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leading companies is also seen as a prophylactic move to protect him from possible US sanctions that could hurt the share price of both companies, which are listed in London and Hong Kong re- spectively.
Deripaska has been particularly scandal ridden recently. He has been a member of the inner Kremlin circles since his marriage to Viktor Yumashev’s daughter, the former chief of staff to Boris Yeltsin and key member of the so-called Family clan that ran Russia in the 1990s. Last week anti-corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny claimed in an expose that Deripaska had hosted Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Prikhodko and call girls on his yacht, and had conspired to influence the US presidential elections with the use of dirt supplied by US
political consultant Paul Manafort, who worked for Deripaska at the time.
Sources at the two companies said that Deripaska's exit from management was an attempt to insulate the companies from any possible fall-out from politically charged attacks on the shareholder. EN+ is considering an SPO after the March Russian presidential elections that is supposed to raise $1bn for the company.
"When you have the right of final signature and the need to conduct numerous negotiations, increased attention due to the list can be problematic," Kommersant cited a source in the company as saying.
February 22, 2018, Prague
Cbonds CEE Bond Conference
Cbonds CEE Bond Conference is going to become a special unique event, dedicated to the bond markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
Expected number of participants: 150.
Countries breakdown: CEE countries, Western Europe, the UK, Russia & CIS.
Sector breakdown: buy-side, investment banks, universal banks, bond issuers, infrastructure.
Main topics to discuss:
• Macroeconomic and CEE fixed income analysts panel
• Institutional investors panel • DCM panel
• CEE countries bond markets • High-yield panel
Contacts
Sponsorship:
Sergey Zobov: szobov@cbonds.info, +7 (812)336-97-21 *103
Participation:
Ksenia Ardelyan: ka@cbonds.info +7 (812) 336-97-21 *132