Factbox: Firms promote their companies in Russia


Oct 11 (Reuters) – Some Western corporations have agreed to promote their Russian property or hand them over to native managers as they search to adjust to sanctions over the Ukraine battle and cope with threats from the Kremlin that foreign-owned property could also be seized.

Under is a listing of corporations by sector which have offered their companies in Russia:

AUTOS

** British automobile distributor Inchcape (INCH.L) offered its Russian enterprise to native administration

** Italian truck and bus maker Iveco (IVG.MI) transferred its 33% stake in its AMT truck meeting three way partnership in Russia to a neighborhood accomplice

** French tyre maker Michelin (MICP.PA) intends to switch its actions in Russia to a brand new entity beneath native administration by end-2022

** Japanese automaker Nissan (7201.T) is transferring its Russian property to state-owned NAMI, the Russian Central Analysis and Improvement Car and Engine Institute

** French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) offered its majority stake in Avtovaz (AVAZI_p.MM) to NAMI, and transferred all shares in Renault Russia to the town of Moscow

** MAN Truck & Bus and Scania, items of German truck maker Traton (8TRA.DE), count on to promote their gross sales corporations in Russia to native companions together with Scania’s Russian financing enterprise by Q1 2023

BANKS

** Britain’s HSBC (HSBA.L) agreed to promote its Russian enterprise to Expobank, topic to regulatory approvals in Russia

** Czech funding group PPF offered its Russian banking property, together with client lender HCFB and its subsidiaries, to buyers led by Ivan Tyryshkin

** France’s Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) offered its Russian enterprise Rosbank (ROSB.MM) to Interros Capital, a agency linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

** Swedish residence equipment maker Electrolux (ELUXb.ST) transferred its enterprise in Russia to native administration

** Its Electrolux Skilled (EPROb.ST) department additionally offered its Russian enterprise to native administration

** Whirlpool (WHR.N) offered its Russian operations to Turkey’s Arcelik (ARCLK.IS)

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT

** Finland’s Boreo (BOREO.HE) offered its 90% stake in YE Russia to corporations managed by its present director Yrjö Pönni

** U.S. industrial agency Emerson Electrical (EMR.N) agreed to promote its Russia enterprise to the native administration

** Finnish elevator maker Kone (KNEBV.HE) expects to shut the sale of its Russian enterprise to native administration in This fall 2022

** France’s Schneider Electrical (SCHN.PA) expects to shut the sale its Russian unit to native administration by end-2022

** U.S. elevator maker Otis (OTIS.N) offered its Russia enterprise to native funding agency Ice Improvement

ENERGY

** French industrial gases producer Air Liquide (AIRP.PA) agreed to shift its Russian property to native administration, topic to regulatory approvals in Russia

** Baker Hughes (BKR.O) agreed to promote its oilfield companies enterprise in Russia to native administration, with closing anticipated in H2 2022

** Italian utility Enel (ENEI.MI) offered its 56.43% stake in Enel Russia to Lukoil (LKOH.MM) and personal fund Gazprombank-Frezia

** Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL) transferred property of its Russian oil and gasoline joint ventures to state-owned accomplice Rosneft (ROSN.MM), and its 30% stake within the Arctic Kharyaga oilfield to state-controlled Russian operator Zarubezhneft

** U.S. oilfield companies agency Halliburton (HAL.N) offered its Russia operations to a administration staff made up of former staff

** Oil main Shell (SHEL.L) offered its Russian retail and lubricants enterprise to Lukoil

** Singapore-based commodities dealer Trafigura offered its 10% stake in Vostok Oil venture in Siberia to Hong Kong-registered buying and selling agency Nord Axis

** Whole Energies (TTEF.PA) offered its remaining 20% curiosity within the Kharyaga oil venture to Zarubezhneft, and its 49% stake in Terneftegaz to three way partnership accomplice Novatek

FOOD & BEVERAGES

** Finland’s Atria (ATRAV.HE) offered its quick meals enterprise in Russia, Sibylla Rus, to Russian meat producer Cherkizovo (GCHE.MM)

** Finland’s Fazer offered its Russian unit to Moscow’s Kolomenskij Bakery and Confectionery Holding

** Irish components large Kerry Group (KYGa.I) offered its Russian subsidiary to native administration and agreed to dump its Belarusian unit to a neighborhood operator

