Billionaire Prokhorov’s Onexim group has sold 37.78 percent of Polyus Gold International Limited.
Lizarazu Limited, controlled by MP Zelimkhan Mutsoev, acquired 18.5 percent for $1.7 billion while Gavriil Yushvaev’s Receza Limited got 19.28 percent for $1.8 billion.
The funds raised in two deals will be used to buy out a stake in Rostelecom, RIA Novosti news agency quotes anonymous sources as saying.
Sources: http://www.lenta.ru
Author: Mikhail Vesely