Ožbej Merc

Mergers and Acquisitions,

Corporate Law,

Banking and Finance,

Insolvency Law and Restructurings.

Ožbej Merc is Senior Partner and Head of the Transaction Unit at Jadek & Pensa. He is specialised in mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring and financial law. Ožbej has participated in most of the restructurings of large systems in Slovenia and has been providing advice on the most demanding M&A transactions and issues related to mergers and acquisitions (Takeovers Act, Financial Instruments Market Act, Financial Collateral Act, Financial Operations, Insolvency Proceedings and Compulsory Winding-up Act, Banking Act, Insurance Act). He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana in 2003, and obtained LL.M. from the University of Columbia in New York in 2005. He has been attorney-at-law since 2009, the entire time at Jadek & Pensa.

Slovenian bar (since 2007)

Senior Partner at Jadek & Pensa (since 2023)

Head of the Transactions Unit at Jadek & Pensa (since 2015)

Partner at Jadek & Pensa Partner (2010-2022)

Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2009–2010)

Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2007–2009)

Trainee at the Appelate Court of Ljubljana (2005–2006)

Associate at Jadek & Pensa (2003–2004)

Columbia University School of Law

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

2003 - 2005

University of Ljubljana Law School

Bachelor’s Degree

1999 - 2003

Walter Gellhorn Prize (May 2005) (highest GPA in the LL.M. class of 2005)

2005

James Kent Scholar (May 2005) (cumulative GPA above A-)

2005