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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.
SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm Contributes to the Chambers and Partners' Environmental Law 2020 Global Practice Guide
The Chambers and Partners' Environmental Law 2020 Global Practice Guide has been published.
White Paper on Foreign Subsidies in the EU Market
On 17 June 2020 the European Commission adopted the White Paper on foreign subsidies in the Single Market.
Concentrations Between Undertakings – What To Watch For
The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (“CPA”) reports that it has initiated merger filing proceedings against the Croatian company Agrokor d.d. in respect of the concentration between Agrokor AG (Switzerland), which is part of the Agrokor group, and Ardeya Global Ltd. (UAE) which owns the Slovenian company Costella d.o.o. (“Costella”). The proceedings were initiated as a result of a potential failure to notify the CPA of a concentration which is subject to the provisions of the Slovenian Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act (“PRCA”).
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
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.
