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As stated, the document shows that it is Alpac was given the opportunity to evaluate the potential acquisition of certain companies and assets under the control of Slovenia Broadband, as well as access to confidential documentation as part of the business due diligence process. Raskrikanje points out that the contract itself provided for the confidentiality of not only business data, but also the fact that negotiations on a possible transaction are ongoing. According to that portal, this happened a few weeks before United Group presented Adria News Network (ANN), which was then presented as a model for additional protection of editorial independence of media such as N1, Nova S, Danas and Vijesti.

On behalf of Slovenia Broadband, the contract was signed by director Tim Pennington and manager Niall Martin. General manager Pedro Vargas Santos David signed for Alpac.

The Agreement also states that, in addition to business, confidential information is also "on the existence, nature and course of any negotiations".

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Gathered in front of the N1 editorial office

Second set of employee support on N1[/caption]

Therefore, it was not only the confidential documentation about the business, but also the very fact that the sale was being discussed at all.

Raskrikanje estimates that the public and employees at that time were not aware of the fact that discussions about a potential sale had already begun. United Group told Raskrivanje that it does not comment on confidential documents and stated that signing a confidentiality agreement is a common business practice that does not mean that a transaction will necessarily occur. The company added that the sale process was publicly announced in May and that its completion depends on the approval of the relevant regulatory bodies. Source: Outcry Real journalism costs money, and we will not be bought by tycoons and corporations. Support us with a one-time or monthly donation. The time for it is now!', title: 'Raskrikanje: United Group started sales negotiations months before the official announcement', pubdate: '2026-07-24 13:09:28', authors: authors, sections: "Economy", tags: "Alpac Capital,N1,privatization,United group", access_level: access_level, article_type: "news", reader_type: reader_type }; (function (d, s) { var sf = d.createElement(s); sf.type = 'text/javascript'; sf.async = true; sf.src = (('https:' == d.location.protocol) ? 'https://d7d3cf2e81d293050033-3dfc0615b0fd7b49143049256703bfce.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com' : 'http://t.contentinsights.com') + '/stf.js'; var t = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; t.parentNode.insertBefore(sf, t); })(document, 'script'); dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'Pageview', 'pagePath': url, 'pageTitle': 'Raskrikavanje: United Group started sales negotiations months before the official announcement', 'pageContent': 'Portal Raskrikanje announced that Slovenia Broadband, a member United Groups, on February 2, 2026, signed a confidentiality agreement with the Luxembourg company Alpak, which, according to the media, opened the way for negotiations on the possible sale of part of the media business. As stated, the document shows that it is Alpac was given the opportunity to evaluate the potential acquisition of certain companies and assets under the control of Slovenia Broadband, as well as access to confidential documentation as part of the business due diligence process. Raskrikanje points out that the contract itself provided for the confidentiality of not only business data, but also the fact that negotiations on a possible transaction are ongoing. According to that portal, this happened a few weeks before United Group presented Adria News Network (ANN), which was then presented as a model for additional protection of editorial independence of media such as N1, Nova S, Danas and Vijesti.

On behalf of Slovenia Broadband, the contract was signed by director Tim Pennington and manager Niall Martin. General manager Pedro Vargas Santos David signed for Alpac.

The Agreement also states that, in addition to business, confidential information is also "on the existence, nature and course of any negotiations".

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Second set of employee support on N1[/caption]

Therefore, it was not only the confidential documentation about the business, but also the very fact that the sale was being discussed at all.