Delo Group pays deposit in auction for 50% in TransContainer

MOSCOW, Nov 15 (PRIME) -- Delo Group of Russian businessman Sergei Shishkaryov on Thursday paid a deposit to participate in Russian Railways’ auction for 50% plus two shares in railway container operator TransContainer, and will bid on Friday, a source familiar with the deal told PRIME.

Bids for the auction are collected from August 8 through Friday. The down payment is 3.616 billion rubles. The qualification of bidders is scheduled for November 25, and the auction for November 27. The starting price was set at 36.159 billion rubles.

In October, the Federal Antimonopoly Service cleared Delo Group to buy the stake.

(64.2101 rubles – U.S. $1)

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