The antitrust body said in a statement that it authorized, in terms of national security, the transaction whereby GIP Gutenberg GmbH is acquiring the company wpd offshore Gmbh and implicitly, wpd offshore Black Sea 1 S.R.L., wpd offshore Black Sea 2 S.R.L. and wpd offshore Romania S.R.L..
GIP Gutenberg GmbH, Germany, is held by investment funds in the United States of America. GIP invests in the market of energy, transport, water and waste infrastructures.
wpd offshore GmbH owns the companies wpd offshore Romania S.R.L., wpd offshore Black Sea 1 S.R.L. and wpd offshore Black Sea 2 S.R.L., respectively.
The companies in Romania were set up for the development of wind power centers in the Black Sea, under the legal provisions establishing the rights for the start and development of offshore projects.
“In accordance with the analyses and assessments carried out by the institutions with legal competences in the field, there have been found no elements that might cause or favor risks and/or threats to the national security”, the antitrust body said in its statement.