Ahold Delhaize has completed the acquisition of Romanian food retailer Profi Rom Food SRL (Profi) from MidEuropa for approximately €1.3 billion, the Belgian retailer announced in a press release.
Ahold Delhaize currently operates almost 1,000 stores in Romania under the Mega Image brand.
Ahold Delhaize has undertaken a substantial package of commitments to address the concerns expressed by the Romanian Competition Council related to this transaction.
The company is set to officially inaugurate its new offices at Timpuri Noi while actively seeking to recruit top IT talent.
Over half of the PE funds in Romania anticipate an increase in M&A activity in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a Roland Berger study.
George Simion, the President of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), and independent candidate Nicușor Dan, Mayor of Bucharest, have emerged as winners
More than 13% of businesses in the EU used AI during 2024, while companies in Romania fall below this average, according to a European Commission report on digitalization.
Electrica has signed a syndicated loan agreement worth RON 3.1 billion (€620 million), in a deal coordinated by BT and BCR, with Raiffeisen Bank acting as Sustainability Agent.
Etiq AI, the AI startup founded by Iris Anson and Raluca Crișan, has secured €900,000 in seed funding led by GapMinder VC, adding to their £1 million grant from InnovateUK.