Lawyers saw no signs of a raider taking over Wildberries. It is impossible to admit even the theoretical probability of such a scenario, experts noted. Earlier, Ramzan Kadyrov wrote about the “open and brazen takeover of the market by raiders” and promised to “protect legitimate business.” Later, Wildberries founder Tatyana Bakalchuk responded that “this is not a raider takeover, it is a scam,” and her husband Vladislav, from whom Kadyrov learned about the “takeover,” announced his intention to fight for his family.
Lawyers saw no signs that a raider had taken Wildberries
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The lawyers did not even consider the theoretical possibility of a raider taking over a company like Wildberries. The experts expressed their opinion at the request of RB.RU.
The head of criminal practice of the law firm “Intercession”, Vladimir Komarov, explained that in this situation we can talk about the presence or absence of signs of a takeover by an assailant is impossiblesince it is unknown how the re-registration or transfer of ownership of Wildberries occurs, should this occur.
According to lawyer Igor Apostol, there are no signs that the company, whose founders are Vladislav and Tatyana Bakalchuki, has been taken over by a raider. The very concept of “raider acquisition” is not provided for in the criminal and civil legislation of the Russian Federation, the lawyer noted.
“It is almost impossible to allow even the theoretical possibility of acquiring a company like Wildberries, which is the largest contributor, in 2024, because in addition to the publicity of the company and its owners, Russian law enforcement agencies will respond immediately to the first signs.“, emphasized Igor Apostle.
On Tuesday, July 23, Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov wrote that Wildberries co-owner Vladislav Bakalchuk, husband of the company’s founder Tatyana Bakalchuk, told him about the “raider takeover” of Wildberries’ business.
Later, Tatyana Bakalchuk herself responded to the statement: she called what was happening “It is not a robbery, but a scam“The press service of Wildberries also responded that “details of the divorce proceedings and emotional details are not of interest to trade publications.”
Vladislav Bakalchuk said he would fight for his family and do everything possible to save the business “for us and our children.”
On the same day, Wildberries updated the offer, adding a clause on Assignment of all rights to third partiesin particular RVB LLC. This is a joint venture between Wildberries and the Russ Group.
RVB LLC was established on July 4, 2024, its CEO is Robert Mirzoyan, CEO of the Russ Group. 26 assets of Wildberries were transferred to the joint venture. In the new legal entity, Wildberries owns 65%, the remaining 35% belongs to a structure owned by the Russ Group.
