Ukraine: Mechel retains control over DEMZ
The Arbitrary court of Moscow has denied Vadim Varshavsky, the ex-owner of Estar, his claim to Mechel to hand over Daveze Limited shares, which owns Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant. Estar bought DEMZ and some other assets in 2009 from Istil Group for $1 billion. Alfa-Bank financed the deal, and when Estar wasn’t able to clear its…