“In accordance with the provisions of Competition Law no. 21/1996, the antitrust watchdog undertakes to assess the economic concentration operation in terms of its compatibility with the normal competitive environment and to issue a decision under the legal deadlines,” the Council representatives said in a statement Wednesday.

Romanian Business Consult, established in 1991, has its central headquarters in capital Bucharest and units in Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara and Iasi. RBC opened a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova (Chisinau) in 2014.

In 2014, RBC sold over 20% of shares to Swedish investment fund Oresa Ventures.

Ropeco Bucuresti sells IT equipment and solutions, mostly in the field of cash management, but it also provides solutions in the field of recyclable materials management, “cashless” payments or barcode and label scanning solutions.

In 2019, the company reported a turnover of RON57.5 million and a profit of RON5.4 million.