Agrirom posted more than RON200 million (EUR44 million) revenue in 2017, and the deal is pending approval by the Competition Council.
Agrirom’s owners are Raul Balenescu (85%), Veronica Pop (5%) and Gabriel Puiu (10%), according to the latest data available from the Trade Register Office. The company distributes such brands as Bonduelle, Gradena, Yachtis and Knorr, according to its corporate website.
The distributor has more than 200 employees, more than 6,000 square meters of storage space, over 100 new vehicles and about 800 SKUs (stock keeping units) in is portfolio according to the same source.
The acquisition of Agrirom would be one of the largest in the transport and distribution sector and would further boost Aquila’s business.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)