Branislav Marić is the Managing Partner of the Belgrade office. He focuses on M&A and corporate, as well as on energy and project-related matters.

Branislav Marić is very hands on and is supported by a very strong team of associates.

Branislav Marić is the outstanding individual in the team, and his broad legal knowledge and expertise are extraordinary – he is very well regarded in the local legal community.

Legal 500, 2021

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A and Corporate

• NLB GROUP, the largest Slovenian bank and a leading bank in the ex-Yugoslavia region, on the acquisition of Komercijalna banka Beograd, the third largest bank in Serbia. This is the largest bank privatisation in Serbia to-date and our team also coordinated advice in five other jurisdictions in addition to Serbia.
• MASDAR, a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable urban development headquartered in Abu Dhabi, on the acquisition of a 49% share in Krnovo Green Energy from a subsidiary of Akuo Energy
• CTP Group on the acquisition of a 10,000 m2 logistics centre near the Serbian capital, Belgrade
• UPM SA, a Belgian courier service company, on the acquisition of Fitek Group’s Serbian, Bosnian, Slovak and Czech subsidiaries. Fitek Group is an Eastern European group of courier service companies.

Banking & Finance

• GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS, as the security agent, on establishing a collateral package in Serbia in relation to a USD 9 billion credit facility granted to a major international pharmaceutical group
• EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF CHINA (CEXIM) on a financing of the construction of the heating pipeline construction project from Belgrade to Obrenovac, Serbia
• VOJVODJANSKA BANKA AD NOVI SAD on a multi-million EUR financing to the largest petroleum company in Serbia, Naftna industrija Srbije a.d. Novi Sad
• CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK on a second long-term financing to Banka Poštanska Štedionica
• A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM on the funding of the acquisition of a controlling stake in an Serbian IPTV business

EDUCATION

• 2003: George Washington University Law School, Washington, USA, LL.M., International and Comparative Law Thomas Buergenthal Fellow
• 1998: University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
• 1998: American University, Washington, USA, Legal Intern at The American Society of International Law, Certificate in Economic Policy and International Business
• 1992 – 1998: University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Faculty of Law, LL.B.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Belgrade Bar Association
• New York Bar Association

LANGUAGES

Serbian, English