{"id":8881,"date":"2026-02-13T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8881"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:00:24","slug":"romanian-it-deal-zitec-acquires-equilobe-to-accelerate-international-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8881","title":{"rendered":"Romanian IT deal: Zitec acquires Equilobe to accelerate international expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian IT and digital transformation company Zitec has acquired local technology firm Equilobe in a strategic move aimed at accelerating its international expansion, particularly in Western Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Zitec, the acquisition strengthens its capabilities in .NET technologies, creating one of the strongest .NET expertise hubs in Romania and consolidating its position as a key partner for complex Microsoft-based solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEquilobe brings a valuable portfolio of international clients, particularly from mature markets such as Germany and the Netherlands. This move directly supports Zitec\u2019s strategy of accelerated international expansion, complementing the company\u2019s existing presence and operations in Western Europe,\u201d said Alex L\u0103pu\u0219an, CEO &amp; Co-founder of Zitec.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the integration, Equilobe founders C\u0103t\u0103lin Criveteanu and Dan Badea will join Zitec\u2019s management team. Badea will lead the .NET department, while Criveteanu will take on a key role in the consulting services area.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Zitec\u2019s team will also be expanded with Equilobe specialists covering the full product lifecycle, from design and UX to engineering and DevOps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Company representatives said the move is part of a broader M&amp;A growth strategy, following previous integrations of companies including Inotec, Cloud Bit, Bright, Symbolic, and Under Development Office.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Romania, Zitec provides end-to-end software development and digital transformation services to clients in over 30 countries and is a certified partner of Microsoft and Google.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: press release)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian IT and digital transformation company Zitec has acquired local technology firm Equilobe in a strategic move aimed at accelerating its international expansion, particularly in Western Europe.\u00a0 According to Zitec, the acquisition strengthens its capabilities in .NET technologies, creating one of the strongest .NET expertise hubs in Romania and consolidating its position as a key [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}