Russian shoe manufacturer Ralf Ringer could go bankrupt, Kommersant has discovered. The bankruptcy petition against the retailer was filed by the company Stivali, which rents production facilities to the footwear retailer.
As the retailer explained to the publication, the company rented the capacity of the Taldom shoe factory in the Moscow region, the debt to the company amounts to 20.7 million rubles. At the same time, the manufacturer indicates that it is willing to pay the debt, but the embargo on accounts does not allow it.
The management reported this to the FAS with a request to unfreeze the accounts at least for payments to the budget, the company explained. The service itself has not yet commented on the appeal. However, the bank accounts have been blocked due to a criminal case against Ralf Ringer founder and CEO Andrei Berezhny. He is under arrest in a tax evasion case.
The situation around Ralf Ringer has been developing since 2021, when, based on the results of an audit, the tax inspectorate decided to impose additional taxes, fines and penalties worth 3.2 billion rubles. But in 2022 the amount was reduced to 1.45 billion rubles.
According to Vadim Borodkin, advisor to the law firm “Orchards”, Stivali’s actions may be associated with an attempt by a friendly creditor to gain control of the bankruptcy procedure.
Stivali owner Alexander Balukhtin also owns 0.1% each of Ralph Ringer Provision LLC and Ralph Ringer Production LLC.
According to SPARK, Alexander Balukhtin, who owns 0.1% of Ralph Ringer Provision, owns Stivali. Both legal entities, together with Ralph Ringer JSC, are managed by a single company: Ralph Ringer Management.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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