Corporate M and A 2026

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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Bojan Šporar and Jože Stare Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners (RPPP) is the largest corporate and commercial law firm in Slove - nia. With a legal team numbering over 30 lawyers, the firm has been recognised for its comprehensive legal solutions, extensive knowledge and long-standing experience. RPPP is a market leader in a variety of commercial and corporate law matters, including an - titrust, M&A, litigation and alternative dispute resolu - tion. In one way or another, it has been involved in just about all the major M&A transactions in Slovenia, with several of these being nominated for deal of the

year by various outlets. Recently, the firm was in - volved in MOL’s acquisition of gas stations from OMV in Slovenia, after OMV’s exit; Dulux on its EUR194.5 million acquisition of Slovenian paint giant JUB; Sar - torius on its EUR360 million agreement to merge with purification specialist BIA Separations; and Generali on its merger by acquisition of Slovenia’s second largest insurance company Adriatic Slovenica. The firm has also recently assisted the Ministry of Finance and Insurance Supervision Agency in the adoption of a law. focusing on M&A and finance transactions and corporate governance issues. Jože has recently advised clients on several notable deals, including shareholders of HCG Group on the sale of the group to ANJAC SAS; UNIOR on disposal of its subsidiaries in Slovenia and Serbia; and Mercator, one of the largest Slovenian retailers and largest companies by revenue in Slovenia, on its attempted acquisition of a 100% shareholding in Tuš. Jože Stare is a senior associate with Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners

Authors

Bojan Šporar has been representing clients in M&A matters for over 15 years and holds practitioner’s lectures on M&A transactions at the Law Faculty of the University of Ljubljana. He has been the lead partner at Rojs,

Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners on several of the largest Slovenian transactions and his mandates include advising Agrokor (and later Fortenova) on the acquisition of Mercator; Sartorius on the purchase of BIA Separations, a provider of systems used in mRNA vaccine production; and Generali Group with respect to its acquisition of Adriatic Slovenica, the second largest life insurer in Slovenia. He recently advised Mercator on its acquisition of fellow FMCG company Tuš.

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