Romanian M&A activity recorded 67 transactions in Q1 2026, representing a 29% increase compared to the same period last year when 52 deals were announced, according to a report by EY Romania.
Romania's M&A market recorded its best quarter in two years, with a cumulative value of €2.9 billion, three times higher than the first three months of last year.
Romania's Competition Council is analyzing the transaction through which Pavăl Holding, controlled by the Pavăl brothers, intends to acquire the Carrefour group in Romania.
Pavăl Holding, the investment vehicle of the Pavăl family and majority shareholder of Dedeman, has signed an exclusive negotiation agreement with Carrefour Group to acquire its Romanian operations. This step marks the group's expansion into a new strategic segment: food retail.
PPC Blue, the electric mobility division of the PPC Group in Romania, has acquired the Hermes Flow network with 116 charging points to expand its national infrastructure.
Carrefour Romania has announced the appointment of Anne-Sophie Bauwens as its new CFO and Member of the Executive Committee.
With sales valued at nearly RON 500 million and a turnover exceeding RON 60 million in 2023, Bringo anticipates similar performance in 2024.
In July, Carrefour marks the opening of a new rebranded and remodeled hypermarket in the Supernova shopping center in Alexandria 152, following the acquisition of the Cora Romania.
Carrefour's hypermarkets offer the widest range of items across the entire network of stores in the retailer's portfolio, with more than 43,000 food and non-food products.
Romanian airline Anima Wings has attracted three institutional investors as shareholders. The company signed deals with BT Asset Management, part of BT Financial Group, Winners Holding Investments and Evergent Investments.
BCR Group recorded a net profit of €118 million in Q1 2026, down 21% versus the same period of last year.
PPC and PPC blue Romania have secured €3.42 million in European funding through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for installing fast charging stations across Romania and Greece.
The Romanian leu depreciated on Thursday against the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at RON 5.1417, up 0.8% from the previous rate, recording a new historic low for the local currency.
Premier Energy has begun construction of its 200 MW/400 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project near Iași, Romania. The total development and construction cost is estimated at €75 million.