Ardaf gets new shareholder

Clairmont Holding Limited, of which no information is yet available, was reported on Tuesday as holding 9.1% in Ardaf Cluj-Napoca insurance company. Ardaf is listed on RASDAQ, but transactions involving its shares have been insignificant in the last two months. The latest high value deal dates back to February, when 5% in Ardaf changed hands. Ardaf’s general manager, Steluta Racolta, told Ziarul Financiar she did not know any more about the new shareholder, while Ardaf’s main shareholder, Ovidiu Tender, who owns 66%, could not be reached. Prior to the reporting of the new shareholder, the most significant minority investor was Eurom Bank with 5.2% left after the sale of 10% last year. Things cleared up yesterday morning, when it turned out Clairmont had actually bought its stake when Eurom sold the 10% but had not been reported as Ardaf shareholder sooner. ZF