Kommersant has found a new owner

Yesterday it became known about the largest transaction in the publishing business, the amount of which amounted to about $ 300 million - the purchase of Kommersant CJSC . Publishing House . The new owner of "Kommersant" - Alisher Usmanov, co-owner of the holding "Metalloinvest", according to the newspaper "Kommersant".

“Mr. Usmanov stressed that he wants to see the publishing house profitable and developing, and does not intend to interfere in the editorial policy,” said Demian Kudryavtsev, CEO of Publishing House. He confirmed the information on the purchase of 100% of the shares and announced that the transaction will take place in the next two days.

Alisher Usmanov said that he bought the business at market price. "I think the market price of an investment fund is about $ 200 million," he specified. Experts of the media market agree with this estimate, but sources of "Kommersant" claim that the amount of the transaction amounted to approximately $ 300 million.