Romania looks to privatization to develop capital markets

Transelectrica is the country’s first utility to IPO.

Codrut Seres Codrut Seres: spearheading the move to develop Romania’s capital markets through privatization

The Romanian government’s plan to encourage the development of its local capital markets through privatization has been boosted by the successful IPO of Transelectrica, the country’s first utilities company to be listed in Bucharest. Transelectrica offered 7.3 million new shares in a capital increase through a public offer in Romania and an international private placement.

Privatizations in central and eastern Europe have to date mainly been carried out via strategic sales rather than listings but the Romanian government has now decided to change tack.

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