Press Releases

DTB provided legal support to Šerif Group in projects involving the carve-out of its renewable energy business and its ensuing sale. By supporting the buyer and the whole process, Intercapital also made a significant contribution to the transaction ...

DTB has been honoured with two significant accolades at the 2026 Managing IP Awards EMEA ceremony, further confirming the firm’s leading position in the Croatian intellectual property market. The wins reflect DTB’s outstanding expertise, exceptional client service and a consistent track record of excellence in the field ...

DTB provided legal support to Dutch-based Spotler Group, a leading European marketing technology provider, in the acquisition of Webpower Adria. By acquiring this leading regional email marketing and marketing automation provider with more than 250 clients across the region, Spotler Group will further strengthen its presence in Southeast Europe ...

DTB acted as legal advisors to Marko Dovgan, the owner of Signalinea LTD, a leading Croatian provider of installed guardrail solutions and road marking services, in the successful sale of his shares to Saferoad Group, a European leader in road safety and steel solutions ...

DTB acted as the advisor to the Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA, agent and security agent, joined by OTP Bank and Zagrebacka banka from Croatia, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU) from Poland, and OTP Bank Plc from Hungary on granting of EUR 300 million terms and revolving credit to Studenac, one of Croatian leading retail chains ...

We are pleased to announce that we have acted as the advisor to funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and Blue Owl, in connection with a $520 million senior secured direct lending facility for Infobip, a leading global cloud communications platform. This significant refinancing transaction will support Infobip’s continued international expansion and its investment in next-generation AI-powered customer engagement solutions ...

Four and Counting! After winning this award in 2018, 2020 and 2022, the history repeated two days ago at this year’s gala announcement event in Prague. We are honoured to be recognized by the leading regional magazine CEE Legal Matters with the Deal of the Year Award for Aggreko’s Acquisition of Resalta! This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence and client service ...

In light of our ongoing growth and dedication to providing legal services of superior quality, we are pleased to announce that four of our colleagues are getting a promotion. Having contributed with their expansive knowledge and experience to DTB’s development for years, our Senior Attorneys Dina Salapic and Andrej Žmikic have now made Partners: Andrej Žmikic Andrej has been an invaluable member of our team for 11 years, and is the Head of DTB’s Employment team ...

We are pleased to announce that DTB’s Competition Team comprising the head of team and Senior Partner Mario Krka, and attorneys-at-law Ana-Maria Sunko Peric and Dominik Glavina, has successfully worked on another multijurisdictional concentration notification, this time for the purpose of implementing the joint venture between Koncar and Siemens Energy Group ...

DTB advised Cuadrilla Capital (Cuadrilla), on all aspects of Croatian law, in acquisition of Repsly, Inc., alongside Massumi + Consoli LLP, who advised Cuadrilla on US-matters. Repsly Inc. is a leading retail execution software platform serving over 600 consumer product goods companies and retail service providers whereas Cuadrilla is renowned enterprise software investment firm ...

Our Co-Managing Partner dr. sc. Ema Mendušic Škugor organised an internal lecture on greenwashing, focusing on raising awareness on the dangers of greenwashing and practical examples that already exist on the market. Our senior and junior associates were keen to participate, sharing not only their professional, but also private experiences with greenwashing examples ...

DTB and A&O Shearman have advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, on the sale of VSB Group, a leading renewable energy platform in Europe, to French energy company TotalEnergies. The transaction gives VSB an equity value of EUR 1.57 billion ...

DTB represented The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in partnership with Zagrebacka banka (ZABA), the leading bank in Croatia and member of the UniCredit Group, in which it provided ZABA with an uncapped unfunded portfolio guarantee of up to €80 million under the European Union’s InvestEU Programme. ZABA thus became the EBRD’s first partner financial intermediary under the InvestEU programme ...

DTB assisted Digital Realty, the world’s largest provider of data center solutions, in the sale of its cloud services business in Croatia to Databox, a leading Croatian provider of cloud and data center services.Senior attorney Dina Salapić led our team, which included attorneys Barbara Šimić, Anella Buković and Jure Marović, and associate Valeria Kirac, in supporting Digital Realty on the M&A and commercial aspects of the transaction ...

