Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit CompletedDutch mobile operator Veon may separate its assets in Russia from the wider company. Dutch telecoms operator Veon Ltd said it was seeking to sell its Russian operations, which make up more than half of its revenue and earnings. At the end of January 2023 Russia ministries oppose Veon plans to sell Russian mobile business. A Russian government commission has approved the sale of telecoms company Vimpelcom to senior managers by its Dutch owner Veon. 11.02.2023: Veon Receives Approval for VimpelCom sale. 04.05.2023: Telecoms firm Veon granted U.S. licence for sale of Russian business. Telecoms company Veon has been issued with a U.S. licence authorising U.S. citizens to engage in transactions required for the divestment of its Russian business, Vimpelcom. On 09 October, 2023 VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services announced that it has completed its exit from Russia with the closing of the sale of its Russian operations to a group of senior members of the PJSC VimpelCom management team, led by VimpelCom CEO Alexander Torbakhov. The transaction does not provide for any buy-back arrangements and signifies a complete exit from the Russian market for VEON. Changes are not yet reflected in the official EGRUL register. Veon warned Ukraine against confiscating Kyivstar: It will destroy the country’s reputation. Rumors about the possibility of Kyivstar's confiscation sent shares of its parent company crashing down.
Sell Renault Russia; transfer Moscow factory to city government and partner for local brand production. 03.06.2022: Full name changed from CJSC "RENO RUSSIA" to JOINT STOCK COMPANY "MOSKOVSKY AVTOMOBILINY ZAVOD "MOSKVICH". The French company sold its stake in Russia’s largest automaker for one ruble, with the option of returning within six years. Russian car dealers are suing Renault over the group's exit from the market.
Exit Russian operations. BAT said it was in advanced discussions with a "joint management distributor consortium" on the sale of its businesses in Russia and Belarus, but did not reveal the identity of the party or divulge further details on the talks. British American Tobacco p.l.c. said it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses. The buyer is a consortium led by members of BAT Russia's management team. Post completion, the businesses will be known as the ITMS Group. British American Tobacco p.l.c. said it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses. The buyer is a consortium led by members of BAT Russia's management team. Post completion, the businesses will be known as the ITMS Group. "Further to our announcement on 7 September 2023, we have now completed the sale of our Russian and Belarusian businesses. The sale has been carried out in compliance with local and international laws and follows the receipt of all necessary approvals."
Suspend new investment in Russia. Announced Transfer: the company seeks new operator for dairy, plant-based operations. According to the results of January-September 2022, Danone's global revenue grew by 14.9%, up to €20.7 billion, year-on-year, the business of dairy products and plant-based beverages in the Russian Federation accounted for about 5%. Still operating in Russia with increasing revenue volumes in 2022 vs 2021 (+$294mn or +11%) according to RAS (Russian Accounting Standards) and Federal Tax Service of Russia data, which doesn't include IFRS adjustments and intragroup eliminations. In the company's annual report prepared in accordance with IFRS, Russia's share in gross income is $1.5 billion (~6% of the total amount). Russia seizes control of shares in Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries. Involuntary/forced exit. 09.2023: The full name was changed from DANONE TRADE LLC to H&N TRADE LLC | 20.09.2023: The entry about the founder of JSC "DANONE RUSSIA" was deleted; JSC "H&N" becomes the new founder of the organization. New owners of Danone are actively working/hiring new people in russia. The map used by the ru division of the company also shows the map of russian federation with Crimea and occupied territories in Luhans'k, Donets'k, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson as part of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled the transfer of the assets of the French company Danone in Russia to the temporary management of the Federal Property Management Agency. Danone completed the sale of Russian assets to Vamin R.
Maintaining operation of joint venture with the largest Russian manufacturer (Ilim Group) of pulp and paper. Exploring options including potential sale of the 50% stake. International Paper Company announced that it entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in Ilim SA to its joint venture partners for $484M. The company noted that the sale is subject to regulatory approvals in Russia. International Paper sells Russian JV stake to local shareholders -Ilim Group.
Polymetal plans to sell russian assets to avert sanctions risk. The company confirmed it is considering moving its parent company’s domicile and primary listing, currently in Jersey and London respectively, to “Russia-friendly” Kazakhstan. "In light of recent developments, and in the interests of preserving shareholder value, the board and the special committee have decided to consider all possible options available for divestment of JSC Polymetal and its subsidiaries," Polymetal International said in a statement. Precious metals producer Polymetal International has agreed to sell its Russian assets to a Siberian gold miner for about $3.7 billion.
Left the Russian market & sold Russian business. According to Russia's anti-monopoly service, which approved the takeover, McDonald's retains the right to buy its Russia restaurants back within 15 years; 10.06.2022: "СLUB HOTEL" LLC becomes the new founder of the organization, The record about the founder "MCDONALDS CORPORATION" has been deleted. The sanctioned senator from Kabardino-Balkaria was named the real buyer of McDonald's Russian business. Kadyrov's associates could become the "shadow owners" of Russian McDonald's.
Wintershall Dea will exit Russia: Wintershall Dea to deconsolidate Russian segment from financial reporting and to record one-off non-cash charge of €5.3 billion in the fourth quarter relating to the deconsolidation as well as other Russia-related impairments. Significant financial flexibility maintained. Wintershall Dea Joint Ventures in Russia economically expropriated. Wintershall Dea intends to fully exit Russia in an orderly manner complying with all applicable legal obligations. German Wintershall Dea completely wrote off its share in the Nord Stream operator due to the impossibility of estimating the terms and costs of restoring the damaged gas pipeline against the background of geopolitics, the company's report says. Wintershall Dea will cut some 500 jobs, or roughly a quarter of its staff, in a separation of its Russian activities. Vladimir Putin signed decrees according to which the shares of two foreign companies, namely the German Wintershall DEA and the Austrian OMV in joint ventures (JV) with Gazprom, will be forcibly sold to Russian owners. The British oil company Harbor Energy announced that it is purchasing from the German chemical concern BASF and LetterOne Mikhail Fridman all their shares in the oil and gas company Wintershall Dea. The deal will cost Harbor Energy $11.2 billion. As part of the deal, Harbor will acquire all of Wintershall's production assets, with the exception of Russian ones.
Will exit the Russian market and take a substantial non-cash impairment charge. 03.06.2022: Renamed from "CARLSBERG VOSTOCHNAYA EUROPA" LLC to "HOPPI UNION" LLC. Dragging feet on exiting Russia. Carlsberg on June 23, 2023 has signed an agreement to sell its Russian business. Russia seizes control of shares in Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries. Carlsberg writes off value of Russian operation. Baltika filed a lawsuit to recover damages of 6.24 billion Danish kroner, or 84.1 billion rubles, from Carlsberg Group structures. The St. Petersburg court accepted Baltika's claim against Carlsberg for $900 million in damages.
