Industry | 25 July, 2025 at 11:00 AM
PE activity surges in Romania in H1 2025
Private equity (PE) activity in Romania saw a significant uplift in H1 2025, with a total of 5 acquisitions and 5 exits finalized by PE funds.
Private equity (PE) activity in Romania saw a significant uplift in H1 2025, with a total of 5 acquisitions and 5 exits finalized by PE funds.
Private equity firm Innova Capital has announced the launch of its Technology Advisory Board, which is the first of its kind in CEE.
Women account for just over one in five (21%) investment professionals in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds operating in Romania.
Optional pension funds in Romania can allocate up to 10% of their total assets to private equity investment funds in Romania, the EU, and OECD countries.
The ratio of Private Equity investment value to Romania's GDP is just 0.041%, ten times lower than the similar ratio at the European level.
Private equity (PE) fund investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached a total volume of €1.71 billion in 2023, while Romania ranked 4th at the CEE level.
The Romanian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) sector has demonstrated significant contributions to job creation and economic growth.
Over 70% of the study participants anticipate an increase in the number of completed transactions in Romania by investment funds, after 20 were completed in 2023 transactions.
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.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of €21.8 billion (RON 108.87 billion) in the first ten months of 2025, representing 5.72% of GDP. This marks a decrease of €110 million compared to the same period in 2024, when the deficit stood at 6.22% of GDP.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is participating in a €43 million loan by Raiffeisen Bank Romania to Altex Romania, the country's leading electro-IT retailer.
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, active in retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition, continues its expansion strategy by opening two new stores in Mega format in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orăștie. With these openings, the Mega network reaches 36 units nationwide.
Although heat pump technology for heating and cooling is increasingly present in public discussions, the actual level of knowledge and usage remains low in Romania, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.