NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 1, 2026.
Metinvest, a group of metallurgic and mining companies controlled by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, on December 16 completed the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iasi, marking the group’s first production investment in Romania.
E-Acumulatori.ro, a renewable solutions provider and photovoltaic system installer founded by Dan Tudose, ended the first 10 months of 2025 with 30% higher turnover and expects to cross the EUR10 million threshold by yearend.
Patria Credit IFN S.A., Romania’s oldest non-bank financial institution dedicated to microfinance, has signed a EUR1.8 million grant agreement with the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) for the implementation of the project “Seeds of Change – Building viable businesses for Roma communities and smallholder farmers.”
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern-Eastern Europe, has announced the completion of an investment in the Petrobrazi refinery for a new sulphur recovery unit, worth EUR45 million.
ENGIE Romania, the largest natural gas distributor locally, is doubling installed renewable energy production capacity in Romania, to around 500 MW, after buying a 253.1 MW wind park in Ialomita county.
ELI Parks, one of Romania’s most dynamic developers of A-class industrial and logistic spaces, has started the second phase of ELI Park Iasi project, envisaging the construction of another 20,000 square meters of industrial and logistic spaces to be added to the existing area of around 20,000 square meters.
With a much stronger involvement, Tudor Personal Tailor, the business specializing in men’s made to measure suits, will end this year with growth of around 15-20%, but the market is becoming increasingly challenging, says Alin Copindeanu, the company’s CEO and co-founder.
Accor, one of Europe’s leading hotel chains, has 40 hotels under development in Romania, but bets on a premium hotel brand for the local market, Movenpick, under which there are several five-star hotels, but also some four-star ones.