In process of exiting business activities in Russia. Henkel put up assets in Russia and Belarus for sale and aims to complete sale of Russia business soon. Henkel agreed to sell business in Russia to local investors for 54 billion rubles. The consortium that acquires the Henkel business activities in Russia includes Augment Investments, Kismet Capital Group and Elbrus Services. All acquirers have established and long-standing business relationships in Western countries and are not subject to EU or US sanctions.The agreed purchase price amounts to 54 billion rubles, which corresponds to around 600 million euros. The relevant Russian authorities have already approved the transaction. 04.2023: Founder entry HENKEL AG & CO removed. KGAALID HOLDING LIMITED and LEAD HOLDING LIMITED become the new founders of the local organizations. The division of the owner of the Persil brand in Russia will begin to operate as an independent company under a new name.
Were in the process of separating from Avito and fully exit Russia. As of the end of August 2022 no action taken on separating from Avito and fully exit Russia. At the end of March 2022, Prosus shareholders announced the beginning of the separation of the company into two independent entities, with Avito continuing to operate as an independent Russian entity managed by local management. Prosus sold Russian classifieds business Avito to Kismet for $2.4B. KEH EKOMMERTS LLC was sold to Russian investors on October 25, 2022.
Glencore-backed Viterra is planning to exit the Russian export market and intends to announce the decision soon, according to people familiar with the matter. Uralchem has announced its intention to buy grain assets from Viterra and Cargill if they leave Russia. The Russian division of the global grain trader Viterra (Viterra Rus) will continue to work in Russia under a new name, the company will be called MZK Export. Viterra's operating business is planned to be handed over to local management. 10.2023: AGROBUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY RENAISKO B.V. was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
27.04.2022: Ivanov Konstantin Igorevich becomes the new founder of the organization, Kobzev Alexander Mikhailovich becomes the new founder of the organization, Alexander Igorevich Naumov becomes the new founder of the organization, Bronetsky Sergey Alexandrovich becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder "REEMTMSA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG" / "REEMTMSA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG" and "IMPERIAL TOBACCO HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS) BV" / "IMPERIAL TOBACCO HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS) BV" was deleted
Left Russia. 25.04.2022: Alexander Markovich Yamnitsky becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder JOINT STOCK COMPANY "ELKO GRUPA" has been deleted. 31.03.2022: Financial statements for 2021 submitted
Turkish construction holding, as a business started in Russia in 1993. Founder Erman Ylicak, after finishing working for the Russian-Turkish construction company Enka, founded his own company. Among the projects of the Turkish holding are the Evolution and Neva Towers in Moscow City, Dream Island and Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg. The Turkish investment company Rönesans Holding announced the winding down of operations in Russia. It was one of the top 10 largest construction contractors in the oil and gas sector. Rönesans ceased its operations in Russia and is now focusing on an ambitious growth strategy worldwide. Despite promises to wind down - increased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. Turkish construction company Rönesans Holding sold its Russian business in 2023. 27.10.2023: BALTIKSTROYALYANS LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders of ENERGY DESTEK INSHAAT VE TIJARET JSC and ENERGY TAAKHHUT INSHAAT VE TIJARET JSC has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Agreed to sell its largest plant in Russia to an investor Viktor Kharitonin for $1.6 billion. Mondi also has three much smaller plants in Russia that are not part of the deal. After the withdrawal of Tetra Pak from Russia, Mondi took a leading position in this market, although it initiated the sale of one factory in Syktyvkar. The other three factories owned by Mondi in Russia - Mondi Aramil LLC, Mondi Pereslavl LLC, Mondi Lebedyan LLC - continue to work and recruit new employees. Significantly increased revenue in Russia from $1.166bn in 2021 to $1.345bn in 2022. Was included in the list of international war sponsors by NACP (in November 2023 it was excluded from the list of sponsors of the war after exit from the Russian Federation). Must saMondi Plc said it terminated a 95 billion rouble ($1.17 billion) deal to sell its largest plant in Russia to an investment vehicle owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin due to a "lack of progress" in getting approvals. Mondi has completed the sale of its three its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group, receiving net proceeds of €30.4m. The paper packaging giant is still looking to divest its most significant facility in Russia – Mondi Syktyvkar, with the board stating it is continuing to assess all alternative divestment options. Mondi Group announced the sale of its last asset in Russia. Secondary sale in 04.2024: The entry about the founder INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LLC "SALGON INVESTMENTS LIMITED" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "HOLDING-"FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS" becomes the new founder of the organization. 17.04.2024: The entry about the founder INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LLC "SALGON INVESTMENTS LIMITED" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "HOLDING-"FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS" becomes the new founder of the organization.
Arconic Corp (ARNC.N) sold its Russian operations to the majority owner of state-backed metals company VSMPO-AVISMA (VSMO.MM) for cash proceeds of $230 million, the U.S. aluminum products maker said on Tuesday. Arconic to book $304M loss on sale of Russian operations.
No new trade of Russian commodities. Statement condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine. Maintaining operations in Russia (suspended only new contracts for commodities of Russian origin). Equity stakes in En+ Group (~$645 million) and Rosneft (~$183 million). Glencore delivers Russian-origin aluminium into LME system. Commodity trader Glencore has delivered 40,000 tonnes of Russian aluminium to London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses in the South Korean port of Gwangyang. The court refused to Sberbank to arrest the shares of Rosneft owned by Glencore. Glencore sold out of Russneft in 2022, capping two decades of investments which saw the Swiss commodities firm trading millions of barrels of the Russian group's oil even as it witnessed some of Russia's top corporate and political battles. Russia’s largest bank is attempting to seize some of Glencore Plc’s Russian assets as compensation for what it says is an unpaid oil trading debt. Glencore liquidated most of its Russian assets begore the invasion was started. In October 2023 assets of Viterra were sold to AGROBUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC. Swiss-based trading house Glencore and aluminium producer Rusal have extended their long-term supply contract into next year after the amount traded so far has amounted to a fraction of the agreement's maximum volumes.
Announced exit Russian market BUT Fortum receives fuel from TVEL, a subsidiary of the Russian state concern Rosatom. The contract was concluded before the expiration of the current licenses for the operation of Loviis reactors. Fortum to record additional pre-tax impairments of approximately EUR 990 million related to its Russia segment. The Federal Property Management Agency received foreigners' shares in Unipro and Fortum under temporary management. Fortum has formally notified the administration of the President of the Russian Federation that it strongly objects the Decree No. 302 of 25 April 2023, based on which the Russian State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, has seized Fortum’s Russian subsidiary PAO Fortum. Fortum to write off $1.9 billion after Russia seized assets. Fortum will file a claim for compensation after the nationalization of the Russian "daughter". Fortum plans to use up its existing Russian stock before switching to a western supplier. The Finnish energy company Fortum filed a lawsuit in a civil court in the Netherlands against the Russian PJSC "Forward Energo" (formerly PJSC "Fortum"). Fortum has exited all Russian operations and focuses solely on its Nordic strategy. In April 2023, Russian authorities seized Fortum’s assets under Presidential Decree No. 302, resulting in Fortum's loss of shareholder rights, full financial deconsolidation, and impairment of those assets, as reflected in its Q2 2023 results. The Russian operations, now renamed Forward Energo, are fully separated from Fortum Group.
