bpv GRIGORESCU ȘTEFĂNICĂ advised Autonom International, part of Autonom Group, on its investment in the Romanian insurance company Easy Insurance. The transaction was signed on March 5, 2025, and is pending approval by the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and other relevant regulatory authorities.
Known for its expertise in the automotive industry, the Autonom Group is joining Eazy Insurance as a portfolio investor. Without having any executive involvement in the company’s management, the investors will also support the company’s development through their know-how in the insurance services field. The Autonom Group also includes Autonom Services, one of the most prominent companies in the operational leasing and car rental market.
Our involvement in this transaction included advising the company and its founders on various legal and tax issues, including due diligence, negotiation, documentation drafting and regulatory approvals.
“Autonom Group’s investment in Eazy Insurance demonstrate our client’s dedication to supporting innovation in complementary mobility and financial services. We are happy and honoured to be involved in this transaction and grateful for our client’s trust”, said Cătălin Grigorescu, managing partner, bpv GRIGORESCU ȘTEFĂNICĂ.
Our team included Cătălin Grigorescu, managing partner and leader of the technology transactions practice, Anamaria Rotariu, associate, and Angelina Dănăilă, associate, in the corporate transactions practice, among other members of the team.
Our Corporate Transactions team has recently been involved in some of the most high-profile transactions in the field, including:
▸ Footprints AI in connection with an investment round led by Catalyst Romania Fund II;
▸ SARMIS Capital on the acquisition of Total Technologies to strengthen Smart ID’s position as a regional leader in the industrial technology and automation market;the private equity firm Omnia Capital on its investment in the digital shipping house Cargo Buddy;
▸ Creatopy and its co-founders in a $10 million Series A funding round;
▸ Softelligence and its shareholders in connection with its acquisition by the US company Encora Holdings Limited, part of the Encora Group;
▸ Ziegler Group in its acquisition of HS Timber Productions in Sebeș, Romania;
▸ the private equity firm OMNIA CAPITAL in its acquisition of the road transportation company Dumagas from the private equity fund Bancroft;
▸ the company VERIDION (formerly Soleadify), its founders, as well as the venture capital fund LAUNCHUB Ventures and other participants in a USD 6 million financing round;
▸ software and infrastructure company INCRYS in connection with acquiring information technology services company USOURCE;
▸ Innoship and its shareholders on the acquisition of a majority stake in Innoship by the private equity fund Abris Capital.