As the "Kommersant", the conflict between the group "Mangazeya" Sergei Yanchukova and former top manager of MMC "Norilsk Nickel" Maxim Finnish gold around White Tiger Gold is fully transferred to the international courts. Mr. Yanchukov requires ex-partner $ 160 million in the US for fraud. Mr. Finland had previously sued in Canada for $ 185 million.

The owner of the group "Mangazeya" Sergei Yanchukov yesterday filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York sued "for damages caused by fraudulent activities" to the ex-partner in gold Mangazeya Mining (formerly White Tiger Gold, WTG), a former top manager " Norilsk nickel "and" INTERGEO "Maxim Finnish. As told "Kommersant" Sergei Yanchukov, in 2010 he bought a stake in the Canadian Century Mining, where Mr. Finland owned about 40%. The spring of 2011 was the announcement of the merger and WTG Century, also controlled by Mr. Finland, which ended in October 2011.

Filing a lawsuit in a US court, Mr. Yanchukov explains that it was in New York in October of the same in 2011, Mr. Finnish urged him and other investors that forAces field Savkins owned WTG, at no less than 400 thousand. oz. In November of the same year came a report of Russian "TOMS Engineering", which referred to 438 thous. Ounces of reserves. Later, representatives of the "Mangazeya" found that by Micon report from November 2010 it was only about 113 thousand. Oz.

In 2012, WTG has agreed with the "VTB Capital" Trust loan of $ 150 million on the development of assets in Russia. But, according to Sergei Yanchukova, it later emerged that the first tranche of $ 40 million mainly went to the repayment of loans Russian structures WTG to Sberbank ($ 10 million) and the Bank, IFC ($ 23.5 million), including the owners of which the group ONEXIM Mikhail Prokhorov. The same day, Onexim Group Management Ltd (BVI) has given the company Maxim Finnish Kirkland Intertrade Corporation (BVI) a loan of $ 30 million bail of 85 million shares of WTG and a personal guarantee of a businessman, says Mr. Yanchukov. Because of the loan only $ 5 million was transferred in July 2015 Onexim filed a lawsuit against Maxim Finland and won it. But "Mangazeya" believe that because "Mr. Finnish brought funds from VTB WTG through Onexim group structures affiliated to it."
General Director Dmitry Razumov, Onexim said, "Kommersant" that the majority of the facts set out by Sergei Yanchukovym - "speculation, which is difficult to comment on." ONEXIM really gave Mr. structures Finnish loan of $ 30 million under the guarantee of 26% of WTG. The source was the Group's equity, which had no relation either to the Finnish companies, nor to the IFC. Mikhail Prokhorov then owned only 27% of the IFC, he did not control the bank. Mr. Finnish ONEKSIM did not return the loan in full, so the holding company is suing him in Russia and in the BVI, said Mr. Razumov.

Since 2012, at the WTG problems, and VTB - claims on loans, says Mr. Yanchukov that in early 2013, said Maxim Finnish, that is not satisfied with the business and wants to return the investment. But "in February - March," Mr. Finnish he offered to buy its stake in 49.5% of the market price of $ 13 million Mr. Yanchukov in March bought the package, and about 5% of the shares Oleg Baibakova consolidating about 70% of the shares.. But the audit of Finance and WTG not satisfied businessman. "I offered to get my money back and pick up the asset, butconstructive dialogue did not work ", - says the owner of" Mangazeya "He points out that all invested in WTG to $ 200 million, taking into account the purchase of shares and loans granted preliminary amount of damage, according to the.." b ", is estimated at $ 160 million.

According to Sergei Yanchukova, he appealed to the prosecutor with allegations of fraud in April 2014. In March 2015 the Tagansky Court of Moscow has placed Finnish gentleman under house arrest, but the April 7 that cut the electronic bracelet and left Russia. He was detained at the border post of Gomel with a fake passport and placed under arrest, but again managed to escape (where the businessman is now - is unknown).

RBC in August reported that Maxim Finnish hired for his defense Amsterdam & Partners, claiming that sold package WTG "under pressure" and a loss. Businessman suing structures "Mangazeya" in the British Virgin Islands and Canada, demanding $ 185 million compensation for the sale of shares in WTG. Russian mobile lord Finnish yesterday was not working, writing on his personal e-mail and did not reach. Query in Amsterdam & Partners remained unanswered. Partner of Baker & McKenzie Vladimir Khvalei notes the RICO law, to which the appeal Mr Yanchukov provides serious penalties, which include not only the loss but also several times the size of its fines, but so far attempts to apply to disputes between were not successful Russian companies.