Has sold the Lamoda business with operations in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus for 95 mln euros to apparel retail investor Yakov Panchenko.
04.2023: JSC "AVTODOM" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY AG has been removed. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY BETAYLIGUNGSGEZELSHAFT MBH has been deleted. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-Benz AG has been removed. 19.04.2023: Legal address changed. 05.2023: JSC "AVTODOM" becomes the new founder of the organization. 24.05.2023: The full name was changed from JSC "MERCEDES-BENZ RUS" to JSC "MB RUS".
Russian offices were listed on HAVI's website, but on Russian job search sites, in job descriptions, the company's name is already marked as "RULOG LLC (ex. HAVI)". 05.2023: JSC "LOGISTYKA I TOCHKA" becomes the new founder of the organization. Deleted record about the founder of LLC "HAVI GLOBAL LOGISTICS GMBH".
Exit from Russia agreed/ After our decision to exit the market, we agreed to sell the Russian business to a local government led by the current CEO and CFO.
Announced that it has completed the sale of its beverage packaging business in Russia to Arnest Group for $530 million. The purchaser, Arnest Group, has acquired all of Ball Corporation's Russian-based business.
Totally withdraw from the Russian market for oil, oil products, natural gas and liquefied natural gas in a phased manner. 08.06.2022: Full name changed from SHELL NEFT LLC to TEBOIL RUS LLC. 17.06.2022: Sergey Arturovich Starodubtsev is no longer the organization's CEO, Vitaly Gennadievich Maslov becomes the organization's new CEO. SHELL OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS B.V. and PRIVATE COMPANY B.V. DORDTSE PETROLEUM MATSAPPEY have been deleted as founders from the register. However, Shell still considers itself to be holding a 27.5% interest in Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC), operator of the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas development project in the Russian far east. Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop. Putin sweetens deal for Shell's confiscated stake in Russian LNG project. 27.5% of Shell in the Sakhalin-2 project was transferred to Gazprom. Shell does not own them. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that Shell pay €1 billion in damages.
The company promised to suspend all imports and exports of its products into and out of Russia, and to stop all media and advertising spendings. Unilever also promised not to invest any further capital into the country nor to get profit from its presence in Russia. Unilever "will continue to supply essential food and hygiene products made in Russia to people in the country". Unilever flags risk it may have to halt Russia operations. As we see in 2023 - the company didn't met it promises, as its local entity in Russia (Unilever Rus LLC or ООО "Юнилевер Русь", tax id 7705183476) generated almost the same volume of local revenue in 2022 (RUB 84.9bn) vs RUB 86bn in 2021 or just 2% less. At the same time, its net profit increased from RUB 4.9bn to RUB 9.2bn or +91%! Also, due to this significant volume of profit, it was able to increase the local capital to RUB 34.5bn in 2022 from RUB 25.3bn in 2021 or +37%. It means that in fact the company reinvested the profit which is equal to investment of the new capital in the country. Moreover, the company will be obliged to pay profit tax (in addition to VAT, taxes from salary and other taxes) and indirectly support Russia's war machine in such a way. Unilever Rus LLC also paid the equivalent of $331mn of taxes in 2021 (and minimum the same amount in 2022 based on their financials). The NACP added Unilever to the list of “International Sponsors of War”. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. Unilever sale is approved by the russian government. The buyer of the Russian business of the transnational holding Unilever, headquartered in London, was the Arnest Group. Unilever has closed a deal to sell its business in Russia and Belarus to Alexey Sagal's Arnest Group. The subject of the deal was the company's assets, including four production sites in Yekaterinburg, Omsk, St. Petersburg and Tula, according to a press release received by Kommersant. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. However, the Russian business of the international holding company leaving the country, taking into account the discount, was previously valued at 35-40 billion rubles (~€520mn). The British conglomerate Unilever, which produces household chemicals and food products, announced its exit from the Russian market. "Today (on Oct 10, 2024), Unilever completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Arnest Group, to a Russian manufacturer of perfumes, cosmetics and household goods," Schumacher noted. 09.10.2024: ARNEST MANAGEMENT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders UNILEVER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH LLC and RIZOFOOR B.V. PRIVATE JOINT-STOCK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
March 2: Planning on temporary shut down of pulp and paper production at its Svetogorsk, Russia due to supply issues (Russian operations account ~15% total revenue in 2021). March 7: Suspending operations in Russia. Pledge of $250K to International Red Committee of the Red Cross. October 6: Sylvamo completes sale of Russian operations.
Donation to UNHCR. Declared they will leave Russia in May. Enel writes down Russian unit's value pending sale completion. LLC was sold to a local legal entity. Putin authorises Enel to sell Russian unit to Lukoil.
Eastnine to Sell its Stake in Russian Fashion Retailer Melon Fashion Group to Sistema for EUR193 Mln. AFK Sistema refused to buy Melon Fashion Group. Eastnine Signs Nearly RUB17 Billion Deal to Exit Russian Fashion Retailer Melon. Eastnine to sell a 36% stake in Zarina and Love Republic to a Russian company. Swedish Eastnine AB has signed an agreement on the sale of about 36% of the fashion retailer Melon Fashion Group (MFG; manages clothing stores Sela, Zarina, Love Republic) to Russia's GEM Invest LLC. According to a press release on the Eastnine website, the purchase price of the stake is approximately RUB 15.6 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed within two weeks. Swedish Eastnine sold a stake in Russian MFG for 15.6 billion rubles.
Sold local business on 15/11/2022. No longer provide engineering services to Russian LNG developers. Baker Hughes Announces Local Management Buyout of its Oilfield Services Business in Russia. But in January 2023 Baker Hughes sent Oil&Gas drilling equipment to Russia from Scotland. But the company still continues exporting to Russia months after calls for trading to cease.
Sold Russian assets to local management and exit completely
Reduced operations due to sanctions, Ferronordic and Volvo CE have agreed to terminate the dealer agreement for Russia, continues to service and repair the existing fleet of Volvo CE machines in Russia, evaluating strategic options, including a potential divestment or downsizing the operations; Ferronordic and Sandvik terminated their dealer agreements for Russia. Ferronordic on 23 December 2022, sold its main Russian subsidiaries Ferronordic Machines LLC, Ferronordic Torgoviy Dom LLC, Ferronordic Torgovaja Kompanija LLC and Ferronordic Arkhangelsk LLC. The buyer is part of the GILK group, a Russian leasing company.
Stop all exports, IKEA production; keep open retail centers (Mega). The Swedish Ingka Group, which owns the IKEA chain of furniture and home goods stores and Mega shopping centers, has started looking for buyers for its real estate in Russia. The owner of IKEA has found a buyer for the remains of his assets in Russia (14 shopping centers). 10.2023: SIBFINANCE LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of INGKA HOLDING YUROP B.V. was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Sale of the Russian joint venture to local partners.
