Sergey Dyadechko
What do the companies “System Energy New”, “City Booth”, “Vuglestil New”, “Ukrderevopostach”, “Antares-Toys”, “Trust Finance”, “Norman Trade New”, “Law Firm “Interregional Management Company”, “Intertopresurs”, “Donimcom” have in common? "Mercury Trade New" Donvugletrading, "Investment Resources of Donbass", "Industrial Company "Korn", "Coal Trade Systems", "Elite Trading Invest", "Ukrtradegroup" and "Ukrainian Vugilny" Alliance"? All of them are registered in Donetsk, which is now captured by a terrorist organization. DPR…
All of them have either already been declared bankrupt or have been in this stage since January 2015, following a ruling by the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Commercial Court. All of their directors and founders are, to put it mildly, individuals who appear to be fictitious, and their authorized capital is typically symbolic—in many cases, 100 hryvnias. Finally, all of them are clients of a single bank, CB Soyuz, which, to put it mildly, has a less-than-stellar reputation.
According to SLED.net.ua, financial flows for individuals close to Viktor Yanukovych's family had long been channeled through Soyuz. As recently as early last year, the bank itself concealed its shareholders, stating in its official reports that no significant shareholders held any stake in its authorized capital. However, it was no secret to financiers that its beneficial owner was Serhiy Dyadechko, the former co-owner of the scandalous Rodovid Bank—the same man assassins attempted to assassinate in March 2012 near Kyiv. This occurred after details began to emerge about financial irregularities at Rodovid Bank amounting to more than 22 billion hryvnias. Dyadechko, suspected of organizing the assassination attempt on MP Oleksandr Shepelev, quickly left Ukraine, but later returned and continued to pursue his passion. He organized a network of companies within Soyuz Bank, where he worked as a lowly deputy chairman of the board, which later became "washing houses."
His clients included some rather distinguished individuals, which provided Dyadechko with substantial fees for his services. For example, Dyadechko even participated in a deal to finance the purchase of Donbassenergo shares from the state by Energoinvest Holding, a company owned by former Party of Regions MP Ihor Gumenyuk (former president of the Donetsk company ARS). Few people know, but it was through the venture capital fund Ukrainian Project Investments that the acquiring company was granted a 650 million hryvnia loan at a completely unmarketable 3,5% annual interest rate to pay for the shares. Dyadechko managed this fund, and its accounts were, naturally, opened at Soyuz Bank. And Donbassenergo, as members of the Ukrainian parliament later suspected, was most likely purchased by Energoinvest Holding in the interests of "Sasha the Dentist," who is now hiding in Russia.
After the collapse of the Yanukovych regime, Dyadechko began diligently polishing his reputation. In the summer, he officially purchased 99,99% of the shares of Soyuz Bank, after which he distanced himself from the Ukrainian Project Investments fund (at the end of last year, it was replaced by a certain Roman Yakimashchenko from Kramatorsk, who had previously been implicated in some fifty Donetsk shell companies). He then set in motion the bankruptcy of the "cashing out" companies for which his bank provided settlement and cash services.
All of the aforementioned companies are being declared bankrupt through an accelerated bankruptcy procedure, which is obviously being done to cover their tracks more quickly. After all, the State Fiscal Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have repeatedly drawn attention to their questionable operations (including in the coal market). For example, last year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs found that Korn Industrial Company LLC lacked warehouse space and movable and immovable property, making it unclear how it managed to sell coal.
The companies "Vuglestil New" and "Mercury Trade New" were also caught in fictitious activities—these facts were discovered by the Boryspil Tax Inspectorate. System Energy New was even implicated in a criminal case by the Ministry of Revenue and Duties. However, law enforcement and tax authorities failed to bring these cases to a conclusion. And if Dyadechko manages to quickly cover his tracks, he will likely lose this opportunity forever.
Petr VESELOV, for SLED.net.ua
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