CEO: RDIF, Japanese, Middle Eastern partners buy Transneft shares

SOCHI, Feb 15 (PRIME) -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in association with its partners from Japan, other Asian states and the Middle East have acquired a “significant” stake of preference shares in oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, CEO Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday.

“We have made a significant investment in Transneft together with a number of our partners. Many our partners believe in the growth of this company’s capitalization,” he said.

Other significant stakes in Transneft are owned by Gazprombank, Transneft itself and private pension fund Gazfond, he added.

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