Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Igor Pronin plans to buy Odesa Champagne Plant

Businessman Igor Pronin intends to purchase 170 million shares, or 100% of the shares, of Odesa Champagne Wine Factory PJSC, he reported in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system.
According to the report, as of September 13, 2024, Pronin and his affiliates were not among the company’s shareholders.
As reported, the right to privatize the integral property complex (IPC) of the Odesa Champagne Plant at an auction held by the State Property Fund (SPF) on the Prozorro.Sale platform on February 1, 2022, was won by Elitbud Group LLC (Odesa), owned by Askold Koval.
Odesa Champagne Plant’s fixed assets consist of 975 items of fixed assets, including 35 real estate objects, 803 items of machinery and equipment, seven vehicles, 65 items of tools, appliances, and inventory.
The company is located in Odesa on a land plot with a total area of 3.61 hectares.
The SPF clarified that the plant’s production facilities were used by the tenant, Odesa Champagne Wine Factory PJSC, for the production and bottling of champagne and sparkling wines. Since January 2018, production activities at the plant have been suspended.
According to the Opendatabot resource, in 2022-2023, the company did not conduct any production activities and did not have any income.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 47.6 million.
Currently, the plant has eight employees, while in 2022 there were 14.
Pronin is listed among the authorized persons of Agrotekhpromnafta LLC, which specializes in the trade of fuel, pharmaceuticals, and sugar, and is also one of the founders and head of the All-Ukrainian Human Rights Association Berkut. Both companies are registered in Odesa.

,