Group history

Over three decadesof enterprise.

From retail and manufacturing to finance, international projects and real estate. Experience gathered across industries and countries shaped, over time, what MEGAPARC is today.

Chapter 01Business origins

1991–1994

Retail, manufacturing, a port.

The first years of the market economy. The founders start with what was missing: shops with their own supply, manufacturing and logistics.

  1. 1991RetailChișinău, Moldova

    The supermarket on Negruzzi Boulevard

    The founders' first project. Supply had to be built from scratch — in an economy only just moving from state trade to a market.

  2. 1991ManufacturingMoldova

    The Modelier garment factory

    In-house garment production, built on modern equipment and economical cutting of material.

  3. 1991LogisticsBrăila, Romania

    Romitech — a hub in the port of Brăila

    The group's first project outside Moldova: transhipment of general cargo, linking Danube routes with road and rail.

  4. 1992International tradeMoldova

    BRP — winemaking equipment

    Importing equipment and materials for filtering, fermenting and processing wine — and a channel that took Moldovan wine to foreign markets.

  5. 1993RetailMoldova

    The Mi-Gross supermarket chain

    A discount format: fast stock rotation and low operating costs, for affordable prices.

  6. 1993ManufacturingMoldova

    The Arcona leather-goods factory

    Leather goods and accessories — from processing the raw hide to the finished product.

Chapter 02The group

1995

The group's investment structure.

In 1995 the founders' businesses come together in an investment structure that coordinates them and raises capital. The same year the first real estate enters the portfolio.

  1. 1995InvestmentChișinău, Moldova

    The group's investment structure is formed

    A centre that coordinates every line of business and raises strategic capital. The group's history is counted from this year.

  2. 1995Real estateChișinău, Moldova

    Y.M. Capitol — the first real-estate line

    Plots at the city's key junctions, office and retail space.

  3. 1995RetailMoldova

    The Green Hills Market chain

    Large-format supermarkets and technologies just reaching the market: barcodes, centralised cold storage, loyalty programmes.

  4. 1995Pharmaceutical distributionMoldova

    Farmatrade — pharmaceutical distribution

    Importing medicines and medical equipment, licensed warehouses.

Chapter 03Finance and agribusiness

1996–1997

Leasing, grain, sugar.

The group moves into financial services and agribusiness: equipment leasing for companies, the full grain cycle in Moldova and sugar production in Ukraine.

  1. 1996Financial servicesMoldova

    IMC Leasing — financial leasing

    Leasing for vehicles and industrial equipment — in years when bank credit for business was hard to get.

  2. 1997AgribusinessMoldova

    Soiuz Agros‑Intex — an integrated farm system

    Everything a farmer needs in one system: seed and fertiliser, harvest collection, grain-export logistics.

  3. 1997AgribusinessUkraine

    Inseko — sugar, full cycle

    Growing sugar beet, industrial processing and selling the sugar.

Chapter 04MEGAPARC

MEGAPARC is founded.

Real estate becomes a business line of its own. The company starts working with commercial property: buying, renovating, developing and leasing it.

Buy the building nobody wants.Make it a place people want to come to.

Moscova 9 — MEGAPARC

2005Real estateChișinău, Moldova

The company buys run-down commercial buildings and turns them into modern spaces ready to lease — what is now called brownfield development.

  1. 2005RetailMoldova

    IMC Market — retail returns

    A new chain of neighbourhood stores, built on the experience of the earlier chains.

Chapter 05Expansion

2006–2016

New lines of business.

Legal practice, restaurants, start-up investment — the group grows in Moldova and, in parallel, moves into foreign markets.

  1. 2006Legal servicesChișinău, Moldova

    IMC Legal Advisors

    Legal support for complex transactions and risk control — for the group's own portfolio and for outside partners.

  2. 2006HospitalityChișinău, Moldova

    Flying Pig

    A Bavarian-style brewery and a BBQ restaurant.

  3. 2014Venture investmentMoldova

    Estate Industry Group

    Support for start-ups: not only capital but experience — in real estate and logistics.

Chapter 06International experience

1991–2020

Beyond Moldova.

