“It’s easier to shake the air than to work”: Tatyana Kim commented on the lawsuit over the merger of Wildberries and Russ

“The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region sided with us in the claim regarding the merger of the assets of WB and Russ. And it couldn’t have been any other way. The decision to merge with us was made by the owners, in July RVB was formed and in September the Federal Antimonopoly Service approved the agreement. I understand that it is easier to shake the air than to actually work,” Kim said.

The day before, the court dismissed the lawsuit of Vladislav Bakalchuk, who tried to challenge the transfer of the Wildberries business to RVB. The businessman filed a lawsuit against Wildberry LLC, RVB LLC and Kim in early October, and the amount of the businessman’s claims amounted to more than 350 billion rubles. Bakalchuk considers the court decision “scandalous and illegal” and plans to appeal it.

At the same time, on the same day, the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region did not satisfy the claim of Kim and VB Development LLC against Bakalchuk for 37 billion rubles, which was associated with non-compliance by Bakalchuk’s team with the Bakalchuk’s obligations. equipment to build warehouses for the market.

In June, Wildberries and outdoor advertising operator Russ announced a merger to create a “modern high-tech digital commerce platform” and as a result of the merger of companies, RVB LLC was formed.

Bakalchuk, who founded the marketplace with Kim, accused Russ of “a raider’s takeover of the business” and tried to prevent the companies from merging. In July, the businesswoman announced that she had filed for divorce from Bakalchuk.