CEO Dolf van den Brink said Heineken was aiming to sell the Russian operations, which still employ around 1,800 people, in the first half of this year – but suggested the process could take longer than initially thought. It pulled its eponymous beer from Russia last year, but continues to sell other brands there. Heineken Seeks Approval For Sale Of Russian Business. Heineken blamed the delay in its Russia exit on local bureaucracy that it said was beyond its control, and reiterated it still planned to exit the country. Increased revenue, profit and assets in 2022 vs 2021. HEINEKEN N.V. announces completion of the transaction to sell its Russia operations to Arnest Group. The transaction has received all the required approvals and concludes the process HEINEKEN initiated in March 2022 to exit Russia, incurring an expected total cumulative loss of €300m. 09.2023: ARNEST MANAGEMENT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. EVEREST JSC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of HEINEKEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH has been deleted. The entry about the founder of HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL B.V. has been deleted.
28.06.2022: Nokian Tyres initiated ‘controlled exit’ from Russia. Nokian Tyres aims for Q3 decision on new plant to replace Russia production. Nokian Tyres plan to open a new factory in Romania following Russian exit. 16.03.2023: Nokian Tyres closed the sale of Russian operations and received EUR285m from PJSC Tatneft. The Government Commission for Control over the Implementation of Foreign Investments approved the purchase by Tatneft of the enterprises of the Finnish tire manufacturer Nokian Tires in Russia. The signing of the deal was announced on October 28, 2022. 16.03.2023: Nokian Tyres closed the sale of Russian operations and received EUR285m from PJSC Tatneft.
Exit Russian market completely. LLC was sold to a local legal entity. The first hypermarket of the German DIY chain OBI will open in Myakinino near Moscow on the site of the burnt-out Sindika market.
Tetra Pak has reached an agreement to divest its Russian business to local management, with the intention of enabling business continuity for its customers, minimizing the impact on employees, and continuing to support consumers’ access to essential food. LLC in Russia was sold.
Selling Russian operations and exiting Russia but returned supply of raw materials in RF as "it was a condition of the buyer". Viciunai continue their business as usual in Russia without any reductions despite their statements, attempt to exit Russia. Dragging feet on exiting Russia despite announcement. Viciunai successfully defends Russian trademark in court. NACP added Viciunai Group to the list of international war sponsors. The Lithuanian company Vičiūnai supplied Russia with sanctioned goods, in particular, for the production of tanks. Lithuanian surimi producer Viciunai Group has found a buyer for its Russian business almost two years after announcing its exit from the country. The Russian authorities have approved the agreement on the transfer of 100% ownership of Vicunay-Rus LLC, the Russian division of the company, to the management company Ocean Group, which was established in June 2023. Also, the company gives up rights to "VICI" trademark in region. 04.2024: JSC "MANAGEMENT COMPANY "OCEAN GROUP" becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of JSC "VICIUNAI GROUP" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The "Vičiūnai Group" despite sale of the local company transported sanctioned and war-appropriate goods to Russia.
Suspended business including partnership with Kamaz. Daimler Truck was in talks over stake in Russia's Kamaz. DK RUS LLC (ID 7714790325) was sold to KAMAZ, agreement dated January 13, 2023. And the second LLC EVOBUS RUSSLAND (Inn 7707281292) is in the liquidation stage from December 2022.
In 2022, the Swedish Essity (brands Libresse, Zewa, Tork and Tena) localized the production of more than 70 products in Russia, the production of which is "maximum independent" of imported raw materials. Essity divests Russian operations (promised to finalize the transaction till the end of June 2023). Essity has exited the Russian market. In 2022, Essity’s net sales in Russia corresponded to about 2% of its total consolidated net sales. The buyer is the company New Technologies LLC, with the principal owner Igor Shilov. The earnings impact, including accumulated currency translation differences, amounts to approximately SEK -0.5bn and will be reported as an item affecting comparability in the third quarter of 2023.
Back in March 2022, the company promised to completely withdraw from the Russian market, but as of the beginning of July 2023, it did not fulfill its promises, and on the contrary, increased its revenue in Russia from $324 million in 2021 to $412 million in 2022. 02.2024: JSC "NEW GROUP" becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of HOLCIM AUSLANDBETAILIGUNGS GMBH (DEUTCHLAND) has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
PeWeTe sold and transferred its participatory interests held directly and indirectly in its Russian LLC which was sold to a local legal entity, which is held by a group of Russian top managers of the Petro Welt Group
In process of divesting from local subsidiary. Anounced plans to sell its shareholding in Avito with a significant discount. The publicized letter of the auditing company "B1" (the Russian division of Ernst & Young) confirmed that Prosus is indeed negotiating with VKontakte, and that Sberbank will finance the deal. Prosus to sell Russian classifieds business Avito to Kismet for $2.4B.
Amcor to scale down activities in Russia amid Ukraine invasion and to sell factories in Russia. Amcor announced it completed the sale of its three factories in Russia to HS Investments, a Russian-based investor, after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals and cash proceeds, including receipt of closing cash balances.
September 8, 2022 - Halliburton Company today announced it completed the sale of its Russia operations to a Russia-based management team made up of former Halliburton employees. As a result, Halliburton no longer conducts operations in Russia. The LLC changed its name, was sold to an individual/individuals
Volkswagen AG has decided to stop the production of vehicles in Russia until further notice. Vehicle exports to Russia will also be stopped with immediate effect. Also, the Volkswagen company will announce the liquidation of the production site in Nizhny Novgorod and seeks buyer for its Russian plant in Kaluga. As of February 1, 2023, the group officially announced only its intention to sell the Russian business of the manufacturer of luxury cars Porsche. By the end of 2022, VW's cargo division - a subsidiary of Traton Group - transferred the assets of local "subsidiaries" of truck manufacturers Scania and Man to Russian brand dealers. The fate of the group's subsidiary bank in Russia also remains unknown. In March 2022, Volkswagen Bank, whose assets at the end of 2021 amounted to about 40 billion rubles, stopped issuing loans. Official websites in Russia (https://vwgroup.ru/ and https://www.volkswagen.ru/ru) are active for Russian IP addresses and it says that "Volkswagen brand website is currently unavailable from outside Russian Federation." if to use VPN. Volkswagen has completed the sale of its Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, the German carmaker said, ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal. After sale and changes in the official register incorporated in May 2023 (VOLKSWAGEN ACTIENGESELSCHAFT, ŠKODA AUTO A.S. and VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE LUXEMBURG S.A. were deleted as owners) "ART-FINANCE" LLC bacame the new owner and key company was renamed from "VOLKSWAGEN GROUP RUS" LLC to "AGR" LLC, which also took over official Instagram account in Russia and it provides service of Volkswagen cars in Russia. New owner of Volkswagen's former plant in Russia to resume car production in H1 2024. 27.06.2024: EXPOFINANCE LLC becomes the new founder of the organization VOLKSWAGEN GROUP FINANCE. The Arbitration Court of the Nizhny Novgorod Region partially satisfied the claim of the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) against the structures of the German automaker Volkswagen for 16.9 billion rubles. The court determined to partially recover from Volkswagen in favor of GAZ JSC 16.908 billion rubles, €40 thousand debt.
