A Corporate Battle in London Threatens the Last Independent News Outlets in Serbia

Dragan Šolak, the former chairman of United Group, and Viktorija Boklag, its former CEO, initiated legal proceedings to halt the sale of the group’s media business. The two minority shareholders accused BC Partners of negotiating the sale behind closed doors, completely bypassing their contractual right to consent. According to their claim, negotiations are at an advanced stage, with a draft agreement already prepared to sell 100 percent of the shares in Adria News to European Future Media Investments.

Source: OCCRP, 2026-05-28; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/a-corporate-battle-in-london-threatens-the-last-independent-news-outlets-in-serbia