The redistribution of the fish and seafood market in Russia, which began in the 2000s, is almost complete, but the struggle to capture the remaining small fishing companies continues. investigation “Tapes.ru”.
One such example is businessman Marat Iskhakov’s purchase of a 57% stake in RPF Variant. According to media reports, the entrepreneur is affiliated with fishing company RK Virma, which planned to acquire Variant four years ago, but in the end the deal did not materialize.
“According to the United State Register of Legal Entities, 98% of “Virma” belongs to the senator of the Republic of Karelia Igor Zubarev, the rest belongs to his “Riza” structure,” – said “Kommersant”.
The remaining 43% of Variant was purchased by Marat Iskhakov in January-February 2020. However, as follows materials Following the transaction, arbitration cases were filed by the owners of these 43% shares, who were forced to sell their shares on unfavorable terms.
According to the publication, Marat Iskhakov filed a lawsuit against the former owner of the company, who was not only denied access to RPF Variant’s documents, but was also deprived of documents and property of the companies he owned. This did not allow him to continue doing business and defend his interests in court. Minority shareholders of Variant believe that Iskhakov misled them by persuading them to sell the company’s shares at a discounted price.