Exploring options for exit; while no new investments/new contracts but fulfill existing agreements. Otis promised to sell 100% of the business to Ice Development. 27.07.2022: Regulatory approvals were received, and the sale of the Otis Russia business to Ice Development closed. Importgenius data: continued to supply equipment in 2023 after sale of the Otis Russia business in 2022.
Suspended any new export business from Russia. Continued to operate its oil seed crush plant in Russia. "Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd said on Monday, September 19, 2022 it has agreed to sell its oilseed processing business in Russia to Karen Vanetsyan, the controlling shareholder of Exoil Group. Bunge Ltd. sold its sunflower-crushing plant in Russia, marking the biggest oilseed processor’s exit from the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine."
Sold company with Pizza Hut franchise (key one) to Russian company, but have some other smaller brands. AmRest informs about the closing and registration of the sale of its business in Russia.
Have working production in Russia, will suspend investments in Russia, including for the repair of industrial furnaces, in addition, will reduce the production and supply of glass to automakers in the Russian Federation. Plans Russia business transfer. Japan's AGC, which is the world's largest glass producer, sold its Russian business. Borsk glass factory (BSZ) and Klinsk glass factory were acquired by St. Petersburg holding "Adamant", which is one of the largest glass processors in Russia. The price of the deal is not known. 02.2024: Leitis Igor Mikhailovich becomes the new founder of the organization AGC Flat Glass Clean LLC. The entry about the founder of "AGC GLASS EUROPE" JOINT STOCK COMPANY was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. That's not possible to verify new owners of JSC "AGC BSZ".
"Whirlpool Rus" LLC was sold to Turkish investors on September 7, 2022.
According to press reports, the company is temporarily closing its stores and suspending sales. Inditex, which halted sales in Russia back in March after the invasion of Ukraine, is selling its 500-plus Russian stores to the United Arab Emirates-based Daher Group. Bershka, a worldwide clothing retailer and product of Zara's parent brand, Inditex, is set to reopen its stores in Russia between April and May 2023 under the brand name Ecru. Other stores under the Inditex group, specifically Zara and Pull & Bear, are also set to reopen stores in the country. Rebranded by the new owners, the new brands will open under the names Maag and DUB. 23.10.2023: The legal entity LLC "Zara Home CIS" was liquidated but few more entities are still active. 20.02.2024: The legal entity LLC "Massimo Dutti" was liquidated. 26.02.2024: The legal entity Oisho CIS LLC was liquidated. 04.2024: The legal entity STRADIVARIUS CIS LLC was liquidated on April 10, 2024. The legal entity Bershka CIS LLC was liquidated on April 18, 2024.
Temporarily closed stores and paused all commercial activities in Russia and Belarus, promised to suspend operations in Russia. Tommy Hilfiger had running shops in the main shopping malls in Moscow and St Petersburg. 08.2023: The full name was changed from LLC "PEVIACH STORES RUS" to LLC "RETAIL EXCELENCE". Istomina Irina Vladimirovna is no longer the general director of the organization. Schukin Denis Alekseevich becomes the new CEO and founder of the organization. The record about the founders was deleted PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY "PVH B.V." and PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY "PVH EUROPE B.V.".
Exit Russian market. Siemens has already sold 4 large factories (SIMENS ENERGETIKA TRANSFORMATORY LLC, Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies LLC, Siemens Transformers LLC, and Siemens Finance LLC). The Group's assets still remained in the Russian Federation in 2022 (in total, they had more than a dozen legal entities), but a clear trend towards exit is visible. In April 2023 finalized sales of assets. Siemens and Volkswagen seek compensation from German government over withdrawal from Russian market. Systems LLC (formerly Siemens LLC, the Russian structure of Siemens AG) plans to initiate a voluntary liquidation procedure in February 2024 due to the inability to continue its normal activities related to the import of goods into the Russian Federation, according to the company’s report on the results of 2023. In October 2022, PJSC Inter RAO announced the purchase of Siemens Energy's 65% stake in a joint venture with Power Machines - STGT LLC. Also RAO Intertech B.V. (Dutch structure of Inter RAO) became the owner of the Voronezh Siemens Energy plant - Voronezh Transformer LLC (formerly Siemens Energy Transformers LLC). 04.2024: The legal entity LLC "SMART INDUSTRY SOFTWARE" was liquidated on April 3, 2024.
Ford Exits Sollers Ford Joint Venture In Russia Following Seven Month Suspension of Operations. The production line at the Sollers automobile plant in Vladivostok will be launched in 2023 together with partners from China.
Initially suspended all investment and restaurant development in Russia. Profits from Russia redirected to humanitarian efforts. Donation $1M to Red Cross and employee matching funds to other humanitarian organizations. Pizza Hut has 50 company owned locations. KFC is suspending 70 locations; over 1000 franchisee owned locations will remain open. Yum! Brands has completed its exit from the Russian market by selling its KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., a local operator led by Konstantin Yurievich Kotov and Audrey Eduardovich Oskolkov. Under the terms of the deal, Smart Service (a former local KFC franchisee) will leave the employees of Russian KFC restaurants and lead the process of rebranding all KFC outlets in Russia. All catering outlets will be renamed from KFC to Rostik's.
Left Russia completely. On 30 June the legal agreement for the departure of the firm in Russia from the PwC Network was signed. 'We can confirm that today (4 July 2022) all aspects of the departure of the former PwC firm in Russia have been completed and PwC no longer has a firm in Russia'. 12.07.2022: "TUST TECHNOLOGY AUDITORS AND CONSULTING GROUP" JOINT STOCK COMPANY becomes the new founder of the organization. 04.06.2022: A record of the founder of limited liability company "PricewaterhouseCoopers" Auditing Service "Limited Liability Company "Technologies - Auditing Services" is deleted by the new founder of the organization, 03.06.2022: Full name changed from JOINT STOCK COMPANY "PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit" to JOINT STOCK COMPANY "TEHNOLOGII DOVERIA - AUDIT", 17.05.2022: the full name was changed with the limited liability company "PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultation " LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "TECHNOLOGIES OF TRUST - CONSULTATION"
Sold 3 out of 3 local entites (LLC "EXPOCAPITAL MANAGEMENT" and LLC "CNH INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL SERVICES RUSSIA", were renamed after sale) the plant was sold un April 2023 (LLC "CNH INDUSTRIAL RUSSIA") generated ~50% of revenue.
Left Russia. 12.04.2022: The full name was changed from LLC "FAZER" to LLC "KHLEBNY DOM". 19.05.2022: Kalyavin Vladimir Vladimirovich is no longer the CEO of the organization, Kozlov Dmitry Vladimirovich becomes the new CEO of the organization
Discontinue servicing Russian customers. The owner of the largest IT company in Ukraine sold the Russian business to a firm associated with the sanctioned billionaire Potanin. 02.08.2023: REKSOFT GROUP LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. Record about founder EPAM SYSTEMS CORPORATION, INC. has been removed from the register.
