Rosimuechestvo has put up for auction former Russian assets of the…
Rosimuechestvo has put up for auction former Russian assets of the international alcohol holding Global Spirits for 7.8 billion rubles, according to materials on the GIS 'Auctions' website.
Consensus
- Rosimущество has re-listed the former Russian assets of Global Spirits for auction.
- The initial price of the auction is 7.8 billion rubles.
- Bids are accepted until August 12.
- The auction will take place on August 14 at the Russian Auction House.
- The assets include shares in eight legal entities involved in the production and distribution of vodka and brandy under brands such as 'Khortitsa', 'Morosh', 'Pervak', 'Khlebny Dар', and 'Shustov'.
- Global Spirits withdrew its licenses for production and sales in Russia after the start of the military operation in Ukraine.
- The assets were transferred to state ownership in June 2024 following a court decision.
- Previous attempts to sell the assets in June and July 2024 failed due to lack of bidders.
- The assets were previously owned by Alexander Bеспалов, who acquired them after Evgeny Chernyak.
- Evgeny Chernyak was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison for financing terrorism in May 2024.
- Global Spirits is a major international alcohol holding company with headquarters in New York, USA, and exports to 87 countries.
Points of divergence
- The assets were transferred to Alexander Bеспалov after February 2022, and the court in 2024 ruled to transfer them to state ownership. — kommersant
- The assets were transferred to Alexander Bеспалов until June 28, 2024, and the court decision was made by the Leninsky District Court of Kursk in June 2024. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Rosimushchestvo put up former assets of vodka producer "Khortytsia" for auction — Коммерсантъ
- Rosimuechestvo again put former Russian assets of Global Spirits up for auction — Интерфакс