Merlion AO

History

2024

Merlion co-founder Alexei Abramov transferred his assets to a new holding

At the end of November 2024, it became known about the transfer to the new holding JSC Merlion of shares in the companies of the Merlion group, which belonged to its co-founder Alexa Abramov. This is evidenced by the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRUL). Read more here

Creation of a holding company

In November 2024, Merlion established a holding structure - Merlion JSC, to which the Russian IT distributor transferred its assets. This is evidenced by the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRUL).

According to Interfax with reference to this register, Merlion was registered on November 2, 2024. The authorized capital of the company is 7.5 billion rubles. The main activity is the activity of holding companies. The owners of the JSC were not disclosed. The CEO of the company is Alexander Varavin. He also heads Merlion Distribution LLC, the agency said.

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According to him, Merlion JSC, among other things, became the owner of 33.33% of shares in the following legal entities: Merlion Group LLC, Merlion Distribution LLC, Merlion Investments LLC, Merlion Consult LLC, Merlion Cloud Technologies LLC, Merlion Online LLC, Citylink LLC. Alexey Abramov owns the remaining 66.66% of the shares in these companies.

In addition, Merlion JSC received 100% each of Realist-Invest LLC and Network of Computer Clinics LLC, as well as 0.33% of Merlion Fintech LLC and 0.14% of Merlion LLC, Interfax said in a publication.

FG Finam analyst Leonid Delitsyn, in a conversation with RB.ru, suggested that the restructuring of Merlion could mean preparing the company for sale. According to the expert, simplifying the ownership structure, consolidating shares with one owner is "part of pre-sale preparation."

IPO is not the only option, a strategic investor takeover deal is possible. Consolidation in this market itself seems quite likely, "he explained.

According to Natalia Milchakova, a leading analyst at Freedom Finance Global, if the company is owned by a legal entity registered in Russia, and even more so by a joint-stock company, this means that such a group of companies will be more transparent for tax authorities, creditors, and investors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

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