The port of Brăila, sugar in Ukraine, oil exploration in Iraq, industry and logistics in West Africa, supply from China — the group worked wherever there was demand and partners.

ChișinăuRomania1991 · 2020Ukraine1997Iraq2007Dakar, Senegal2007China2019
The countries where the group worked between 1991 and 2020. Today every MEGAPARC property is in the Republic of Moldova.
  • Romania1991 · 2020
  • Ukraine1997
  • Iraq2007
  • Dakar, Senegal2007
  • China2019
  1. 2007EnergyIraq

    Valahia — an energy project

    Oil exploration and geological prospecting.

  2. 2007Industrial projectsWest Africa

    Industrial projects in West Africa

    Industrial construction and crude refining — building on trade relationships with Middle Eastern partners.

  3. 2007LogisticsDakar, Senegal

    Distribution Center Senegal

    A general-cargo logistics hub in Dakar: a trade corridor between Turkey, our region and West Africa.

Chapter 07Consolidation

2017–2020

Fewer lines, more focus.

The group hands over its mature businesses and sells non-core assets. The last trading and logistics projects link China, Romania and Eastern Europe.

  1. 2017–2018RestructuringMoldova

    Handing over the businesses

    Restructuring the assets, handing over operational management, selling non-core lines — capital is freed for something new.

  2. 2019International tradeChina — Eastern Europe

    Supply from China

    Negotiations and contracts with manufacturers in China; goods flows to Eastern European markets.

  3. 2020LogisticsRomania

    Transit logistics in Romania

    Transit warehouses where goods from Asia meet regional distribution.

Chapter 08Real-estate focus

Real estate becomes the core business.

Many industries behind us.One remains — real estate.

In 2020 the group leaves international logistics and retail. Real estate remains — with MEGAPARC at its centre.

2020Real estateMoldova

An exit from international logistics and retail. The group's resources are concentrated on real estate.

Chapter 09Today

MEGAPARC today.

MEGAPARC acquires real estate and land, develops its own projects and leases commercial space in its buildings. The operating properties are in Chișinău; the development projects are VATRA and Drochia Gateway.

operating properties
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development projects
02
operating property area
10,939 m²
available spaces
01

The whole chronicle on one page.

  1. 1991The supermarket on Negruzzi BoulevardRetail · Chișinău, Moldova
  2. 1991The Modelier garment factoryManufacturing · Moldova
  3. 1991Romitech — a hub in the port of BrăilaLogistics · Brăila, Romania
  4. 1992BRP — winemaking equipmentInternational trade · Moldova
  5. 1993The Mi-Gross supermarket chainRetail · Moldova
  6. 1993The Arcona leather-goods factoryManufacturing · Moldova
  7. 1995The group's investment structure is formedInvestment · Chișinău, Moldova
  8. 1995Y.M. Capitol — the first real-estate lineReal estate · Chișinău, Moldova
  9. 1995The Green Hills Market chainRetail · Moldova
  10. 1995Farmatrade — pharmaceutical distributionPharmaceutical distribution · Moldova
  11. 1996IMC Leasing — financial leasingFinancial services · Moldova
  12. 1997Soiuz Agros‑Intex — an integrated farm systemAgribusiness · Moldova
  13. 1997Inseko — sugar, full cycleAgribusiness · Ukraine
  14. 2005MEGAPARCReal estate · Chișinău, Moldova
  15. 2005IMC Market — retail returnsRetail · Moldova
  16. 2006IMC Legal AdvisorsLegal services · Chișinău, Moldova
  17. 2006Flying PigHospitality · Chișinău, Moldova
  18. 2007Valahia — an energy projectEnergy · Iraq
  19. 2007Industrial projects in West AfricaIndustrial projects · West Africa
  20. 2007Distribution Center SenegalLogistics · Dakar, Senegal
  21. 2014Estate Industry GroupVenture investment · Moldova
  22. 2017–2018Handing over the businessesRestructuring · Moldova
  23. 2019Supply from ChinaInternational trade · China — Eastern Europe
  24. 2020Transit logistics in RomaniaLogistics · Romania
  25. 2020The 2020 decisionReal estate · Moldova

Today

The experience of many industries — in one business.