October 7, 2024 DTB represented Akuo Energy in the successful sale of Elektrana Grubišno Polje. This 5 MWe biomass CHP plant and the adjacent Sirocco drying facility in Croatia have been acquired by Ancala, a leading UK-based infrastructure manager.   Special thanks to the fantastic Akuo Energy team led by Dino Simonoski Bukovski for their continuous trust in us and long-standing relationship ...

DTB represented Talan Group (Talan) in sale of 60% of shares in Solvis, the largest Croatian producer of solar panels and developer of power plants, to Advance Capital Partners (ACP), the largest regional private equity fund based in Slovenia. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and other conditions precedent ...

DTB advised the borrower Zadar Resort d.o.o. and sponsor Dogus Croatia in a transaction where Zadar Resort has borrowed EUR 31,2 m from Privredna bank Zagreb d.d. and Croatian bank for reconstruction and development as Mandated Lead Arrangers. The facility will be used for the development of a 5-star luxury hotel in Zadar, which will be under the management of the leading hotel operator Hyatt ...

DTB acted as a legal counsel for the seller, Plava laguna d.d., a company managing an extensive portfolio of tourist facilities that include hotels, resorts and camps in Croatia, in relation to the sale of the stunning four-star hotel Bonavia located in the heart of Rijeka to the company Bonavia Rijeka d.o.o ...

DTB provided legal advice and support in relation to the sale and purchase of shares in Croatian company Rabo d.o.o. DTB acted as a leading legal counsel for the buyer, a Hungarian company Apple Heaven Kft, in relation to the sale and purchase of shares in the company RABO d.o.o., one of the largest producers and exporters of apples and nectarines in Croatia ...

Under the umbrella of Allen & Overy, DTB proudly hosted another successful CEE Competition Law Day, this year for the first time taking place in Zagreb, bringing together some of the most notable competition law experts from almost all CEE jurisdictions. The event brought together more than thirty legal professionals for a day filled with thought-provoking discussions, networking opportunities, and the celebration of legal excellence in competition law ...

Possehl Group, the German industrial and technological giant, becomes a strategic partner of Mono, the largest IT company in Osijek, through the investment of Possehl Digital in a minority share in Mono. Hermann Schäfer, Managing Director at Possehl Digital, expressed his profound enthusiasm about the respective strategic alliance stating: “… Together we want to take the digital transformation of medium-sized industrial companies in Germany and Europe to the next level ...

The Legal 500 (Legalease), has published its list of top law firms and lawyers, ranking them across different practice areas in over 150 jurisdictions based on the law firm’s capabilities analyzed through a comprehensive research program. DTB is ranked top-tier in 7 practice areas, and recommended law firm in 2 practice areas with individual lawyer’s rankings by Legal 500 ...

ESG initiatives have become a strategic imperative for nearly every organization, and the legal sector is no different. Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm, with the support and co-financing by EBRD, had Dvokut-ECRO Ltd, a consulting company providing environment and nature protection services, develop a Green Office Action Plan for the Firm ...

DTB’s attorney Dina Salapic in cooperation with legal experts Hrvoje Markovinovic, PhD, professor of corporate and commercial law at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, and Tina Jakupak, mag. iur. univ. spec. oec, a judge of the Commercial Court in Zagreb, gave a lecture on conversion of share capital to euro in Croatia. With Croatia’s entrance into Eurozone, the kuna amounts of the share capital had to be converted into euro at the fixed exchange rate of 7 ...

Chambers and Partners, one of the world’s leading independent professional legal research companies operating across 200 jurisdictions delivering detailed rankings of the world’s leading lawyers and law firms has published their Chambers Europe Guide 2023 and again recognized DTB as Band 1 in banking and finance, corporate and commercial (including M&A, competition, and IP practice area) and real estate practice areas. The team is also ranked Band 2 in dispute resolution practice area ...