Mayr-Melnhof Group announced the sale of the Russian enterprises it owns for the production of cardboard packaging - "MM Poligrafofromlennya Packaging" and "MM Poligrafofromlennya Rotogravyur". 06.2024: Nikolai Alexandrovich Tolstov becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders of MM BOARD AND PAYPER GMBH and MM PACKAGING GMBH was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Currently, Guardian Industries together with the management of Guardian Glass (Russia) are working on an exit strategy that will ensure the safety of employees, the continuation of work and compliance with the obligations of enterprises. 28/07/2022: Guardian Industries sold its business in Russia to Vladimir Alexandrovich Voronin, President of FSK Group
Announces that it has decided to exit the Russian market/ The Group has already suspended support for its Russian operations including any imports and exports and any short or long term funding. Smurfit Kappa completes exit from Russia, selling to local managers.
Rinat Akhmetov's DTEK sold coal assets in the Rostov region to the Cypriot Valleyton Investments Limited with an unknown ultimate owner of the company.
Divested 3 corrugated packaging plants in Russia; 02.06.2022: Full name changed from LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "STORA ENSO PAKADZHING BB" to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "NOVO PAKADZHING BB" STORA ENSO PACKAGING". 20.05.2022: LLC "NOVOPAK" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founders of JSC "STORA ENSO PAKAJING" has been deleted. 06.07.2022: SETNOVO GROUP LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder JSC "STORA ENSO OYUY" was deleted.
17.05.2022: Full name changed from LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "SODEXO EURAZIYA" to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "AYEFSIEM GRUPP", 15.04.2022: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "BERCH A I KO" becomes the new founder of the organization. The French catering company has tried to keep its work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline under wraps until it exits the country in 2022. Now an official partner of the Paris Olympics, it claims it has not violated any sanctions. Sodexo was responsible for catering and infrastructure (power generators such as a water treatment plant) at the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline section.
Societe Generale in negotiations to sell ALD's assets in Russia. ALD Automotive LLC, which operates in Russia as well as in Kazakhstan through its branch, and ALD Belarus LLC are no longer entering into any new commercial transactions. 04.2023: JSC "CC" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of JSC ALD has been deleted.
Amends contracts following new sanctions. 10.2023: Kuzmich Igor Aleftinovich becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of the LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ASBISC ENTERPISES PLC has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Bosch suspends Russia business. Germany's economy ministry has launched an investigation into whether Bosch violated an export ban on goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. Bosch is looking for buyers for its Russian assets. Germany's Bosch sells some Russian assets to holding company S8 Capital. Bosch sold the Russian business in Engels. We are talking about three plants for the production of spark plugs, power tools and heating boilers. The assets of the German group were acquired by the S8 Capital holding of Armen Sargsyan. Bosch sold the Russian business (all 6 local companies). Throughout Russia, the remaining specialized stores of LG, Bosch and Sony began to close. Technical support clarifies that some stores will remain open until the summer, until the remaining goods are sold out. Until now, retail partners of foreign manufacturers have not closed stores to avoid fines from landlords, market participants say. In place of the stores of the departed companies, sales points for suppliers from Turkey and China are already opening.
Left Russia. 30.06.2022: The record about the founder Lukashova Natalya Viktorovna has been deleted. LLC "KPMG" becomes the new founder of the organization. 01.07.2022: Full name changed from JOINT STOCK COMPANY "KPMG" to JOINT STOCK COMPANY "KEPT". 07.02.2023: KPMG Turkey & Kept provided webinar named "Opportunities for Turkish business in Russia” after 1 year of invasion.
Fold up Russian presence. IKEA stores owner Ingka Group said in response to speculation that it might resume sales in Russia that it was open to returning one day but the conditions were not in place right now. IKEA reopens for online fire sale in Russia before market exit. It is noted that the application for the liquidation of "Ikea House" LLC was submitted on August 15, the relevant documents will be ready on the 23rd. IKEA has now let go around 10,000 employees in Russia as it makes its exit from the country. Swedish furniture giant IKEA said it had sold its factory in the Russian city of Novgorod to local firm Invest Plus, more than a year after pausing its activities in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. IKEA is phasing out Mondelez products from the department stores. The owner of the IKEA chain has sold its headquarter but is still running malls in Russia (14 shopping centers), has found a buyer. 10.2023: Partial sale - SIBFINANCE LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of INGKA HOLDING YUROP B.V. was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. 25.10.2023: Full name changed from INGKA CENTERS RUS OPERATIONS LLC to MEGA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC. IKEA, which announced its withdrawal from Russia after the start of the special operation, extended the registration of its trademark under one of four applications until August 2033, according to Rospatent data. 02.2024: JSC "INVEST PLUS" becomes the new founder of the organization. The Russian court seized IKEA's assets worth 12.9 billion rubles. The company wanted to completely leave Russia. 25.03.2024: The legal entity LLC "IKEA PURCHASING SERVICES RUS" (tax id 5047183743) was liquidated.
JSC "INDEZIT INTERNATIONAL" was sold to Turkish investors on September 16, 2022.
The Chinese manufacturer of household appliances Haier intends to liquidate the factory of Candy household appliances in Kirov. 08.07.2024: The legal entity LLC "CANDY С.I.S." was liquidated. The exact share of Candy's participation in JSC VESTA is unknown, but we assume that it is insignificant. Also, in July 2024, JSC "VESTA" changed its general director - Moos Marek replaced Ruocco Vincenzo in this position.
Stop all deliveries to Russia; maintain JVs. LLC in Russia was sold.
The company provides $ 1 million. for humanitarian needs. The American company Kellogg, which had previously stopped deliveries of popular Pringles chips to Russia, decided to leave the country completely. The company will sell three factories in Voronezh, Pskov and Vyazma to the Russian GC Chernigolovka. 07.2023: JSC "AQUALIFE RESOURCE" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder KELLOGG LUX VI S.AR.L. was deleted.
Volkswagen-associated companies MAN Truck&Bus SE and Scania AB closed their deals just a few days ago, according to the Epravda - On December, 13-14 the following assets: MAN Truck and Bus RUS LLC and Scania - Rus LLC
03.06.2022: Full name changed from LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "ACCENTURE" to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "AKSTIM". 01.06.2022: The record about the founder Biryukov Sergey Yuryevich has been deleted.
The brand name was sold to Russian investors and the current operations have nothing to do with the Finnish company.
Continuing existing projects; no new business. Spin-off complete: TechnipFMC and Technip Energies become two separate entities. TechnipFMC will continue as a service provider to the traditional and new energies industry, while Technip Energies will focus on engineering and technology for the energy transition with leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen and ethylene. Technip Energies’ exit from the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia is due to complete in a few months, according to chief executive Arnaud Pieton; no new business; no update on Yamal LNG. LLC in Russia was sold.
