The Ministry of Justice's enforcement service seized over 7 square meters of retail space and property belonging to Furshet, one of Lviv's largest supermarkets. This was done as part of a lawsuit seeking to recover a $23 million loan the company received in 2008. Previously, property and space were seized in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kamianets-Podilskyi, and Ternopil.
Media reports indicate that the Furshet chain is owned by Igor Balenko, along with the French chain Auchan, through the British company Antusa Ltd. In 2007, Balenko secured loans from Ukrsibbank, Raiffeisenbank Aval, Kreditprombank, the EBRD, OTP Bank, Pravex Bank, and Privatbank to expand the chain, but Auchan refused to support the supermarkets. Overall, Balenko was forced to deal with $160 million in debt. The solution he chose was the traditional one: selling assets offshore and restructuring.
The new owners of the Furshet group companies are unknown offshore companies in the Virgin Islands, Belize, Seychelles, and Scotland.
It's worth noting that the chain operates around a hundred stores across Ukraine, including those in annexed Crimea.
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