Samir Mane
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Profile
Samir Mane leads Balfin Group, described as Albania's largest privately owned company, active in real estate, property management, investment and retail. Balfin is named as one of the investors in the Vlora marina consortium and has bought the SCAN TV station. Mane also appears in earlier research files on the Balluku and Sejko profiles. No public tender award to Mane or Balfin was found in this search that a state institution has documented. No public statement of support for Rama was found in this search.
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- Biography
- Samir Mane leads Balfin Group, described as Albania's largest privately owned company, active in real estate, property management, investment and retail. Balfin is named as one of the investors in the Vlora marina consortium and has bought the SCAN TV station. Mane also appears in earlier research files on the Balluku and Sejko profiles. No public tender award to Mane or Balfin was found in this search that a state institution has documented. No public statement of support for Rama was found in this search.From the research record
- Albanian businessman who founded Alba-Trade in 1993, the predecessor of the Balfin Group, now described by the group as about 60 companies in 13 countries. Balfin, with Macedonia's Komercijalna Banka, bought Tirana Bank from Piraeus in 2018-2019. Wealth estimates (a 2013 figure of USD 1.2 billion; a later figure of about USD 2 billion) come from third-party firms and are approximate. Balfin reported 2024 consolidated net profit of EUR 113 million (per the group).From the research record
- Legal status detail
- No charges or investigation against Mane were found in the sources reviewed for this file. Earlier research files mention him in other contexts; check those before drawing conclusions.From the research record
- No charge or investigation against Mane tied to the Bank of Albania found. A single unsourced blog-style allegation of shady dealing aligned with political maneuvering exists (irl.mk) and is not documented.From the research record
- Response
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- Not found in this run.From the research record
Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 2021
Vlora Marina concession and Balfin's role
The Vlora Marina is a 35-year concession, awarded after a 2021 tender to a consortium that includes Balfin Group (Samir Mane). Reports say Balfin entered the consortium around 2022 and was then…
Status: Concession signed; construction status not confirmed in sources reviewed
From 2018
Sale of Tirana Bank by Piraeus to Balfin Group and Komercijalna Banka (2018-2019)
Piraeus Bank sold its 98.83 percent stake in Tirana Bank for EUR 57.3m to Balfin Group (Albanian, owned by Samir Mane) and Komercijalna Banka (North Macedonia). The deal was part of an EU-backed…
Status: Completed (March 2019).
From 2014
Media ownership concentration: TV owners and business links
The Media Ownership Monitor and RSF describe Albania's commercial TV market as held by four or five families or companies: the Hoxha family (Top Media, Top Channel), the Frangaj family (Klan), the…
Status: Ongoing; ownership data from MOM summary and Gazeta Tema 2024
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Connections
Open the map →Chairs Balfin Group
Evidence: Balfin describes Mane as its president (Wikipedia; Balfin profile).
Mane's public support for Rama (not found)
Evidence: Search found no statement of support by Mane for Rama and no documented state contract outside the Vlora consortium; left as a hypothesis to test.
Balfin (Mane) majority owner after 2019 purchase
Evidence: BoA Supervisory Council decision (6 Feb 2019): Balfin 88.95 percent of voting shares; Komercijalna 9.88 percent.
Timeline
Other
Competition Authority clears Tirana Bank sale to Balfin (Decision 580)
Concentration review for acquisition of 98.83 percent of Tirana Bank.
Linked: Sale of Tirana Bank by Piraeus to Balfin Group and Komercijalna Banka (2018-2019) · Samir Mane
Government
Bank of Albania Supervisory Council gives preliminary approval for Balfin and Komercijalna to acquire Tirana Bank
Balfin 88.95 percent, Komercijalna 9.88 percent of voting shares; conditional on Hellenic Financial Stability Fund approval.
Linked: Sale of Tirana Bank by Piraeus to Balfin Group and Komercijalna Banka (2018-2019) · Gent Sejko · Samir Mane
Other
Piraeus completes sale of Tirana Bank to Balfin and Komercijalna Banka
Piraeus says it has the required Albanian (incl. BoA) and Greek (HFSF) approvals.
Linked: Sale of Tirana Bank by Piraeus to Balfin Group and Komercijalna Banka (2018-2019) · Samir Mane
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Bank of Albania
- Date
- 6 Feb 2019
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- Aug 2018