The two founders of Baltika Brewing Company LLC, VG Invest JSC and its subsidiary Hoppy Union LLC, have begun the reorganization process, as a result of which they will be liquidated. Such changes have occurred in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities according to the KonturFocus information system.
VG Invest JSC was established in August 2024. Four months after registration, the company bought 100% of Hoppy Union LLC and 98.65% of Baltika Brewing Company LLC from Carlsberg structures, thus becoming the sole owner of the brewing company.
VG Invest used borrowed funds to purchase Baltika. In total, 68.6 billion rubles of loans and borrowings were received, some of which were directed to the acquisition of LLC Baltika Brewing Company. The purchase price did not exceed 36 billion rubles, this amount is indicated in the statements of VG Invest as a financial investment.
After the liquidation of JSC VG Invest, the Baltika brewing company should pass to the shareholders of the investment company, whose composition is unknown, the company does not disclose its beneficiaries. In the press, the owners of the company are called its management.
Baltika was founded in St. Petersburg in 1990. The portfolio includes 50 national and regional beer brands. The plants are located in St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tula, Khabarovsk and Yaroslavl.
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