EY: Romanian M&A Market Up 49% To $6B In H1, 2026
07.03.2026
Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached an estimated total value of $6 billion in the first half of 2026, reflecting a staggering 49% increase year-on-year, with 143 transactions announced, 3% more than in the year-ago period, an EY report says.
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PepsiCo Announces Leadership Changes 07.01.2026
Mihaela Hristea, who has been working at PepsiCo for nine years, was appointed General Manager, East Balkans, following the promotion of Radu... more
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Electro-Alfa International And SGB-SMIT Group Open EUR20M Factory In Botosani 07.01.2026
Electro-Alfa International, a Romanian manufacturer of electrical equipment and provider of EPC and IT services, together with German-based... more
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French group SYCLEF Buys Majority Stake in Romania’s Unicool 07.01.2026
French group SYCLEF, present in ten countries, is entering Romania by taking over a stake in Cluj-based company Unicool, active on the commercial... more
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REDPORT and Mobexpert Launch REDPORT Living Concept 07.01.2026
Real estate developer REDPORT and furniture retailer Mobexpert have launched REDPORT Living, a program whereby buyers of housing units part of... more
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Orange Romania Plans to Invest EUR237M in 2026 07.01.2026
Orange Romania, leader of the local telecom market by revenues, has presented the “Trust the Future” strategy and a EUR237 million investment... more
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Enterprise Investors Mulls New Deals in Romania 07.01.2026
Private equity fund Enterprise Investors, headquartered in Poland, which has recently taken over a minority stake in local fitness network 18GYM,... more
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Louis Vuitton Supplier Somarest Sibiu Sees Net Profit Rise 6.6% in 2025 07.01.2026
Somarest Sibiu, part of luxury group LVMH, in 2025 registered turnover worth RON324.2 million (EUR64.3 million), down 17.7% from the previous year,... more
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Helbako Electronica Net Profit Drops 2.2 Times in 2025 to RON8M 07.01.2026
Helbako Electronica, the local subsidiary of German company Helbako GmbH, for 2025 reported turnover worth around RON218.8 million (EUR43.4... more
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Romania Insurance Market Ends Q1/2026 with RON6.8B Gross Underwritten Premiums, Up 15% YOY 07.01.2026
Romania insurance market at the end of the first quarter of2026 reached a gross underwritten premium volume of RON6.8 billion, registering a 15%... more
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Andrei Bica Appointed Chief Financial Officer Of Carrefour Romania 07.01.2026
Andrei Bica was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Carrefour Romania amid the acquisition of the retail chain by Paval Holding, the special... more
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Razvan Szilagyi To Step Down As CFO Of Bucharest Stock Exchange As Of September 1 06.30.2026
Razvan Szilagyi on June 30 announced his resignation from the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, effective... more
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Carrefour Completes Sale Of Romanian Operations To Paval Holding 06.30.2026
French-held Carrefour on Tuesday announced on the Euronext the completion of the sale of its Romanian operations to Paval Holding, the owner of DIY... more
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US Lear Corporation Slashes Jobs At Iasi Site 06.30.2026
Lear Corporation, an American automotive parts manufacturer, is laying off workers in Iaşi, affecting hundreds of jobs, Ziarul de Iaşi reports. more
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Bucharest Stock Exchange Unveils First Market-Wide Review Of Compliance With Revised Corporate Governance Code 06.30.2026
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and BVB's Corporate Governance... more
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IULIUS Continues EUR80M Investment In Revamping Palas Iasi 06.30.2026
Real estate developer IULIUS continues the EUR80 million investment in remodeling the Palas Iasi mixed-use complex, a project that will expand the... more
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Statistics Office: Romania Residential Building Permits Down 8.2% YoY In January-May 2026 06.30.2026
Romanian authorities issued 12,979 construction permits for residential buildings in January-May 2026, 8.2% fewer than in January-May 2025, the... more
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Filip & Company Assists Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners In Development And Financing Of Pestera II Wind Project 06.30.2026
Law firm Filip & Company has provided legal assistance to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in relation to the development of the Pestera II... more
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OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia Start Installing Panels for Major Renewable Energy Program in Romania 06.30.2026
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe, together with Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia), announce the... more
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Speedwell Gets EUR21.5M Loan from Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania to Develop Housing Compound in Bucharest’s Aviatiei 06.30.2026
Real estate developer Speedwell has signed a EUR21.5 million funding agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania for the construction of the... more
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Henri Coanda Airport Enters New Terminal Design Stage 06.30.2026
Compania Nationala Aeroporturi Bucuresti SA (CNAB) - the Bucharest Airports National Company, has signed the contract for the design of the new... more
Romanians are increasingly orienting their financial decisions toward protecting their existing resources, in a social and economic
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Pillar 2 of the mandatory private pension system generated a net return of RON93.4 billion (EUR17.8 billion) for Romanians during its
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The Romanian insurance market has weathered periods of uncertainty, experienced strong growth in certain segments, and faced setbacks
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Romania ranks 7th in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region according to the newly launched CEE AI Index 2026.
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Romania ranked 11th in Europe by the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects attracted in 2025, securing 109 initiatives, as
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Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.