Deloitte: EU financial institutions lag on AML/CFT compliance
European financial institutions are in the early stages of preparation for the new EU AML/CFT Package, which aims to harmonise anti-financial crime supervision, finds a Deloitte study.
European financial institutions are in the early stages of preparation for the new EU AML/CFT Package, which aims to harmonise anti-financial crime supervision, finds a Deloitte study.
Investors in Central Europe are optimistic about the upcoming months, according to the latest Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity (PE) Confidence Survey.
ROCA Investments, a Romanian PE firm that focuses on local entrepreneurial companies, has acquired a 20% stake in Adrem Group, an energy services provider, for an undisclosed sum.
Romania is ranked fourth among European countries with the most affordable housing, according to the Deloitte Property Index 2025.
BlackPeak Capital, a private equity firm focused on Southeast Europe, has made a growth equity investment in Affinity Life Care.
Romania's manufacturing faces mounting pressures from evolving technologies, labour market shifts, and sustainability demands.
Over the past decade, Romania has faced increasing pressure - both from domestic and from international institutions - to modernize its property tax system. With structural challenges in housing affordability and significant fiscal constraints at the national level, local tax reform, as outlined in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), has emerged as a critical priority, writes Daniel Grigore, Director, Corporate Income Tax, Deloitte Romania.
Deloitte Romania has appointed four new Partners, effective June 2025, in a move designed to strengthen the top management team.
CPI Romania has announced the renewal of lease agreements with Deloitte Romania and WPP at The Mark office building in Bucharest, totaling over 12,000 sqm of office space.
Excluding the mega-transactions (with values of more than €500 million), the average transaction value was € 34 million in 2024, compared to €25 million in 2023.
The real estate and construction sector was the most active in terms of the number of M&A transactions in Romania during 2024, accounting for 28% of the total market, which reached an estimated value of between €5.7 and €6.1 billion.
The transaction is financed through the NextGenerationEU program, with the financial support of the Government of Romania and the Government of Bulgaria, through the PNRR.
The seven acquired malls are located in Fagaras, Focsani, Gheorgheni, Ramnicu Sarat, Sebes, Slobozia and Targu Secuiesc.
APS Group, an alternative asset management investor, has fully purchased IMO Property Investments Bucharest, part of Eurobank Group, for an undisclosed amount.
With an installed capacity of approximately 710 MW, the photovoltaic parks acquired by OMV Petrom are among the most important projects of this type in South-Eastern Europe.
Deloitte Romania's management team expands as of September 1, 2024, following the promotion to directors of five employees.
The construction of the factory started in May 2023 and requires a total investment of €650 million.
The acquisition marks Entek's entry into the Romanian energy market, with a transaction value of approximately €32.9 million, subject to closing adjustments.
The three acquired entities own a portfolio of assets comprising three warehouse projects of 136,374 sqm and a large plot of land in Constanta.
Through this collaboration, companies in Romania will have access to an Innovation Lab and to funding to explore emerging technologies such as Generative AI.

Cris-Tim Family Holding, the Romanian cold cuts and ready-meals producer, successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO), raising RON 454.35 million (€89.5 million).
The tax-to-GDP ratio in Romania remains one of the lowest in the European Union, despite registering an increase in 2024, according to recent data published by Eurostat.
The Ministry of Energy acknowledged the public statement from Lukoil regarding its intention to sell its international assets.
CruiseHub, part of the Aerotravel group, has become the first travel agency in Romania to organise an expedition-type group cruise to Antarctica.
Courier firm Sameday has announced a significant investment of over €80 million in 2025, dedicated to technology, regional expansion.