellent expertise and knowledge.
He is extremely focused and deal-oriented, with a strong commercial awareness that always adds real value in negotiations and decision-making.
