State takes over Ventprom plant shares

The Leningrad District Court of Yekaterinburg ruled on August 17 that the shares of the Artyomovsky Machine-Building Plant 'Ventprom' in Sverdlovsk Oblast were seized and transferred to state ownership. The company confirmed it continues operating normally, with no changes except for ownership.

Consensus

• The Leningrad District Court of Yekateringburg ruled on August 17 to seize the shares of AO 'Artemovskiy Machine-Building Plant 'Ventprom'.
• The shares were transferred to state ownership.
• The company continues operating in its usual mode.
• The state now owns 100% of the enterprise.
• Ventprom produces industrial fans for mines, tunnels, and metro systems.
• The decision was communicated by a company representative to Interfax.

Points of divergence

• The court's August 17 ruling was related to a case concerning the prohibition of activities of public associations not recognized as legal entities, with Ventprom as a party, and involved multiple other entities including Google LLC, Rosimущество, and Roskomnadzor. — interfax
• The court issued over 20 enforcement orders in the same case. — interfax
• Oleg Gorshkov, a person with the same name as a former owner, was listed as a defendant in the case. — interfax
• Ventprom's net profit under RSBP in 2025 was 139.13 million rubles, a 5.7-fold increase from 2024, with revenue rising 5.7% to 3.03 billion rubles. — interfax
• On April 27, used car platform Carprice and other digital assets seized in a case against businessman Alexander Galitsky were transferred to state corporation Rostec. — vedomosti
• On February 20, the Leningrad District Court of Vladivostok ordered the seizure of 61.16% of shares in Eastern Shipyard, with former directors and prosecutors named as defendants. — vedomosti

Coverage (4 sources)

• Court seized shares of Yekaterinburg plant "Ventprom" for the state — Вести
• Shares of Yekaterinburg plant "Ventprom" seized for state revenue — Коммерсантъ
• Court seized shares of Yekaterinburg plant "Ventprom" for state benefit — Ведомости
• Shares of the "Ventprom" plant seized for state revenue by court decision — Интерфакс

Key entities

• Interfax
• Yekaterinburg
• Ventprom
• Leninsky District Court
• Moscow
• Sverdlovsk Oblast
• INTERFAX.RU
• Leninsky Court
• Artemovsky Machine Building Plant 'Ventprom' JSC
• Artomovsky Machine Building Plant 'Ventprom'
• AO Artemovsky Machine Building Plant 'Ventprom' AMZ 'Ventprom'
• AO Artemovsky Machine Building Plant 'Ventprom'