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Kinstellar advises certain companies within the Schwarz Group on the closing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Supermarket La Cocos in Romania

Kinstellar is pleased to announce that it has advised certain companies within the Schwarz Group, the leading international retail group, on their acquisition of a majority stake in Supermarket La Cocos, a dynamic and fast-growing Romanian hypercash operator, from a consortium comprising Morphosis Capital, CEECAT Capital (SEET), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and private investor Iulian Nica. The transaction, announced in 2025, was completed following conditional clearance from the Romanian Competition Council in February 2026, after an in-depth merger control review. The acquisition marks a significant strategic step by the companies within the Schwarz Group in expanding their presence