17.05.2022: The record about the founder JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "CERSANIT" has been deleted. SANGRE INTERNATIONAL LTD becomes the new founder of the organization. 26.04.2022: Financial statements for 2021 have been submitted
16.06.2022: "NUTRISHEN" LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. Deleted records about the founders NUTREKO INTERNATIONAL B.V. and NUTREKO INVESTMENTS B.V. 27.06.2022: The legal entity is again active. 06.07.2022: Full name changed from "TRAU NUTRITION VORONEZH" LLC to "TECHKORM NUTRISHEN" LLC
Exit Russian business. Emerson to sell Russia business to local management. 04.2023: METRAN HOLDING LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. Record about the founder of "EMERSON ELECTRIC NEDERLAND B.V." ("EMERSON ELECTRIC NEDERLAND B.V."). 05.2023: METRAN HOLDING LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. 22.05.2023: Financial statements for 2022 submitted.
Linas Agro Group announced in August 2022 that it had decided to sell Vitomek in Russia and Belfidagro Belarus. The Antimonopoly Service allowed the deal.
Mayr-Melnhof Group announced the sale of the Russian enterprises it owns for the production of cardboard packaging - "MM Poligrafofromlennya Packaging" and "MM Poligrafofromlennya Rotogravyur".
Considered the possibility of ending production in Russia. No official statement, they were still present on recent Moscow Expo. Isuzu Motors pulls out of Russia as war in Ukraine halts production. ISUZU sold the company to the Sollers Group, which disclosed the amount of the transaction to acquire the former Japanese Isuzu plant in the Russian Federation - the asset cost 2.8 billion rubles. The site is planned to be restarted by starting the production of trucks there.
Exit Russia completely: Danfoss have signed agreement to divest the business in Russia and Belarus (from December 2022) to the local management to exit Russia completely. Over the past five months in 2024, Danfoss products worth more than DKK 13m have ended up in Russia despite EU sanctions, according to Radio IIII based on information from Russian customs authorities collected by the US data company ImportGenius.
Suspending business operations in Russia. Statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Previously had suspended exports from Finland to Russia and Belarus, as well as imports of ingredients and packaging from Russia (operations consisted of a processed cheese factory, contract manufacturing partners, and sales offices). Sold business and Viola brand to Velcom.
Owens Corning Completes Sale of Russian Ops.
Suspended all operations in Russia; Ferronordic and Sandvik terminated their dealer agreements for Russia. 11.2023: The entry about the founder of SANDVIK AB JSC was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. GPS SUPPLY GENERAL TRADING L.L.S. (UAE) becomes the new founder of the organization.
Left Russia. 15.06.2022: Full name changed from ERNST AND YOUNG - EVALUATION AND CONSULTING SERVICES LLC to B1 - CONSULT LLC. 23.06.2022: The record about the founder Abramov Vladimir Georgievich was deleted, the record about the founder Neverko Dmitry Anatolyevich was deleted. Tomyshev Andrey Sergeevich becomes the new founder of the organization, Durglishvili Valery Vladimirovich becomes the new founder of the organization. The UK accounting regulator has hit EY with a £295,000 penalty after the accounting firm breached a fee cap in relation to its client Evraz, the Russian steel company in which oligarch Roman Abramovich was at the time the largest shareholder.
Sold Russian entity. Kuehne+Nagel sold its business in the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan to its Managing Director effective July 20, 2022, but the change in ownership should be ivestigated additionally. 28.07.2022: Neumann Perry Herbert becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of KUNE+NAGEL INTERMODAL GMBH was deleted. The record about the founder of JSC "KUNE NAGEL SKYDNA EUROPA AKTIONSRE TOVARYSTVO" has been deleted. 08.08.2022: The full name has been changed from "KUNE+NAGEL" LLC to "NOITECH LOGISTICS RUS" LLC.
The LLC was sold to an individual/individuals.
Winding down operations in Russia in 06.2022, suspended operations in 03.2022. 06.09.2023: The legal entity was liquidated.
Suspended all shipments to Russia. US Xerox sells Russian operations to local management.
Dutch international heavy lift and haulage contractor Mammoet has frozen all new work and investment in Russia and issued a statement regarding its activities in the region. It operates from two locations in the Russia - Mammoet Rus with an office in Moscow and Mammoet Sakhalin in the far south east of the country, near Japan. Putin also signed off on a proposal to allow Mammoet to sell its Russian subsidiary to a China-registered player. 06.2023: The entry about the founder of MAMMOET EUROPE HOLDING B.V. was deleted. The record about the founder of MAMMOET HOLDING B.V. has been deleted. ASHBURN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING (TIENJIN) CO. LIMITED becomes the new founder of the organization. 21.06.2023: The legal entity is in the process of reorganization in the form of a merger.
Left Russia. 24.06.2022: Pavel Valentinovich Zibarev becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founders of "KEMINOVA A/S" and "KROPTEKH LLS, LTD" has been removed from the register
Received revenues in Russia in 2022. 17.01.2024: SEVIL LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of JOINT STOCK COMPANY "GEFCO" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
The German holding HSE (Home Shopping Europe) sold 100% of the Shopping Live TV store to its founder Ilya Kirik. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, since June 25, 2024, Direct Trade LLC, which manages this business, belongs to the company K2 Invest, where Ilya Kirik has 99.9%, Dmitry Kuznetsov has 0.1%.
Company did advanced steps of transferring ownership of its KFC restaurants, operating system and master franchise rights, including the network of franchised restaurants, to a local operator. American holding Yum! Brands, which owns KFC, has entered into an agreement to sell 70 of its Russian restaurants and master franchise rights to a local partner, Smart Service Ltd. businessmen Konstantin Kotov and Andrey Oskolkov. The new owner was obliged to gradually rebrand all KFC establishments in Russia into Rosticʼs, signs will begin to change from 2023. Yum! Brands has completed its exit from the Russian market by selling its KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., a local operator led by Konstantin Yurievich Kotov and Andrey Eduardovich Oskolkov. Under the terms of the deal, Smart Service (a former local KFC franchisee) will leave the employees of Russian KFC restaurants and lead the process of rebranding all KFC outlets in Russia. All catering outlets will be renamed from KFC to Rostik's. In several locations, including in the shopping center "Gallery Airport", in Moscow, establishments with the KFC sign continue to operate, which means that the company has allowed the use of its trademarks in Russia or there is a violation of copyright.
The Management Board of RESBUD SE, announced that on January 9, 2023, it completed negotiations on the sale of 100% of the shares of the Issuer's Russian subsidiary - Energokomplekt o.o.o.
Volkswagen-associated companies MAN Truck&Bus SE and Scania AB closed their deals just a few days ago, according to the Epravda - On December, 13-14 the following assets: MAN Truck and Bus RUS LLC and Scania - Rus LLC.
