RTPR has advised ENGIE Romania in relation to the sale of ENGIE Building Solutions S.R.L. to BMF GRUP, a portfolio company of private equity fund SARMIS Capital. ENGIE Building Solutions specialises in integrated technical services, energy efficiency and decarbonisation solutions for industrial and commercial clients, as well as office buildings.
Following approval by the Romanian Competition Council, the transaction undertaken as part of ENGIE’s strategic portfolio refocusing was completed on 15 October 2026. ENGIE continues to expand its activities in Romania, while BMF GRUP has become the new owner of ENGIE Building Solutions.
“The sale of ENGIE Building Solutions marks an important milestone in the implementation of ENGIE’s refocusing of the local energy management strategic portfolio. Throughout this transaction, RTPR provided highly valuable legal support, combining strong technical expertise with a pragmatic and business-oriented approach. Their ability to anticipate challenges, identify practical solutions and efficiently manage a complex and demanding process contributed significantly to the successful completion of the transaction. We would like to thank the entire RTPR team for their professionalism, commitment and excellent collaboration throughout the project”, said Marius Berariu, Head of Corporate, Competition, Litigation and Legal Assistance on Strategic Projects ENGIE Romania.
The team of lawyers involved in this project was coordinated by Marina Fecheta-Giurgica (Counsel), under the supervision of Mihai Ristici (Partner), closely assisted by George Capota (Associate) with further support from Iulia Calin and Tudor Cucu (Junior Associates).
“We are pleased to have assisted ENGIE Romania in this transaction and we thank them for their trust and for their excellent collaboration. This successful closing once again confirms our team’s ability to manage complex mandates, and the fact that ENGIE chose to work with our team again is, for us, the most valuable confirmation of the quality of the services we provide and the strong relationship we have built over time”, said Mihai Ristici, Partner at RTPR.
“Transactions like this one require carefully structured solutions, close coordination between all parties involved and a pragmatic approach. We are honoured to have supported ENGIE throughout this process and that our expertise contributed to the realisation of this transaction”, said Marina Fecheta-Giurgica, Counsel at RTPR.
RTPR is recognised for its impressive experience in the most sophisticated M&A transactions, every year the firm being recommended in the top of the specialty rankings. International legal directories Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR1000 which carry out detailed research of the global legal market every year, rank the Corporate/M&A practice in the first tier. At the same time, several of the team’s lawyers are recommended by the same publications as Leading Lawyers or Rising Stars in individual rankings.
Selected corporate/M&A deals in which RTPR have recently advised are set out below:
- Nibiru Real Estate, the company developing the entertainment and leisure project NIBIRU launched this summer on the Romanian seaside, on its investment partnership with Inspire Asset Management
- Enterprise Investors and its portfolio company 18GYM on its investment in Stay Fit Gym
- Boldmind Capital Partners on the acquisition of Pallet Express S.R.L. from Delamode Group Limited, a portfolio company of BaltCap, the largest private equity fund manager in the Baltic states
- Resource Partners, one of the largest CEE private equity funds, on the sale of its entire stake in Ia Bilet SRL, the well-known Romanian ticketing platform, to PLG Romania, part of AS Piletilevi PLG
- Viorel and Elena Tofan, the shareholders of Dinamic92 Distribution SRL, Romania’s leading independent tyre distributor, on the sale of the company to Nordic Tyre Group, one of Europe’s leading independent tyre wholesale and distribution platforms backed by Nordic private equity firm Axcel
- Provectus Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Seatbelt Consulting, Romania’s market leading provider of occupational health and safety services
- Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) on the EUR700m sale of Evyro Group, owner of Distributie Energie Oltenia (DEO), a regulated electricity distribution network in Romania, to Premier Energy Group
- MidEuropa on the sale of Regina Maria Group to Mehiläinen in the largest ever healthcare services transaction in Central Europe
- MidEuropa on the sale of Cargus to courier company SAMEDAY, part of the eMAG group
- MidEuropa on the EUR1.3bn sale of Profi, in the largest transaction in the retail sector ever concluded in Romania