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Dutch owner of Russia’s No. 1 search engine Yandex sells for $5.2 billion, exits country

Dutch owner of Russia’s No. 1 search engine Yandex sells for $5.2 billion, exits country

The Dutch parent of top Russian internet search engine Yandex, often called the “Google” of Russia, has sold the business to a special-purpose Russian mutual fund at a heavily discounted $5.2 billion and is pulling out of the country completely. Yandex has no connection to Google or parent company Alphabet. File Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA Feb. 6 (UPI) — The… Source link

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Yandex: Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

Yandex: Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

By Mariko Oi Business reporter 5 hours ago Image source, Getty Images The owner of Yandex, often referred to as “Russia’s Google”, has said it will pull out of its country of origin. The sale to a consortium of investors means Yandex’s Russian business is now a fully Russian-owned entity. The firm has previously been accused of hiding information about the war in Ukraine from the Russian public. Moscow has welcomed the latest deal which the company said was “the product of an extensive period of… Source link

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Yandex: Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

Yandex: Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

By Mariko Oi Business reporter 6 February 2024 Image source, Getty Images The owner of Yandex, often referred to as “Russia’s Google”, has said it will pull out of its country of origin. The sale to a consortium of investors means Yandex’s Russian business is now a fully Russian-owned entity. The firm has previously been accused of hiding information about the war in Ukraine from the Russian public. Moscow has welcomed the latest deal which the company said was “the product of an extensive period… Source link

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In biggest corporate exit since Ukraine war, search engine Yandex’s owner to leave Russia in $5.2 billion deal | Business News

In biggest corporate exit since Ukraine war, search engine Yandex’s owner to leave Russia in $5.2 billion deal | Business News

Yandex NV has struck a 475-billion-rouble ($5.21 billion) deal to sell what has been dubbed “Russia’s Google” to a group of Russian investors, marking the biggest corporate exit from the country since Moscow invaded Ukraine almost two years ago. The Kremlin-engineered deal would see Russia’s largest technology player fall entirely under Russian ownership, including a fund ultimately owned by oil major Lukoil, and cement Yandex’s departure from Western tech circles. Once seen as one… Source link

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Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

Owner of ‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country

By Mariko OiBusiness reporter Getty Images The owner of Yandex, often referred to as “Russia’s Google”, has said it will pull out of its country of origin. Its Dutch-based parent company sold the operation in Russia for 475 billion roubles ($5.2bn; £4.2bn), much lower than its estimated market value. The sale to a consortium of investors means Yandex’s Russian business is now a fully Russian-owned entity. The firm has previously been accused of hiding information about the war in Ukraine from… Source link

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Tech Giant Yandex Gets New Russian Owner Ahead of Restructuring

Tech Giant Yandex Gets New Russian Owner Ahead of Restructuring

A Russia-based company has become the legal owner of tech giant Yandex as it prepares to separate from its Dutch parent company, the state-run Interfax news agency reported Tuesday. MKAO Yandex was registered last month in the Kaliningrad region’s Oktyabrsky Island, an offshore zone known as a “special administrative region.” In addition to offering low taxes, the offshore zone allows major Russian companies to repatriate their businesses while avoiding Western sanctions as… Source link

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