The German company VTG Rail, a subsidiary of VTG, specialized in logistics operations and management of railway assets, enters the Romanian market through the acquisition of E-P Rail and CER Fersped, companies owned by businessman Radu Gheorghiu, according to Club Feroviar. Sources close to the transaction say that the operation is in the final negotiation phase. The estimated value of the transaction would be around 40 million euros, according to an evaluation of the two companies by an appraiser from the Big Four. The transaction price was not disclosed. One of the agreed clauses is to keep the current company manager and shareholder Radu Gheorghiu in the companies for at least three years after signing the contract. The E-P Rail operator will have a competitive advantage in the market following the access to the wagon fleet owned by the largest profit management company in Europe, VTG Rail. E-P Rail was established in 2013 and has subsidiaries in Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria and Germany. CER Fersped, the other company taken over, has been operating as a private rail freight operator since 2004. The company’s main customer is the EP Rail Group.
Romania registers one of the highest shares in Europe of people aged over 16 with disabilities who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to Eurostat data processed by Monitorul Social, a project of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania. A total of 38.4% of people with disabilities in the country were at risk of poverty or […]
New research by Revolut Business among 150 Romanian business decision-makers (CEOs, CFOs, and COOs) revealed that local companies prefer to invest their money in modernizing their IT infrastructure and automating outdated systems rather than in artificial intelligence. When asked where the largest budget increase will go this year, ‘modernizing IT infrastructure and cloud migration’ takes […]
Romania’s modern retail market surpassed the 5 million sqm threshold in 2025, following the delivery of around 190,000 sqm of new retail space, about 20% above the average of the past five years, according to an annual report by Colliers. Despite a more moderate economic backdrop, 2026 is expected to bring roughly 240,000 sqm of […]
Romanian business leaders remain optimistic for 2026, with 86% of C-suite executives surveyed in Forvis Mazars's C-suite barometer: outlook 2026 expecting growth. This is slightly below the 92% reported globally and down from 90% in 2025. While confidence is strong locally, Romanian executives are more cautious than their global peers, reflecting the region's economic and […]
As one of the largest economies in the world, Germany is without a doubt one of the best countries to do business in. Economic stability, excellent infrastructure, and trade cooperation with nations worldwide are some of the reasons to launch a company here; however, they are not the only ones. What makes Germany appealing for […]
One United Properties (BVB: ONE) recorded total residential sales and pre-sales of EUR 174.1 million in 2025, corresponding to 57,018 sqm of residential and commercial spaces. These results reflect the sale and pre-sale of 577 apartments and commercial units, as well as 768 parking spaces, and represent a 18% price increase. The 18% increase in […]
