More exactly, the tribunal orders the Arad-based company „to amend its trade name so that it no longer infringes upon the industrial property rights of the claimant. Prohibits the defendant, LION CAPITAL S.A., from using the name LION CAPITAL in its commercial activity, including but not limited to usage on the websites www.sif1.ro/ro and www.lion-capital.ro, as well as on the Bucharest Stock Exchange”.
The decision issued by the Bucharest Tribunal in case no. 38735/3/2023 is not final and may be appealed within 30 days from its official communication.
Lion Capital announced it would continue to inform investors of any material developments regarding the ongoing litigation addressed in this current report.
At the same time, the Tribunal „Orders the defendant, LION CAPITAL S.A., to delete the domain name lion-capital.ro. Dismisses the action brought against the defendants THE NATIONAL TRADE REGISTER OFFICE and THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INFORMATICS as being filed against parties lacking procedural standing. Dismisses the claimant’s request to cancel the trade name Lion Capital S.A. as unsubstantiated”.
On May 15, 2023, SIF Banat-Crisana started trading on the Bourse with the new name and logo as part of the rebranding process whereby SIFs wants to leave behind the heavy legacy of transition years.
Lion Capital posted a RON36.5 million loss in the first quarter of 2025, from RON11.3 million profit in the year-earlier period. Revenues reached RON10.3 million, down 45% from Q1/2024.
The company’s shares have lost 9% in the past year, amid RON1.3 billion capitalization.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)