Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13
Putin Seizes 3 Akzo Nobel Russian Units, Putting Them Under Temporary Administration
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13

Putin Seizes 3 Akzo Nobel Russian Units, Putting Them Under Temporary Administration

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13

Summary

  • A Kremlin decree transferred stakes in three Russian companies owned by Akzo Nobel NV into temporary administration, extending Moscow's control over another Western firm's local assets.
  • AO Razvitiye Stroitelnykh Aktivov was appointed to manage the businesses, the same company previously chosen to oversee Russian assets of Denmark's Rockwool A/S.
  • The move targets the Dutch paints and coatings maker's Russian holdings and adds to the pattern of using temporary administration to reassign management of foreign-owned assets in Russia.

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