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Pharmacy Chain 36.6

Pharmacy chain 36.6 has bought pharmacy chain Kit-Pharma, Kommersant found out in SPARK-Interfax database. 36.6 refused to comment on the deal. According to industry magazine Vademecum, revenue of chain of 29 pharmacies in 2021 amounted to ₽1,27 billion. General director of DSM Group Sergey Shulyak estimated the value of Kit-Pharma at ₽150-180 million.

Microsoft

Microsoft has opened a global data center region in Qatar, marking a milestone for the company as first provider of enterprise-grade, hyper-scale cloud services in the country. New cloud data center region launches alongside Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, giving organizations access to hundreds of scalable, highly available and resilient cloud services.

VK

VK bought for rubles 58% of portion of issue of convertible bonds worth $400 mln, rights for which are accounted at NSD. Securities were purchased through individually negotiated transactions. The restructuring of bonds outside Russian infrastructure is also under active consideration. Therefore, VK calls holders of such securities to be in close contact wit...

Walmart

Walmart is investing in Sustainable Beef, which owns a ranch and plans to produce marbled beef from Angus breed steers. As part of the deal, the retailer will get most of the beef produced at the facility, which is expected to open by the end of 2024. It will be available in the store's meat department in ground beef and steaks, including ribeye, filet and N...

Ozon Holdings

Ozon has agreed with bondholders to extend the suspension of right to demand full repayment of the bonds for $750 million until September 13. Agreement stipulates that the creditors will not take enforcement actions against Cyprus-based Ozon Holdings and the Russian subsidiaries of the holding company in connection with a technical default on the bonds for t...

Gazprom

Russian government authorized transfer of 10% stake in new Sakhalin-2 operator to Mitsubishi of Japan. Earlier it became known about the similar decision concerning the share of 12.5% of another Japanese company Mitsui. Third foreign shareholder, British Shell, intends to obtain from Russian authorities permission to sell its 27.5% and withdraw from the proj...

Rushydro

RusHydro's additional issue of shares to Rosimushchestvo will be priced at ₽1 per share. As payment, company will receive 100% of DVEUK - GenerationSeti shares worth ₽5.504 billion, or ₽0.2375714922 per share.

Positive Technologies Group

Moscow Exchange included Positive Technologies shares in three indices: a broad market share index, a mid- and small-cap index, and an information technology index. Changes to the index calculation base will take effect Sept. 16, 2022. "We have become a few more steps closer to becoming a new blue chip on the Russian stock market, as well as in the future to...

Gazprom

Hungary has signed a contract with Gazprom to supply up to 5.8 million additional cubic meters of gas per day starting September 1, said Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó. According to him, in August the supplies to the country were at 2.6 million cubic meters of gas daily. Thus, since the beginning of Septe...

Rostelecom

Operator Rostelecom entered into a framework agreement with the domestic developer and manufacturer of telecom equipment T8 for supply of software, DWDM equipment and provision of licenses for up to ₽2 billion. Contract provides for gradual increase of share of domestic electronic component base to 30% and corresponding obligations of Rostelecom to purchase...