12.17.2012

International trader Glencore is in talks to buy vegetable oil producer Prutul Galati, owned by Romanian businessman Marian Andreev, people close to the talks told Ziarul Financiar. more

12.13.2012

Several investors are interested in drugmaker Labormed, one of the few acquisition targets on the Romanian pharmaceutical market, as integration into an international giant could open up a new more

12.10.2012

Jardan Lapte Company (JLC), the leading dairy company in the Republic of Moldova owned by businessman Vladimir Jardan, will acquire control of insolvent dairy producer Prodlacta Brasov (PRAE.RO), as more

10.08.2012

Carrefour bought six stores from Aliment Murfatlar based in Constanta (SE Romania), controlled by vegetable oil producer Argus Constanta (55.04%) and milling and bakery company Dobrogea Grup (41.6%). more

10.07.2012

ATE Bank Romania, recently bought by Piraeus Bank, will be partially taken over by several Romanian investors and capitalized up to EUR60 million for starters, people close to the matter told Mediafax more

09.10.2012

Shareholders of Romanian home appliances maker Electroarges (ELGS.RO) voted in favor of launching a takeover offer for edible oil producer Argus Constanta (UARG.RO), at the requeste of significant more

08.31.2012

The Romanian retail market is going through one of its most difficult times ever considering the talk about the exit of at least one of the largest companies with revenues of several hundred million more

07.09.2012

Romania’s rolling stock manufacturers Astra Vagoane Arad, Meva and Romvag Caracal, under insolvency, were taken over by an undisclosed German investor, in a EUR30 million deal, the liquidator of the more

06.29.2012

Romania's central bank has approved the acquisition of Emporiki Bank's local subsidiary by French group Credit Agricole, with the bank's name to be changed to Credit Agricole Bank Romania by the end more

05.23.2012

Swiss grain and fertilizer trader Ameropa Holding will launch a takeover offer for the 24.12% stake it doesn’t own in Romanian chemical fertilizer producer Azomures (AZO.RO) for a total of 281.7 more

05.10.2012

Romanian operating leasing and fleet management company Autotechnica Fleet Services will take over, starting May 15, car rental franchise Hertz Romania, which will subsequently change its name to more

03.21.2012

Swiss grain trader Ameropa Holding AG, through its Pelican Fertilizer units, has completed the acquisition of Romanian fertilizer producer Azomures (AZO.RO). more

03.16.2012

Romanian Competition Council has given Swiss grain trader Ameropa Holding AG the green light to move forward on its deal to buy a 75.87% stake in local fertilizer producer Azomures (AZO.RO), the more

01.19.2012

Romanian IT solution company Novensys took over Ager Solutions’ Microsoft Dynamics division, which generated revenues of about EUR1 million last year, Cezar Golumbeanu, general manager of Novensys, more

01.18.2012

Romanian businessman Dinu Patriciu is negotiating the sale of his Mic.ro retail network to international group 7 Eleven, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX. more

01.09.2012

Romanian authorities are carrying advanced negotiations to purchase the Arpechim refinery from oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), local officials in Arges County said Monday. more

01.03.2012

Foods maker Orkla Foods Romania (OFR) on Tuesday announced it has taken over Bucharest-based distributor maker Food Distribution Services (FDS). more

12.15.2011

Romanian Competition Council on Thursday announced it has approved the takeover of electronics retailer Flanco Retail by Asesoft Web, part of the Asesoft group. more

12.07.2011

US-based Euronet Worldwide announced it has bought Smart PayNetwork (PayNet), a Romanian payment services supplier that processes around 15 million card transactions each year. more

12.05.2011

Retailer Mega Image, owned by Belgian group Delhaize, Monday announced it has received the clearance from Romanian competition authorities to buy three G'Market stores, and two of the units will be more

11.28.2011

Swiss fertilizer and grains trader Ameropa Holding concluded “a series of agreements” with the Turkish investors owning Azomures (AZO.RO), to buy the Romanian fertilizer maker. more

11.25.2011

Marking a first on the Bucharest stock exchange, businessman Catalin Chelu was forced by court order to pay damages for not launching an offer to takeover a firm, thus breaching market bylaws. more

11.15.2011

Japanese group Sumitomo will take over 90% of Romanian fertilizer supplier Alcedo within a transaction approved early November by the Competition Council and set for conclusion in the near future. more

11.14.2011

Swedish private equity firm Oresa Ventures has taken over office supplies distributor RTC Proffice Experience, part of the RTC group, which is owned by businessman Octavian Radu. more

11.02.2011

Several hundred companies are for sale on the Romanian market, most of them SMEs, but the number of done-deals is extremely low compared with the 2007-2008 period, when investment funds and investors more