Premier Energy to acquire Romania's third largest power distribution player
Premier Energy has signed an agreement to acquire Distribuție Energie Oltenia (DEO) from funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management for approximately €700 million.
Premier Energy has signed an agreement to acquire Distribuție Energie Oltenia (DEO) from funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management for approximately €700 million.
Alive Capital will return to full ownership of founder Giacomo Billi following the transfer of Premier Energy's majority stake to Omnia Capital, Billi's investment holding.
Premier Energy has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in a 158 MW wind farm in Hungary.
Premier Energy has acquired a 100% stake in a 200 MW battery storage system development near Iași, Romania. The ready-to-build project has a capacity of 400 MWh.
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 216 transactions in the first nine months (9M) of 2025, an 8.5% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Premier Energy has announced the acquisition of a 51% stake and management control of Iberdrola Renovables Magyarország KFT, a subsidiary of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola.
Premier Energy said its normalised revenue increased by 49% year-on-year, reaching €797.5 million in H1 2025, while its normalised net profit grew by 23% year-on-year.
Romanian engineering group Simtel Team has announced the appointment of Mihai Velicu as its new Group CFO.
Premier Energy has announced its plans to acquire the remaining 25% stake in True Energy Management for €3 million.
Starting in February, natural gas supply will be managed by Premier Energy SA, while NeoGas Grid will be responsible for the distribution of natural gas within the group.

Hidroelectrica has signed a contract for €8.7 million in non-reimbursable financing from the Modernisation Fund to implement a battery storage facility at the Porțile de Fier II hydroelectric plant.
Romania's annual inflation rate will increase and remain at higher levels than previously forecast during March-June 2026, according to the minutes from the National Bank of Romania's monetary policy meeting held in early April.
The Vega Ploiești Refinery, operated by Rompetrol Rafinare, has started producing hexane with a minimum purity of 60%, supporting polypropylene production and the food industry.
Romanian awareness of sustainable construction concepts reaches 86%, significantly above the European average of 69%, according to the barometer published by Saint-Gobain's Observatory for Sustainable Construction.
Romania's job market in Q1 2026 showed a significant imbalance between supply and demand, with applications on OLX Locuri de Muncă rising 10.6% to 2.62 million whilst total job postings dropped 43.1% to 41,221 compared to the same period in 2025.