Roca Agri RDF, the agricultural holding of Roca Investments finalizes the acquisition of Dachim and Supliment, authorized transaction by the Competition Council. The agricultural surface exploited by Roca Agri RDF gathers 4,000 ha, and the consolidated turnover at the level of the holding gets to 150 million euro, with a level of EBITDA of 7.5 million euro. With a developing portfolio, Roca Agri RDF consolidates its position of major player, at national level, in a strategic sector of the economy. The group includes RDF, RDF Agriculture and Adidana, plus Dachim and Supliment. Florin Deznan, CEO Roca Agri RDF will coordinate the executive activity of the company, and Ferenc Korponay, manager Vetimex Capital will become member in the Board of the group. From this strategic position, Ferenc Korponay will contribute to the materialization of the vision of the holding and its development. Through this transaction, Roca Agri RDF consolidates its position in the centre of the country, through the extension of the areal of the grains trading and distribution of inputs directly from the warehouses in Turda. In addition to the extrusion factory in Arad, through the acquisition of Dachim, a cold pressed oil factory (Elixir brand) is also included in the holding’s portfolio. Set up in 1999, Dachim is an important distributor of input for agriculture, as well as an important grains producer. The company has its headquarters in Turda, Cluj county where they have a modern base of collection and storage of grains, with capacity of 17,000 tons, out of which 5,000 tons are new silos, finalized in 2021 but oil presses as well, destined for their own brand. Dachim has in exploitation approximately 1,750 ha of agricultural land. The Supliment company has as main activity the exploitation of agricultural land, operating almost 150 ha. Roca Investments is a private equity company, part of Impetum Group which has the mission to develop an entrepreneurial culture based on partnership, to amplify the potential and accelerate the growth of Romanian companies and brands. In 2021 it got to evaluation of 247.5 million lei ( over 50 million euro) from 102 million lei in 2018, more than the double. The Roca portfolio includes two holdings ( Roca Industry and Roca Agri RDF) but investments in other companies from different sectors of the economy.
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