Dragan Šolak

Despite the dismissal, Dragan Šolak retained his ownership stake in United Group.

Announcement of two shareholders of United Group

29.May 2026. IN THE

Šolak: The sale of Adria News Network is illegal

Dragan Šolak and Viktoria Boklag assessed that the decision to sell Adria News Network was illegal and made against the rules of corporate governance, without the participation of minority shareholders.

Lawsuit in London

26.May 2026. IN THE

Scholak and Bocklag are suing BC Partners over the sale of United Media

Dragan Šolak and Viktorija Boklag initiated legal proceedings against entities controlled by BC Partners, claiming that the sale of United Group's media business is being carried out without their consent and contrary to the shareholders' agreement.

Mediji

14.May 2026. Nemanja Rujevic

Ready to sell N1 and others, Sholak did not want to overpay them

As "Vreme" first announced, the Portuguese fund holding Euronews is close to buying N1, Nova S, Danas and Radar. Now there is also a draft contract. As we learn, Dragan Šolak did not want to buy these media "over the price".

Mediji

20.December 2025. RV

Apology to Sholak for the false accusations about the connection with Russia

The Brussels portal "EU Political Report" retracted the texts and apologized to Dragan Šolak for false accusations that he had ties to Russia

United group

16.October 2025. NM

Court in the Netherlands: Dragan Šolak's companies not competent to initiate a dispute against BC Partners

The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam rejected the request of the companies Gerrard MIP Ltd and Gerrard Enterprise LLC, related to Dragan Šolak, judging that they are not shareholders of United Group and therefore have no legal basis to sue the majority owner BC Partners

Televisions Nova and Sport Club got new directors.

Mediji

15.October 2025. B. B.

Televisions Nova and Sport Club got new directors

Televisions Nova and Sport Club got new directors who can now practically decide on the fate of those televisions and their employees

United Group

13.October 2025. RV

Sholak: The police in the United Group are part of an illegal operation

Dragan Šolak assessed the entry of two police inspectors into the headquarters of the United Group as proof of the deep political and interest connection between the company BC Partners and the United Group with Aleksandar Vučić.

19.September 2025. KS

Victory for Sholak in court: BC Partners must pay him 250 million euros

A British court has ruled that a firm owned by BC Partners LLP must pay a disputed bonus of 250 million euros to the ousted founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak.

Mediji

31.August 2025. MR

Let's get to know Stan Miller: Where he did everything before being appointed as the director of United Group

Stan Miller's professional path is connected to telecommunication operators, from the Netherlands and Russia to Africa and the Middle East, but he has never had any contact with the media.

United media production has three new directors - Vladica Tintor, Gibber Shrojen and Tim Pennington.

Audio recording around United Media

29.August 2025. MLJ

Director of United Media: Exposed how far the government of Vučić is ready to go

With the publication of the audio recording of the conversation between Sten Miller and Vladimir Lucic, the truth has finally come to light, says the director of United Media, Aleksandra Subotić.

Mediji

22.August 2025. B. B.

N1: United Media has no new owner, we are working as before

The majority owner did change the management and replaced Dragan Šolak. The arrival of a new director at the head of United Group Serbia has no impact on the work of the media. N1 did not get a new director

"Vreme" finds out

21.August 2025. Nemanja Rujević/Marija L. Janković

Two scenarios for N1: Extinction or silent suffocation

Vučić is in a hurry. Although he announced the end of N1 and Nova S by November, the plan to use state money to buy control over these media has been accelerated, "Vreme" has learned.

Dragan Šolak

31.July 2025 MLJ

"Financial Times": Sheary revolts at United group over Scholak's sacking

The rebellion in BC Partners is expanding, because the directors of the United Group from different countries have expressed their support for the founder Dragan Šolak, writes the "Financial Times".

United Group

25.July 2025 NM

Bloomberg: Rebellion in the United Group due to the dismissal of Sholak

The managers of the United Group do not agree with the dismissal of Dragan Šolak and the chief executive officer of the company Viktorija Bocklag, writes the US agency Bloomberg.

Conflict between former partners

17.July 2025 IN THE

The United Group denies Sholak's claims: the court refused urgent consideration of his request

Dragan Šolak, the founder of United Group, submitted a request to the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam due to alleged unpaid obligations and an unrenewed consulting contract, but the court refused to consider the case under urgent proceedings, the company United Group announced.

United Group

25.June 2025 B. B.

Sholak: I doubt that the new management will lead United Group in the interest of all shareholders

"The behavior of BC Partners shows a complete lack of respect for the achievements and rights of the management team that owns more than 42 percent of the business," believes United Group founder Dragan Šolak.

Mediji

18.June 2025 MLJ

Sholak is suing BC Partners for 250 million euros

The founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak, sued the majority owner BC Partners, claiming that they refused to pay him a bonus from the sale of companies in Serbia, reports Law360, a portal specialized in legal news. Not even two weeks later, he was removed from all positions in the group

Comment

17.June 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Replacement of Šolak: Vučić will be the sole editor

The dramatic appeal of United Media employees shows what can happen when the media is controlled by the regime and corporations. It is happening in Serbia now. If the audience does not recognize this, an even blacker media darkness threatens

Response after shift

17.June 2025 IN THE

United media editor's appeal after the unexpected dismissal of Sholak

After Dragan Šolak and Viktorija Boklag were dismissed from their leading positions, the editors within the United Media company addressed the European public with an appeal in which they express concern for the future of independent journalism in the Balkans. They warn that this change could open the door to political influence in one of the last bastions of free media in the region.

The business

17.June 2025 IN THE

Change at the top of United Group: Dragan Šolak is no longer the chairman of the Advisory Board

The founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak, is no longer the chairman of the Advisory Board. The previous CEO, Viktorija Bocklag, also retired. In addition to changes at the top, UG is also changing its business strategy - it will focus on markets within the European Union. She has already sold most of her business in Serbia

SNS propaganda

23.August 2024. MS

Tomanović: Untruth has been perfected to the highest level

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić mentioned Dragan Šolak for the first time in a video on his Instagram account today in the context of the alleged plot to kill Vučić. Šolak's lawyer Zdenko Tomanović reacted to that and said that if the law is the basis in Serbia, then political irresponsibility and impropriety cannot be above the law.

Interview

20.September 2022. MN

Goran Dimitrijević: War of the state against the media beyond state control

The presence of the progressive state in the media through the guise of private companies is sad, the content of tabloids close to the authorities spills over into the streets, there are rare oases of free journalism, spitting on N1 comes to him as a good practice in the progressive camp, RTS is obviously under pressure, and the war in Ukraine has accelerated resolving the Kosovo knot

From the new issue

13.January 2022. Vojislav Milošević

Football and Business: When Southampton Saints March

What kind of English football club is invested in by Dragan Šolak, a Serbian businessman in the diaspora, "the founder of United Group, within which N1 and Sport Club operate"

News

04.January 2022. FM

Serbian in the Premier League: Dragan Šolak is the new owner of Southampton

Sport Republic, whose main investor is Dragan Šolak, bought the English Premier League club Southampton. Thus, Šolak became the second businessman of Serbian origin to buy a European football club