Bloomberg and other outlets reported Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov held approximately 1% of SpaceX through Delaware’s Heritage Trust, managed by Citigroup, from 2017 until disposal before Treasury blocked the trust in 2022. The stake was acquired pre-sanctions but retained for years after …
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Digital Sky Technologies, primarily funded by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, invested $200 million in Facebook in May 2009, acquiring a 1.96% equity stake at a $10 billion valuation. The investment, led by CEO Yuri Milner, was accompanied by an additional offer to purchase $100 million in common …
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Digital Sky Technologies (DST), led by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov and Yuri Milner, purchases a 1.96% stake in Facebook for $200 million. The investment, strategically structured without voting rights, marks a significant entry of Russian capital into the emerging social media platform.
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