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Impetum Group, a Romanian group of companies specialising in private equity and venture capital investments as well as business restructuring services, has become the largest shareholder in local IT group Bittnet (BNET). BalkanEngineer.com has learned this from Romania-insider.com. Following Bittnet's latest share capital increase, Impetum has reached a stake of almost 30% in the group through its Impetum Investments and Agista divisions.
Impetum and Agista plan to turn Bittnet into a regional "champion" and increase the group's profitability. Bittnet will continue to fund its development through bond offerings and grow organically and through new acquisitions.
Bittnet Group's commitment in the transition to BVB's core market was for accelerated revenue growth to 500 million lei (over €100 million) by the end of 2024, followed by a shift in focus to profitability. However, profitability becomes a priority for Bittnet Group from this year, as revealed in the budget presented to shareholders for a vote on 27 April.
Bittnet Group was founded in 2007 and listed on the AeRO marketplace in 2015. In 2021, the group transferred its shares to the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The group reported a consolidated turnover of 192.7 million lei (EUR 39 million) in 2022 and an operating profit (EBIT) of 8.45 million lei. However, the final result showed losses of 1.8 million lei due to a negative financial result. For 2023, the group's budget includes a turnover of 300 million lei, up 55% from 2022, EBIT of 18 million lei and net profit of 15 million lei.
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