* The ANAF has requested the replacement of the court appointed liquidator; a decision on the matter is expected to take place today
"Mineco" of Switzerland will exploit the mines of "Moldomin" SA, after winning the auction, "RTZ & Partners" - the liquidator of the debtor: "Yesterday, < Mineco > was designated the winner of the direct negotiation procedure for the sale of the immovable assets which were absolutely necessary for the exploitation of the mines, and the mining license owned by < Moldomin > was transferred to the winner".
The "Mineco" AG group, which operates in various countries and lines of business, owns three mines, (two in Serbia and one in Bosnia) and other assets in countries such as Montenegro or Chile, has pledged to invest at least 150 million Euros, in the mines of Moldova Nouă. The tender book required investments of at least 50 million Euros, said Răzvan Zăvăleanu, Managing Partner at "RTZ & Partners" SPRL. According to him, "Mineco" will keep the 45-50 employees of "Moldomin", and will create about 400-500 new jobs, and will bring in specialists from other countries to train the employees.
The procedure for the sale of the mines was initiated several months ago, and was temporarily suspended by the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF), as the latter was a creditor of the company. Mr. Zăvăleanu had the following to say on this matter: "Last week, the action for suspending the sale of the assets of < Moldomin >, was rejected by the bankruptcy judge. The National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) has also passed a request to change the court appointed liquidator, which will be tried tomorrow (ed. note: today).
The representatives of the ANAF consider that the sales procedure was not fairly executed. Now, after the decision of the bankruptcy judge, I don"t know if they will stand by their request. We will see w
