19 Feb 2013 12:15

Zapsibgazprom controlling stake now shared by three cos

MOSCOW. Feb 19 (Interfax) - The Metropol group, which closed purchase of a 76.48% stake in Zapsibgazprom from Gazprom at the end of January, has since transferred two 23.74% stakes to two outside companies: Capital Real Estate LLC and Zinziver-2000, Metropol said.

The arrangement effectively means Metropol has ceded control over Zapsibgazprom, since Capital Real Estate is an independent company belonging to Dmitry Frolov, according to the SPARK-Interfax database.

Zinziver-2000 is also an outside company, controlled by its own subsidiary, Auditaviatrust LLC. However, Metropol and Zinziver are headquartered at the same address.