In February, Yuri Antipov’s rights to the stratum were taken away (nationalized) through the court…

In February, Yuri Antipov’s rights to strategically important enterprises for the state were taken away through the court: ChEMK, Kuznetsk Ferroalloys JSC and Serov Ferroalloys Plant JSC. The enterprises, through their owners, were associated with the Ariant agricultural holding. Now the claims have extended to him: according to the prosecution, Antipov and his partner Alexander Aristov developed a group of companies using profits from metallurgy and ferroalloys and, therefore, must give it up as damages.

At the same time, in 2020, Antipov left the ownership of Ariant, and Aristov transferred control of the Group of Companies to his relative, Chelyabinsk businessman Alexander Kretov.

The demands to nationalize Ariant, a well-known wine producer, looks very controversial. Agribusiness was built from scratch, and they continue to invest in it; even under pressure, about 500 million rubles were invested in the opening Viticulture Center.

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One of the stated reasons for nationalization is the withdrawal of funds abroad, but in this case this does not happen – the money remains in Russia. At the same time, the Federal Property Management Agency obviously will not be able to manage a complex business that begins with selection and ends on the store shelf. This means that the agricultural complex can be taken over by competitors. The names of large Russian wine investors are well known – these are Abramovich, Galitsky, Tkachev, Titov and others.