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NovaBev Group

Beluga Group's VinLab chain opened its first store in a point-of-sale format. This store has a smaller area than the standard chain's outlets, and it does not have the usual product display for customers. Customers who place their orders online through the retailer's website, mobile app, or partner marketplaces are expected to arrive there. Visitors can also...

Sberbank

Sberbank sold its stake in the Balkan retailer Fortenova for €400 million, the deal was financed by Gazprombank, Frank Media sources said. Thus, the bank left the asset with a loss of about €700 million, having sold a stake in Fortenova for less than half of its investments in this company, which amounted to €1.1 billion.

ABIOMED

Johnson & Johnson closed the deal to buy Abiomed for $16.6 billion, or $380 per share. Abiomed shareholders may also receive another $35.00 per share, subject to certain commercial and clinical milestones.

Rostelecom

Rostelecom will develop the Yaga platform to replace the development tools of Australian Atlassian - Trello, Jira and Confluence. The company will develop it jointly with its subsidiary Rostelecom IT. The new solution should be ready by July 2024. Investments in the project exceed ₽1 billion.

Rosseti Centere

Shareholders of Rosseti Centere approved dividends for 9 months 2022 in the amount of ₽0.034 per ordinary share. The last day of purchase of securities to receive dividends is January 4, 2023. Dividend yield may amount to 8%.

Magnit

Magnit launched an oyster mushroom and oyster mushroom growing center in Krasnodar Krai with a capacity of 1,000 tons per year. Investments in the project amounted to ₽1 billion. The center includes a full cycle of processes: from harvesting straw for substrate to packaging of finished products and delivery by the company's own vehicles to the regions. The c...

Rosseti Center and Volga Region

Shareholders of Rosseti Center and Volga Region approved dividends for 9 months 2022 in the amount of ₽0.03015 per ordinary share. The last day of purchase of securities to receive dividends is January 4, 2023. Dividend yield may amount to 11.33%.

Rosseti Ural

Shareholders of IDGC of Urals approved dividends for 9 months 2022 in the amount of ₽0.01893 per ordinary share. The last day of purchase of securities to receive dividends is January 4, 2023. Dividend yield may amount to 9.71%.

Rostelecom

Rostelecom bought New Security Technologies, a developer of systems for managing the right of access to information systems, through RTK-Solar, a subsidiary of Rostelecom. Thus, the company expects to increase revenues in the cyber security area by 30% by the end of 2023. Market participants estimate the asset at the level of ₽1 billion.

Tatneft

The meeting of Tatneft's shareholders, scheduled for December 22, did not take place due to lack of quorum. The shareholders were to decide on the payment of dividends for the third quarter of 2022 in the amount of ₽6.86 per ordinary and preferred share. The company will hold a second meeting of shareholders on December 27.