620m euros from 20 investors in December

The top 20 foreign investors pumped funds of over 620 million euros into the share capital of Romanian companies, according to data presented by the National Trade Registry (ONRC) for last December. December was one of the most active months in terms of the amount of foreign capital invested in Romanian companies, with 14 investments worth at least 5 million euros. The pharmaceutical and financial sectors accounted for the bulk of the investments, but industries such as the car parts or the retail and communications industry saw significant capital inflows, as well. A&D Pharma Holding SA, the company, which owns the Sensiblu chain, the main player on the drugstore market, and drug distributor Mediplus, announced a capital increase of over 300 million euros. ZF