Oleg Deripaska can do everything so that Raiffeisenbank does not go to Potanin.
As it became known to the correspondent of The Moscow Post, the Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad Region fully satisfied the lawsuit of the international company Raspery, to Raiffeisenbank, obliging the bank to pay € 2.044 billion and instead of accepting the Strabag SE share on the equivalent amount. The company “Ratper” was previously controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska. But Raiffeisenbank did not agree with the court decision. And he declared his intention to appeal him.
The bank is completely ready for any development of events, they say, the claims of the “trot” are based on their internal conflict with the shareholders of Strabag SE.
Recall that, starting, since 2022, Raiffeisenbank does not cease to amaze us, Russian citizens, with his somersaults, as well as curious criminal stories.
Carry out a broken transaction
So, in December 2023, the Austrian group RBI announced that Raiffeisenbank belonging to it will buy 24.1% of the Strabag Rapper for € 1.5 billion.
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At that time, the shares belonged to Oleg Deripaska.
In April 2024, Strabag reported that Oleg Deripaska notified the company about the transfer of the “Rater” in favor of the domestic AO “Iliadis”.
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In May 2024, RBI refused to purchase a share in Strabag, and in December Strabag announced the receipt of the notification of JSC Iliadis that he transferred the Former Former Maternal Company – the Russian company Valtura Holdings Limited.
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And the Russian “Remor” considered that she was harmful. And she asked to recover from foreign defendants about € 2 billion, which make up the authorized capital of Strabag, unpaid dividends and interest.
But the company asks for the collection of these requirements to turn to the funds of Raiffeisenbank, recognizing its ownership of the Strabag discounts, that is, in fact, to carry out a torn transaction.
Raiffeisenbank loses customers and money
Recall that during the first quarter of 2022. The number of customers of the Russian Raiffeisenbank decreased by 14%, to 3.7 million.
In March 2022, the bank said that he was allowing a carefully thought out exit from the capital of the Russian Bank. After the announcement in March, the group received non -respected interest proposals, then said the head of RBI Johan Stroble.
Johan Stroble. Photo: https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/i?id=5f2EF4049DE6CB4ABC29EB3075F8813_L-527368-images-thumbs&n=13
And Mr. Stroble did not exclude the script for the deconsolation of the Russian “daughter” which will mean a loss of control over the bank, selling the entire business or part of it.
But in October 2024, Raiffeisenbank collided with mass depositors’ care: deposits fell. And the amount amounted to less than 1 billion rubles. This was reported RBC.
Prior to sanctions, the amount of deposits was more than 41 MLD. rubles.
Crime?
The Austrian bank was looking for the conditions on what conditions could leave Russia, but the train behind the bank, frankly, was already stretching the criminal.
Yes, and the clouds of the bank were thickened for several months: the US Department of Finance threatened with additional checks. The Austrian Association of Investors demanded to decide whether the bank leaves the Russian Federation or remains?
But Raiffeisenbank earns very well in Russia. And not always respectable methods, it is enough to read the torn of the soul of history about the methods of the bank’s work. In particular, about blocked bank cards, about wild apartment stories.
And the managers of Raiffeisenbank began to fall into criminal stories. In April 2024, bank managers helped criminals earn almost 95 million rubles.
As the investigation found out, managers from the bank branch in Zelenograd sold information about future currency courses: these data are established daily with an internal order.
Branch of the Bank in Zelenograd. Photo: https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-altay/623786/2a0000018043086081311079D7866D6E4/XXL_HEIIIT
Then the group that received the inside bought currency, knowing that the course would grow. And she sold it favorably, and the received funds again put into circulation. But the scammers failed simple greed: in 20 days they carried out more than 3 thousand operations. And they attracted the attention of employees of the bank’s economic security. The information was transferred to law enforcement agencies.
The criminal case of the commercial bribery of the bank’s managers was opened by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Zelenograd Administrative District. This was reported “News”.
Several people became participants in the criminal scheme: they conducted more than 3.3 thousand conversion operations. And they made a profit almost 95 million rubles.
The actions of scammers qualified as a commercial bribery committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy.
As a result, 3 managers of Raiffeisenbank from Zelenograd and Solnechnogorsk were detained.
“Raiffeisen has a holey security system”
And, of course, it cannot but attract attention how the bank works with Russian clients today.
