Bolt announced a large‑scale purchase of 25,000 robotaxi units from US‑based Lucid Group, with a long‑term plan to operate up to 100,000 driverless taxis in Europe by 2035, complementing its existing partnerships with Nvidia, Stellantis and Pony.ai.
A French refrigeration specialist, Syclef Holding SAS, is set to acquire four Romanian refrigeration firms—Unicool, Acsa Coolteam, Horeco Impex and Frigoclima—through its newly created Romanian arm. The deals cover both commercial and industrial refrigeration segments and involve companies with combined revenues exceeding €35 million. The acquisitions are part of Syclef’s broader European expansion strategy, backed by private‑equity investor Ardian.
The Competition Council approved Dr.Max’s purchase of 18 pharmacies from Marcos Provit (operating under the Evofarm brand) across several Romanian counties. The acquisition expands Dr.Max’s retail pharmacy footprint and was deemed not to significantly hinder competition.
Swedish startup Lovable bought AI firm Sutro to make AI-built code more reliable, expanding its capabilities in code analysis and verification.
Playtomic announced the acquisition of TIMP, a Valencia‑based SaaS provider that helps gyms and sports facilities manage bookings, memberships and operations across Spain and Italy, strengthening Playtomic’s offering for sports venue management.
After years of legal battles between shareholders, the Competition Council gave the green light for Suleyman Islambay to take full control of Romanian household‑plastic manufacturer Sterk Plast, a company with €33 million annual revenue and 470 employees whose products are sold in major retailers such as Auchan and Dedeman.
Two years after its creation, French mobility startup Stairling bought the MySam platform (founded in 2016) and renamed it Staircab. The deal gives Stairling access to about 200,000 corporate clients and 18,000 drivers across 200‑350 cities, allowing the company to provide a white‑label VTC service to hotels, airports, tourism offices and other organisations. The acquisition complements Stairling’s cooperative model for drivers and supports its ambition to become a leading fintech player in the gig‑economy. A new funding round is being finalised to secure an ACPR licence for handling driver payments directly.
Italian deep‑tech startup PhotonPath, founded in 2019 as a spin‑off from Politecnico di Milano and backed by several European investors, was acquired in full by US‑listed company Ciena. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, marks a new development phase for the Milan‑based photonics company, which will keep its staff and headquarters in Italy.
Sioux Technologies, a Dutch high‑tech software group, completed the full takeover of its Romanian development centre in Cluj‑Napoca. The unit, originally launched in 2018 as Qubiz Software Services, posted 2025 revenues of about 19 million lei (≈3.8 million EUR) and a net profit of roughly 470 k EUR. The acquisition, undisclosed in price, aims to enlarge the local team and deepen the company’s engineering capacity for sectors such as semiconductors, medical technology and analytics.
Hyrox, founded in 2017 in Hamburg and now a global phenomenon with more than 1.4 million participants, is changing hands as the owners of luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LVMH) move to acquire the company.