Buyers call the names of the new ultimate owners of the Ukrainian “daughter” of Russian “Sberbank”
The new owners of the Ukrainian “daughter” of Russian “Sberbank” became the Latvian Bank Norvik Banka AS (main shareholder of a British citizen Grigory Guselnikov) and the Belarusian company, which also owns the British citizen Saeed Gutseriev. The parties signed an agreement to participate in an investment consortium. Gutseriev became the majority shareholder owns the largest block of shares, which are entitled to participate in the management of the company.
“This transaction will allow us to offer clients a service built on the European principles of quality, transparency and accessibility, while maintaining the technological level of the Bank, created “Sberbank of Russia”, – said on the website of Norvik Banka.
“We support Ukraine’s European choice and believe that their work can contribute to the further economic growth of the country. The developed network of branches of the acquired Bank and the professionalism of the team will become a reliable Foundation for long-term development initiatives. The Ukrainian economy has passed the lowest point of the crisis, and we believe in the future growth and potential of this country,” – said the Chairman of the Board at Norvik Banka Oliver Bramwell.
In the Latvian Bank praised his new partner.
“In this opinion we are supported by our majority partner in this project – said Gutseriev, who graduated from London’s Harrow School and Oxford University, worked in one of the world’s largest companies Glencore. Now Sayid is engaged in direct investments in projects in various sectors of the economy worldwide and its vision helped us to choose the path of development for the Ukrainian project,” says Bramwell.
At the same time AS Norvik Banka “planned a number of activities to reduce the presence in the Russian banking market. This will allow to raise efficiency of investments and to eliminate a number of political risks associated with the geography of the Bank. A variety of investors will allow to form balanced and takes into account the interests of all parties involved, the consortium that will effectively develop the Bank in the European markets”.
“The acquired Bank has an excellent infrastructure: the platform of the previous owner – Sberbank of Russia – had invested hundreds of millions of dollars. This is a solid basis for the development and qualitative growth of the project. My experience tells me that, having made the decision to participation, all participants of the consortium are doing a very far-sighted and profitable investment, and the Bank itself this will make a big step forward and implement many advanced projects not only in Ukraine but also in neighboring European countries,” said said Gutseriev.
“I am confident that the agreement will open a new page in the development of the financial system of Ukraine and the new horizons of development for AS Norvik Banka”, – said the co-owner of the Latvian Bank Grigory Guselnikov.
Note that the Ukrainian “daughter” of the Russian “Sberbank” is today the sixth largest assets ($2.2 billion) of banks in Ukraine. Its network consists of more than 150 offices. The Bank serves millions of Ukrainians and businesses.
AS Norvik Banka is the seventh largest Bank assets in Latvia. At the same time it has the most branched network of branches. The services of financial institutions are more than 150 thousand clients.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT SAID GUTSERIEV
Saeed Gutseriev 28 years. A Citizen Of The UK. He is the son of the principal owner of the group “BIN” and “RussNeft” Mikhail Gutseriev, writes Finparty. Saeed is the Director of “Forteinvest” and shareholder non-state pension Fund “European pension Fund” (included in his father’s group of companies “BIN”).
Gutseriev-younger graduated from a prestigious private school harrow in England, and then Oxford University. In England he worked for Glencore. At the end of 2014, after 17 years of living in England, returned to Russia and became the CEO of the company “Forteinvest”, included in the group “BIN” and owns the Orsk refinery.
Sayid holds 100% of shares Opeliance Trading Limited, in its favor Woodbred Limited is the registered holder and the Trustee 100% of shares Opeliance Trading Limited.
Together with Mikail Shishkhanov and Sait-Salam Gutseriev is the ultimate owner of three non-state pension funds “European pension Fund”, “Trust”, “Regionfond”. It is known that in the summer of 2015 these three funds bought about 10% stake in Promsvyazbank.
Sayid’s father is also the owner of eight radio stations. Writes poetry and songs performed by Joseph Kobzon, Valeria, Philip. Mikhail Gutseriev is among the richest people of Russia, and his fortune is estimated at $ 2.8 billion.
In the past year said married student, the future dentist the Khadija Orahovac. Her wedding dress is estimated at 25 million rubles, and the crown on the head – another 5 million rubles. Wedding guests were entertained by sting, Patricia Kaas, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT GREGORY GUSELNIKOV
Gregory Guselnikov 41. A Citizen Of The UK. Was born in Novosibirsk. His parents then were simple engineers, writes fb.ru. In 1998, Gregory became a graduate economist, graduated from the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Trained in the UK and the USA. In the banking sector started to operate in 1996. After a year he was promoted to Deputy head of the Department of UE “Inkombank”. From 1999 worked as the head of corporate development “Guta-Bank”. In 2000 – head of the Department of labor and motivation of ROSBANK.
In early 2001, Grigory Guselnikov has passed in “Binbank”, where he became a member of the Board and led the Department for retail business. A year later, became senior Vice President and later first Vice-President. In 2008 he received the post of President of “Binbank”, and two years later went from there.
Since 2010 is the co-owner of the English company Alcantara. Today Guselnikov – shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSCB “Vyatka-Bank” (nowadays operates in Russia under the brand name Norvik Banka), the founder of a new financial project Single, London-based investment Fund G2Capital, the holder of 83,63% of the shares of Norvik Banka (Latvian Bank). The public ascribes to the banker’s possession of the real estate complex One Hyde Park in London’s prestigious district.
In Latvia investigated the question of the laundering of large sums of money via Norvik Banka, and in Russia this financial institution (former “Vyatka-Bank”) allegedly going through hard times, according to the Russian media.
Besides business, Grigory Guselnikov is also a regular participant of the TV program “What? Where? When?”. Two years in a row were the most successful young people in Russia.
Son was sent to an English boarding school, where at one time studied both Prince of great Britain.