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SELIH & PARTNERJI Advised Allegro on its Acquisition of a Slovenian Online Retailer
December 2021
SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm have advised a Polish e-commerce group Allegro on Slovenian aspects of the acquisition of Mall Group and WeDo from the PPF Group, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital.
The acquisition was made for a total consideration of EUR 881 million.
In Slovenia, the transaction concerned the Slovenian online retailer Mimovrste owned by the Czech Mall Group.
Allegro's lead counsel was Clifford Chance, while White & Case advised the sellers.
The SELIH & PARTNERJI team included partners Natasa Pipan Nahtigal and Spela Remec, senior associate Lidija Zupancic,…
SELIH & PARTNERJI Assist ISS with Divestment in Slovenia
In 2018, the Denmark-based ISS (“ISS”), a global leading facility services provider, announced plans to divest its businesses in 13 countries including Slovenia – in order to simplify and focus its business towards key account customers.
Eleven SEE Legal Partners among IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2021
SEE Legal Group is proud to announce that 11 female partners have been recognised by the special edition of Europe, Middle East and Africa IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2021 as part of the leading female transaction lawyers in the world.
SEE Legal Member Firms’ IP Practices and individual lawyers are again Recommended in The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021, published b...
The SEE Legal members and individual lawyers continue to be praised for their work in the Intellectual Property practice area for 2020 by WTR 1000 who rank them among the leaders in their respective jurisdictions.
SEE Legal Group Establishes Two New Integrated Regional Practice Groups
The management of the SEE Legal Group decided to formalise the active practice groups of Employment and Immigration, and Intellectual Property.
The IP Practices of six SEE Legal Member Firms Recommended in The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2020, published by WTR 1000
Six of the SEE Legal members continue to be praised for their work in the Intellectual Property practice area for 2019 by the World Trademark Review 1000 (“WTR 1000”) who rank them among the leaders in their respective jurisdictions.
SELIH & PARTNERJI Advised KJK Fund on its Acquisition of Elan
SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm has advised the KJK Fund on its acquisition of Slovenian sporting goods manufacturer Elan from MLI (part of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch group) and Wiltan (part of VR Capital group).
While merger clearances in other countries have already been obtained, the sale is still contingent on the approval of Slovenia's competition authority, and it is expected to close in mid-2019.
COVID-19
Protection of Strategic Assets: Foreign Direct Investment Screening Launched in Slovenia
Authors: Jera Majzelj, Natasa Pipan Nahtigal, SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm
On 29 May 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted the proposed third package of COVID-19 support measures, all bundled into one piece of legislation: The Act on Intervention Measures to Mitigate and Remedy the Consequences of the COVID-19 Epidemic. As expected, the new intervention Act is mostly dealing with subsidies for part-time workers, holiday vouchers, continuing compensation scheme for workers in tourism, etc.
However, one section sticks out. The Government has included a set of rules on foreign direct investment…
Effectiveness of Provisional Measures Considering the Revocation of the Epidemic
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Ordinance on the revocation of the epidemic of contagious disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), which entered into force on 15 May 2020 and will be applicable from 31 May 2020.
COVID-19: Intervention Measures to Support the Slovenian Economy
On 21 April 2020, the Slovenian Government proposed the amendments to the Act on Intervention Measures for Suppression of COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigation of its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy as adopted by the Slovenian Parliament on 3 April 2020.