Suspend all shipments to Russia. On December 8, 2022 the agreement on the sale of key assets was closed by the Swedish Volvo Group (it sold "VOLVO FINANCE VOSTOK" LLC, "VOLVO COMPONENTS" LLC and others) but few more has left. Swedish truck maker Volvo AB's Russian assets have been transferred to an undisclosed Russian investor, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement. 08.09.2023: A number of subsidiary structures of the Swedish car concern Volvo in Russia, including the truck production plant in Kaluga, have come under the operational control of businessman Igor Kim, according to EGRUL data. 09.2023: Ekaterina Vladimirovna Sergeeva is no longer the general director of the organization, Nikita Dmitrievich Ryauzov becomes the new general director of the organization | 12.09.2023: Igor Vladimirovich Kim becomes the new founder of the organization, ASTON GROUP LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders of COMPANY VFS INTERNATIONAL AB and VOLVO FINANCIAL SERVICES GMBH has been deleted. 06.2024: Souzan Sabri is no longer the CEO of the organization. Bespalov Alexander Viktorovich becomes the new general director of the organization. 27.06.2024: JSC "FORUM ENERGO" becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of VOLVO CAR NSC HOLDING AB was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Metso Outotec ends wind-down in Russia.
Announced exit, transferred ownership of Russian business to local management, but stores are open. 10.06.2022: Kovalenko Rostislav Petrovich becomes the new founder of the organization, Milehina Natalya Yuryevna becomes the new founder of the organization, Aleksey Vladimirovich Shumov becomes the new founder of the organization, Olga Faritovna Sabirova becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder COMPANY "L'OССITAN INTERNATIONAL S.A." was deleted from the register BUT stores are open and company still continue selling its goods. L’Occitane 2023 profits dragged down by Russian divestiture and lagging brands. In fact, the change of owners took place on June 10, 2022, although the brand is still used.
Temporarily resuming the production of passenger tyres for the local market at our tyre plant in Kaluga if necessary. 23.05.2022: Ambrose Kristzhan is no longer the general director of the organization, Vladimir Vasilievich Barvinok becomes the new general director of the organization. Germany's Continental aims to sell its tyre plant in the Russian city of Kaluga to S8 Capital. Continental decided to leave Russia in March 2023 and has already received permission from Moscow, but asked the American Ministry of Trade to check the deal before closing, the answer is delayed. 23.05.2023: JSC "S8 INDUSTRIAL ASSETS" becomes the new founder of the organization. Records about previous founders were removed: PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY CONTINENTAL GLOBAL HOLDING NETHERLANDS, SIJIECH HOLDING B.V. and CONTINENTAL GLOBAL HOLDING NETHERLANDS B.V.
Company increased its revenue in Russia in 2022 vs 2021 but transferred €100 million worth of assets to Ukraine. 11.2023: The entry about the founder of JSC "LAUDE SMART INTERMODAL" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP "ASIA INTERMODAL" (Kazakhstan) becomes the new founder of the organization (probably internal deal).
08.04.2022: Record about the founder PRIVATE COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY "RETAIL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING B.V." "MARKA MAGAZADZHILYK ANONIM SHIRKETI" becomes the new founder of the organization
Sephora enters into an agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares of its subsidiary in Russia but former Sephora stores reopen in Russia under new ownership, Ile de Beauté brand. Sephora estimated the loss from the sale of its Russian subsidiary at 210 million euros. The company announced its departure from the Russian market in March 2022. In October of the same year, its stores began to open under the Ile de Beaute brand. 17.10.2022: the legal entity was sold. The full name was changed from JSC "SEFORA RUS" to JSC "ILE DE BEAUTE".
End sales and production in Russia
13.05.2022: Sergienko Yakov Vyacheslavovich becomes the new founder of the organization Viktor Pavlovich Surkov becomes the new founder of the organization, Elena Evgenievna Kuznetsova becomes the new founder of the organization, Sergey Aleksandrovich Zaborov becomes the new founder of the organization, Tigran Yurievich Saakyan becomes the new founder of the organization. Deleted record of founder MCKINSEY CORPORATION RUSSIA HOLDINGS, INC. 17.06.2022: The record about the founder Sergienko Yakov Vyacheslavovich was deleted, the record about the founder Viktor Pavlovich Surkov was deleted, the record about the founder Elena Evgenievna Kuznetsova was deleted, the record about the founder Sergey Alexandrovich Zaborov was deleted, the record about the founder Saakyan Tigran Yuryevich was deleted. LLC "T.PARTNERS" becomes the new founder of the organization LLC "MSK CAPITAL" becomes the new founder of the organization
Pause sales in Russia. Veeam Software restricts access to its services for Russian companies. This was reported on March 20, 2023 by the IT consulting company Krayon. Veeam Software restricts access to its services for Russian companies. Both Veeam legal entities in Russia (VEEAM RUS LLC and EMAST SOFTWARE CORPORATION LLC) were liquidated in June 2023.
Promised to suspend retail business operation, e-commerce and close the stores. Made a donation to Red Cross but later there were proofs found that the company is continuing to sell its goods in Russia and "HUGO BOSS RUS" LLC is still active and received revenues in 2021-2022. Company HUGO BOSS RUS receives plenty of direct shipments from Hugo Boss AG as of March 31, 2023, based on the Russian customs data. A lot of transactions ~18k in a year. Promised to suspend retail business operation, e-commerce and close the stores. Stockmann became the buyer of the Russian business of the German clothing manufacturer Hugo Boss, which included 19 stores in Russia at the end of 2022. The deal, according to experts, could cost 800 million rubles, taking into account all the discounts. with a market value of the business of 1.8 billion rubles. Hugo Boss sold Russian business to wholesale partner Stockmann. "We can confirm that our Russian subsidiary has been sold to Stockmann JSC – a company belonging to one of Hugo Boss's long-standing wholesale partners in the country," Hugo Boss said. Neither party has disclosed financial terms of the deal, but Russia demands that foreign companies sell assets at discounts of at least 50%. Stockmann did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Russian corporate filings showed that the deal closed on Aug. 2 and that Stockmann JSC now owns 100% of Hugo Boss Rus with a nominal value of 40 million roubles ($470,588). Hugo Boss appears to be back, with two stores recently opened in the sprawling Evropeyskyi shopping center near Kyivskyi Station in Moscow, and more are said to be on the way. Despite the closure of outlets since the start of the war, B4Ukraine, a coalition calling on Western companies to sever ties with Russia, criticized Hugo Boss for continuing wholesale deliveries. This meant that the Russians were never truly without their beloved Boss. The firm said in a statement that it is "no longer present in Russia with its own legal entity", explaining that the reopened stores are managed by a former wholesale partner who bought the Russian subsidiary of Hugo Boss.
Leave Russia & transition operations
Atos confirms managed exit of our Russian-based operations. The company is moving services currently delivered from Russia to other countries. LLC in Russia was sold.
LLC was sold to a local legal entity
There is no statement on the company's website about the termination of cooperation with the Russian Federation. In March 2022, the company announced that it was ready to accept Ukrainian refugees. 09.2023: Vladimir Sergeevich Lisin becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES FLETCHER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED was deleted.
Suspension all trading and investment. NSG Group Exits Russia. 06.2023: The record about the founder of GLAS HOLDINGS B.V. PRIVATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY was deleted. 06.2024: The legal entity is active again. 27.06.2024: The entry about the founder of LARTA GLASS RAMENSKOE LLC was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "LARTA GLASS" and LLC "FSK ASSETS" become the new founders of the organization.