The river carrier Transport Trade Services (BVB: TTS) announced on February 17 in a note to investors that it plans to buy an unidentified port operator for the sum of EUR 21.8 million, with the payment to be made in a single instalment at the conclusion of the contract.

The target company is Decirom, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting sources familiar with the deal.

Decirom is 43.4% owned by Fortaletza Management, a company controlled by Vincente Jose Antonio Perez, and 42.5% by Roumanie Industries Ciments Offshore from Lebanon. The Spanish company Rotracsa (13.6%) and Black Sea Invest Company (0.4%), also controlled by Fortaletza Management, are also shareholders of Decirom.

Decirom reported a net profit of EUR 407,200 in 2021, 69.5% more compared to the net result in 2020, while its turnover rose by 11.7% YoY to EUR 5.4 mln.

andrei@romania-insider.com

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