Russian financial services provider VTB Group has signed an agreement with Magnit owner Sergei Galitsky to acquire his 29.1% stake in the company for approximately RUR138bn ($2.4bn).
Founded by Galitsky in 1994, Magnit is said to be one of the leading food retailers in the country.
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The completion of the deal is subject to securing approval from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation.
Magnit is said to have played a key role in transforming the Russian product retail industry from traditional retail to a modern network sales format.
During the past nine years, VTB Group is reported to have made 22 major large-scale investments in Russia worth more than $15bn.
VTB bank management Board chairman and president Andrey Kostin said: “Currently the global retail market is undergoing a period of significant transformation caused by rising consumer demands and preferences, mutual penetration of online and offline sales channels and the increased role of high technologies.
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By GlobalData“In Russia, we see vast potential for this segment’s perspectives, and using VTB Group’s expertise and financial resources, we plan to take Magnit to a new level of its development.”
With its experience in the retail sector, VTB Group intends to focus on Magnit’s future development.