** Quick meals chain McDonald’s (MCD.N) offered its Russian enterprise to its licensee Alexander Govor

** Finnish meals and drinks firm Paulig offered its operations in Russia to personal Indian investor Vikas Soi

** Yum Manufacturers (YUM.N) offered its Pizza Hut enterprise in Russia to a neighborhood operator

** Finnish meals processing agency Raisio (RAIVV.HE) offered its client enterprise in Russia to Copacker Agro

** Finnish dairy producer Valio offered its Russian enterprise to GK Velkom

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

** Polish measuring units maker Apator’s (APTP.WA) Powogaz unit divested its complete stake in Russia-based AO Teplovodomer

** Danish industrial agency Danfoss agreed to promote its Russian and Belarusian enterprise to native administration, topic to approval by shareholders and regulatory approvals in Russia

** Switzerland’s Oerlikon (OERL.S) offered its Russian operations to native administration

** Finnish forest machine maker Ponsse (PON1V.HE) offered its unit working in Russia and Belarus to OOO Bison

** Finnish forestry agency Stora Enso (STERV.HE) offered three packaging vegetation and two sawmills to native administration, and expects to finish the switch of its forest operations by end-2022

PACKAGING

** U.S. aluminium beverage can producer Ball Corp offered its beverage packaging enterprise in Russia to Arnest Group

** Norwegian carton packaging and filling gear provider Elopak (ELO.OL) offered its Russian unit to an organization beneficially owned by native administration

** Finland’s Huhtamaki (HUH1V.HE) offered its Russian operations to Espetina Ltd, a holding firm owned by Alexander Govor and Iury Kushnerov

** Britain’s Mondi (MNDI.L) agreed to promote its largest Russian plant to an funding car owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin, topic to approvals by shareholders and the Russian regulator

** U.S. paper product firm Sylvamo (SLVM.N) offered its Russian operations to Pulp Make investments LLC

** Swedish-Swiss agency Tetra Pak agreed to divest its Russian enterprise to native administration, topic to regulatory approvals

RETAIL

** Poland’s LPP (LPPP.WA) offered its Russian firm RE Buying and selling to a Chinese language consortium

** Magnificence chain Sephora, owned by French luxurious agency LVMH (LVMH.PA), offered its Russian unit to the native basic supervisor

** Finland’s SOK offered the Saint Petersburg shops of its Prisma retail chain to Russia’s X5 (FIVEDR.MM), and its motels enterprise within the metropolis to Russian buyers Alexander Ermakov and Yury Shumakovare

OTHERS

** Swedish enterprise companies agency Afry (AFRY.ST) expects to divest its Russian enterprise to native administration in This fall 2022

** Biopharmaceutical agency Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) transferred its industrial operations in Russia to a third-party distributor

** Dutch recruiter Brunel Worldwide (BRUN.AS) transferred its Russian operations to native administration

** U.S. agricultural commodities dealer Bunge (BG.N) agreed to promote its oilseed processing enterprise in Russia to Karen Vanetsyan, the controlling shareholder of Exoil Group

** British tobacco group Imperial Manufacturers (IMB.L) offered its Russian enterprise to “buyers primarily based in Russia”

** Norwegian paint maker Jotun, by which Orkla (ORK.OL) holds a 42.6% stake, offered its Russian property to industrial group Atomstroykomplex

** Canadian gold miner Kinross (Okay.TO) offered its Russian property to the Highland Gold Mining Group

** Swedish air flow techniques maker Lindab (LIAB.ST) offered its Russian unit to the native managing director

** London-listed IT agency Softline (SFTLq.L) will switch its Russian enterprise to its founder Igor Borovikov in November

** Japanese expertise and leisure group Sony (6758.T) offered the Russian department of its music enterprise to native administration

** Finnish coaching firm Soprano (SOPRA.HE) offered its MIF Russia unit to native administration

** Finnish builder YIT (YIT.HE) offered its Russian operations to Etalon Group (ETLNGq.L)

** Swiss insurer Zurich (ZURN.S) offered its Russian enterprise to 11 members of the native staff

Further reporting and compilation by Elena Vardon and Elitsa Gadeva, with the contribution of Augustin Turpin, Enrico Sciacovelli, Ina Kreutz, Agnieszka Gosciak
Enhancing by Andrew Heavens, Susan Fenton, Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Milla Nissi

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