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Competition Council analyzes takeover of COS Targoviste by Italians from AFV Acciaierie Beltrame SpA

February 17, 2022

The Competition Council announced on Friday that it analyzes the transaction by which Italians from AFV Acciaierie Beltrame SpA intend to take over the stock belonging to COS Targoviste which is now in judicial reorganization.   Functional stock that is part of the transaction includes real estate assets, equipment needed for the production activity, and other activities.   COS Targoviste is the only manufacturer of concrete steel in Romania. The company was in the portfolio of the Russian group Mechel and is now controlled by Mazur Investments Ltd, an offshore from Cyprus with over 86% of shares.   Beltrame Group, a company activating in the steel industry, with branches in Italy, France, Germany, Romania and South America, a European leader in the manufacture of commercial laminated bars and profiles, offered 38.3 million euros for COS Targoviste shares.   COS Targoviste is now in judicial reorganization procedure, production activities stopping in 2019.   In Romania, AFV Group Beltrame acts by means of Donolams, which own and operates the production unit. The group also includes Beltrame, a newly setup company.

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