Wildberries completed the transfer of the “daughters” to a joint venture with Russ without the direct participation of Bakalchuk’s husband.

Wildberries LLC (Wildberries marketplace) transferred 27 subsidiaries to RVB LLC, thereby completing the transfer of all established structures into a joint venture with Russ Group, with the exception of those in which Tatyana Bakalchuk’s husband Vladislav Bakalchuk has a direct shareholding. This is evidenced by data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, which RB.RU has reviewed.

The latest to be transferred to the joint venture was VB Khabarovsk LLC, created after the merger plans were announced on July 10. WB does not have a warehouse in Khabarovsk, but plans are underway to create one.

RB.RU sent a request to the World Bank’s press service, but had not received a response by the time of publication.

The technical customer for the construction of warehouses and other engineering works, LLC “VB Development”, of which Vladislav Bakalchuk owns 100%, was left out of the joint venture. The company’s revenue amounts to 753 million rubles and net profit is 39.3 million rubles. VB Development was engaged in the design, construction and maintenance of warehouses, including the burned warehouse in Shushary. Another company not transferred is VB Vostok LLC, registered in Tatarstan, in which Vladislav Bakalchuk has 1%. VB Vostok’s revenue amounts to 16 billion rubles and its net profit is 137 million rubles. In addition, the parent company Wildberries LLC, in which Bakalchuk’s husband also has a 1% stake, was not transferred to the joint venture. Its revenue amounts to 538 billion rubles and its net profit will reach 18.9 billion rubles in 2023.

Moreover, the financial assets were not transferred to RVB LLC – Microcredit Company VB Finance LLC or to Wildberry Bank, of which Tatyana Bakalchuk is the sole owner.

In an interview with RIA Novosti, Bakalchuk’s husband said that the couple did not have a prenuptial agreement and therefore the company, like all other property acquired during the marriage, will be divided equally in the event of a divorce.

The day before, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, made an unexpected statement. The official spoke about the “shameless takeover by raiders” of the Wildberries marketplace. The company is being transferred to the wrong hands through legal machinations via Russ, the head of Chechnya claimed. According to Kadyrov, the raiders protected Tatyana Bakalchuk from her family; she cannot see her husband to discuss what is happening. A post was published on his Telegram channel explaining the current situation based on the words of the husband of the founder of the marketplace, Vladislav Bakalchuk.

“There is an open and blatant takeover by the raiders. I know that the levers of this raiding process are in the hands of the brothers Levan and Robert Mirzoyan, as well as several famous Caucasians,” Kadyrov wrote, adding that Russ’s turnover is a hundred times smaller than that of Wildberries, and the nature of the retailer’s online business also does not coincide in interests with the WB and the advertising operator.

Tatyana Bakalchuk responded to Kadyrov’s statement, refuting the official’s information and announcing for the first time that she is in the process of divorcing Vladislav. The founder of Wildberries said that the creation of the joint venture was agreed upon with her husband, who only owns 1% of the business.

Lawyers interviewed by RB.RU did not see any signs of a raider takeover in what was happening around WB. Wildberries’ press service noted that they continue to work stably and that all obligations are being fulfilled in full.

RVB LLC was established on July 4, 2024, its CEO is Robert Mirzoyan. On July 23, Wildberries updated the offer, adding a clause on the transfer of all its rights to third parties, in particular to RVB.