The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) to acquire approximately 10% of the shares of Carpathia Pensii, a Romanian private pension company.
Lion's Head Investments, part of AG Capital, has started construction on Lion's Head Logistics Park in Popești-Leordeni, marking the company's first logistics project in Romania. The development will span 85,000 sqm with an investment of €65 million.
Morphosis Capital Partners, a growth capital fund, has successfully closed its second fund, Morphosis Capital Fund II, at €130 million.
Actis-backed Rezolv Energy, through its project subsidiary First Look Solutions, has secured incremental project finance facilities of up to €331 million.
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has completed the purchase of Pehart Group, a producer of household and industrial paper products in Romania, from Abris Capital Partners.
Lion's Head Investments has secured the building permit for its first logistics park in Romania. The company will invest €65 million in the industrial project located in Popești-Leordeni, near Bucharest, for which construction is slated to start in Q3 2025.
The IFC, part of the World Bank, is facilitating a financing package worth the equivalent of $42 million for Agricover Credit IFN.
In addition to the IFC's contribution, the AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) will invest an equivalent amount, bringing the total value of the bond issue to €200 million.
Half of proceeds allocated to green loans for smaller businesses and half for green housing loans.
The collaboration with IFC supports Norofert in conducting comparative research to evaluate the impact of microbial inputs in soil on carbon emissions and CO2 sequestration.
It will help reduce Romania energy sector's carbon footprint by an estimated 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year.
BRD and IFC closed a landmark synthetic significant risk transfer transaction that will free up capital for BRD to boost the financing of sustainability-related projects.
AI is creating two distinct directions in the global labour market, according to PwC research, based on an analysis of over one billion job listings across six continents.
FintechOS, the financial technology company founded in Romania that provides AI-based digitalisation solutions for banks and insurers, has reached profitability on the back of a 40% rise in recurring revenue at the end of Q1, company representatives said.
Romania is entering a new stage, with its multiannual economic recovery programme launching in 2026, carrying an estimated budget of around €5 billion through 2032 and a dedicated framework for anchor-type strategic investments above €200 million, according to experts at EY Romania.
Romania has reached 31 da Vinci robotic surgery programs nationwide, of which 8 are in the public healthcare system. The most recent system, installed at Fundeni Clinical Institute, marks the expansion of robotic surgery in Romanian public hospitals and the regional milestone of 100 da Vinci systems across the SOFMEDICA region: Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Cyprus, Croatia and Slovenia.
OMV Petrom, an integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, has made the final investment decision for Gabare, an integrated solar energy and battery storage project in Bulgaria.