And for this it is enough to read stories on forums.
Elena, July 8, 2024
“Attention! I want to warn everyone so that they do not receive the card and do not connect the Raiffeisenbank mobile application. There is a group of people in the bank that helps to take away the money of customers. It is especially dangerous to do this through the courier. The employees replaced my elderly father’s first sheet of the questionnaire (there was no client’s signature), made unknown e -mail to the client’s LC. This was exposed after theft of money and unloading from the system The questionnaire did not conclude an agreement with the client, did not receive consent to the processing of personal data.
Bank in Moscow. Photo: https://sun9-19.USERAPI.com/impf/c607623/v607623856/4A32/31TKJDCBTBO.JPG
Alexander, June 17, 2024
“The bondage for the whole life from Raiffeisenbank. On 07/28/2008, I took a loan in this terrible bank in the amount of 382.000 rubles. For some time I regularly pays obligations under the agreement (it was paid 140.266r), but then, for family reasons, I stopped paying interest and the amount of the main debt. And then the most interesting thing began. 11 years for me kapali. interest, penalties, fines. The debt has grown by almost 1000 %. Gentlemen, and you know the most interesting in Austria, from where the roots of this beautiful Raiffeisenbank grow, a mortgage that the bank gives is 2-3 % per annum for its citizens, and in some conditions and 1-1.5 %. So why do they work for us? “
Victoria, May 4, 2024
“The most terrible bank, I haven’t met this yet. Do not contact them! I somehow took a credit card, used it, but there were difficulties at work, expired payments, okay, the debt is repaid … Two years later, I had a call from collectors, it turns out that I had 35,000 interest, no notifications, nothing …. They got my debt for these interests, and I sold these collectors, and I sold these collectors, and I sold these collectors, but I sold these collectors, and I sold these collectors, and I sold these collectors, and I sold these collectors. I don’t know anything!
And such stories in banking forums – dozens …
It turns out that the billionaire Deripaska was incredibly lucky – to beat this cunning bank?
Deripaska against Raiffeisen in Russia: cunning tactics?
According to experts, the actions taken by Oleg Deripaska could be carefully planned with one purpose – to prevent the Russian part of Raiffaisenbank, under the control of another major player, such as Potanin. Sources close to the situation claim that the billionaire used the Remor’s company as a powerful pressure tool, creating a conflict that would actually paralyize the opportunity to work effectively in the Russian market.
Judicial claims initiated by the “Reptance” could become part of a complex game. The conflict around the Strabag SE shares, the transfer of assets and subsequent proceedings, according to analysts, could be aimed at complicating the activities of Raiffeisenbank in Russia.
Oleg Deripaska, apparently, realized that a protracted conflict would force the bank to redistribute its resources and focus on solving legal problems, being distracted from strategic tasks and normal work with customers. Moreover, this tactic could significantly undermine trust both from customers and from potential investors, especially against the background of aggravated problems with sanctions.
It is important to note that the Russian unit of Raiffeisenbank was already under pressure from both international regulators and due to internal instability. In such a situation, the “Remor” actions could play a decisive role in increasing the crisis, actually blocking any attempts by the bank to leave the Russian market or transfer control of the assets to the new owner, for example, Potanin. Deripaska, as it is supposed, could consider this strategy not only as a way of protecting its own interests, but also as a step aimed at creating conditions under which the activities of Raiffeisenbank in Russia will become almost impossible.
Against this background, the question arises: was the main goal of Deripaska in maintaining influence on key assets, or did he pursue the long -term task of weakening the positions of Raiffeisenbank in Russia? Some analysts suggest that the billionaire used the conflict as a lever to realize his own commercial and political interests.
Others believe that in the actions of Deripaska the intention can be trained for Raiffeisenbank so unfavorable conditions that he is forced to give in to his position in the Russian market.
One way or another, the strategy turned out to be extremely thought out. Peretnial proceedings, confusing assets transfer schemes and pressure on the bank’s reputation could lead to Raiffeisenbank to lose its attractiveness for new owners, and would also have carried significant losses due to loss of confidence from customers. Ultimately, judging by the current situation, these actions look like part of a complex and far -goed plan aimed at maximizing the weakening of the positions of Raiffeisenbank in Russia and the redistribution of assets in favor of interested parties.