It’s been four years since we sat down with Octavian Popescu, Managing Partner at Popescu & Asociatii, and discussed what was at that time the new firm’s perspective and its future plans. We reached out again, on the firm’s Fourth Anniversary, to see how those plans have been progressing and chart the firm’s development.

Clifford Chance has advised ING Bank Slaski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, and Alior Bank on a sustainability-linked corporate refinancing for the Paged Group. Baker McKenzie advised the borrowers.

Former Senior Associate Primoz Mikolic has been promoted to Partner at ODI Law and Partners Branko Ilic and Matjaz Jan have become Senior Partners at the firm.

Aleksandra Jemc Merc, Jure Levovnik, and Ozbej Merc have been promoted to Senior Partners with Jadek & Pensa, while former Managing Associate Nastja Merlak has been promoted to Partner. Levovnik was also appointed to the firm's Managing Partner team, joining Jemc Merc and Sreco Jadek. Levovnik takes over from former Managing Partner Pavle Pensa who will stay on as Founding Partner.

On November 28, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Jalsovszky had advised Zambo Vagyonkezelo on the pre-exit restructuring and sale of Tuzallotechnika to Alba Industrial Holding. CEELM reached out to Jalsovszky Partner Agnes Bejo to learn more about the transaction.

ODI Law has advised the state-owned Slovenian Bank Assets Management Company – now merged with the Slovenian Sovereign Holding – on the restructuring of Fori and its related companies. Ketler & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners reportedly advised Fori.