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Reporter

Liviu Popescu

Fields
Companies, Banks-Insurance, Capital Market
Writing for ZF since
2021
Articles
278
Sphera Franchise Group Secures Hard Rock Cafe Franchising Rights for Romania and Republic of Moldova
Companies

Sphera Franchise Group Secures Hard Rock Cafe Franchising Rights for Romania and Republic of Moldova

Sphera Franchise Group, the company that operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in Romania, is expanding its portfolio by taking over Hard Rock Cafe franchising rights for Romania and...

Liviu Popescu · 15.10.2025 · 10:14 · 1 min
Microfruits Buys 86% in Armatura in Unexpected Deal
Companies

Microfruits Buys 86% in Armatura in Unexpected Deal

Microfruits, controlled by entrepreneur Adrian Racovita, has bought the majority stake of 86% in Cluj-based faucet producer Armatura, in a deal valued at RON5.5 million.

Liviu Popescu · 13.10.2025 · 11:42 · 1 min
Turism Felix Affiliates Hotels to Accor’s ibis Styles Brand
Companies

Turism Felix Affiliates Hotels to Accor’s ibis Styles Brand

Turism Felix, the company managing the main hotels in Baile Felix resort, has sealed a franchise contract with French group Accor for affiliation to ibis Styles brand.

Liviu Popescu · 08.10.2025 · 10:13 · 1 min
Romcarbon Sells Iasi Land and Buildings in RON9.3M Deal
Companies

Romcarbon Sells Iasi Land and Buildings in RON9.3M Deal

Plastic packaging producer Romcarbon Buzau announced it sold the land plot and buildings it owned in Iasi to Siraj Bucium SRL, a company owned by Iasi entrepreneur Giani Canschi.

Liviu Popescu · 08.10.2025 · 10:05 · 1 min
Erste and BRD Ready Cris-Tim Listing on the Bourse
Capital Market

Erste and BRD Ready Cris-Tim Listing on the Bourse

Cris-Tim Family Holding, one of Romania’s biggest entrepreneurial players, is readying to get listed on the capital market, in a public offering handled by Erste Group and BRD – Groupe Socié...

Liviu Popescu · 29.09.2025 · 10:04 · 1 min
Fondul Proprietatea Gets Financial Watchdog Nod for 80 Million Share Buy-Back Offer
Companies

Fondul Proprietatea Gets Financial Watchdog Nod for 80 Million Share Buy-Back Offer

Fondul Proprietatea (FP) has got the greenlight from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Romania for a public share buy-back offer via which it intends to buy 80 million own shares, accou...

Liviu Popescu · 04.09.2025 · 11:50 · 1 min
Finance Ministry, Biggest Individual Stakeholder in Fondul Proprietatea, Requests Resumption of Selection Process for Fund Manager
Companies

Finance Ministry, Biggest Individual Stakeholder in Fondul Proprietatea, Requests Resumption of Selection Process for Fund Manager

The Romanian Finance Ministry, which holds around 13% in Fondul Proprietatea, has officially filed a request to add new items on the agenda of the Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting (“OGS...

Liviu Popescu · 04.09.2025 · 10:32 · 1 min
Celco Constanta Takes Over Prefab Bucuresti in RON65M Deal
Companies

Celco Constanta Takes Over Prefab Bucuresti in RON65M Deal

Building materials Prefab Bucuresti has changed its majority shareholding structure in a RON65 million deal in which Celco SA of Constanta, controlled by businesspeople Niculae and Ion Dusu,...

Liviu Popescu · 02.09.2025 · 11:41 · 1 min
The Bucharest Stock Exchange Wants to Participate in Setting Up of New Stock Exchange in Chisinau
Capital Market

The Bucharest Stock Exchange Wants to Participate in Setting Up of New Stock Exchange in Chisinau

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) has announced its intention to contribute EUR400,000 to the founding of a new stock exchange in the Republic of Moldova, in a project coordinated with the...

Liviu Popescu · 02.09.2025 · 09:31 · 1 min
Sphera Franchise Group Rakes In RON745M Sales in H1/2025
Companies

Sphera Franchise Group Rakes In RON745M Sales in H1/2025

Sphera Franchise Group, the company that manages KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Romania, reported RON745.2 million consolidated sales in the first six months of 2025, up 0.7% fr...

Liviu Popescu · 29.08.2025 · 10:04 · 4 min
Antibiotice Iasi H1/2025 Net Profit Down 20% YOY To RON59M
Companies

Antibiotice Iasi H1/2025 Net Profit Down 20% YOY To RON59M

Generic drug manufacturer Antibiotice Iasi, controlled by the Romanian state via the Health Ministry, ended the first six months of 2025 with RON59 million net profit, down 20% from the year...

Liviu Popescu · 14.08.2025 · 10:59 · 1 min
Nuclearelectrica Reports RON2.7B Revenues, RON867M Net Profit for H1/2025
Companies

Nuclearelectrica Reports RON2.7B Revenues, RON867M Net Profit for H1/2025

State-owned Nuclearelectrica, Romania’s sole nuclear power producer, in the first half of 2025 generated RON2.7 billion revenues, up 30% from the year-earlier period. Net profit rose 3% to R...

Liviu Popescu · 14.08.2025 · 10:51 · 1 min