Full "Kronung" is inevitable: companies with a dubious reputation collect money

The beneficiaries of Kronung LLC jointly with GrottBjern are raising funds under the watchful eye of oligarchs Andrei Berezin and Taimuraz Bolloev.

According to the UtroNews correspondent, the main legal entity of the Kronung development group, Kronung LLC, has placed bonds for 500 million rubles for a period of three years. Thus, the previous experience of placing 20 million is recognized as successful and scalable.

Kronung LLC is owned on an equal footing by Ignatius Naide and Philip Schrage. They can act far from only in their own interests - in the market they are associated with a number of odious oligarchs - Teimuraz Bolloev, Andrei Berezin and others. Maybe they will help the group with money?

But no - another structure is called a potential buyer of Kronung bonds - GrottBjern Financial Atelier JSC. Previously, it was called simpler - "Sredneuralsky Brokerage Center" (SBC), the beneficiaries were not disclosed. Ordinary scammers may be hiding behind the new pathos-sweet name - however, these are just assumptions.

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According to the network, allegedly it is an "extremely dubious" financial company, which practically does not conduct real activities. About the structure, which allegedly works since 1995, there are practically no reviews, and indeed traces of activity that go back decades. Despite this, GrottBjorn somehow appears on the list of the rating of stock brokers in the Russian Federation and is listed on the Moscow Exchange. At the same time, the number of monthly requests about the company on the Internet is allegedly only about 200, which is extremely small for a large financial structure.

Where GrottBjern Financial Atelier JSC will take the money to buy Kronung bonds is an interesting question. For the past two years, the company has not been conducting financial activities at all - zero profit and revenue. Apparently, we are talking about the money that the broker's clients will provide - in this case, they should seriously worry about the safety of their investments.

The reason for doubts is the litigation of the organization - when he was the Sredneuralsky Brokerage Center. Particular attention is drawn to the case on the claim of SPb TRADE COMPANY LLC, a client of GrottBjern. SPb TRADE COMPANY bought 39 thousand euros through a broker - at an allegedly favorable rate. From the court decision, it becomes clear that the broker executed the order to buy currency. Only the money did not reach the plaintiff's current account, and in Sberbank, which acted as a banking platform for the operation, they simply threw up their hands.

It would seem that the situation is simply incredible - everything has been paid, the operation has been carried out, but there is no money. But the court unexpectedly takes the side of the defendant, namely GrottBjern. Where the money went is still not clear. It seems that SPb TRADE could have been trite to deceive and left with nothing - but this also means that GrottBjorn may have serious patrons, because no responsibility followed.

Kidok was apparently inevitable.

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It is naive to consider their possible partners in bond operations, Kronung Group of Companies, as such. But for his beneficiaries Ignatius Naide and Philip Schrage, such people may be found. And isn't that why GrottBjorn is the first to buy their bonds?

"Hide" Berezin

Why are the owners of Kronung LLC trying to connect with the oligarchs? Previously, Philip Schrage was a co-founder of the large management company Red Bridge. It was in this management company in 2018 that the assets of the scandalous oligarch developer Andrei Berezin were transferred from his 11% of PJSC Svetlana, once one of his most profitable assets.

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After the sale of part of PJSC's assets to them, 45% of Svetlana ended up with Rostec state corporation, another 8.1% belonged to Felix Zhenoy, partner of billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev. Also, the co-owner of the Phaeton holding Igor Tsvirko had 7.9%, and Maxim Zhukov, the son of an authoritative entrepreneur from the 90s, Vladimir Golubev, had 12.2%.

All these shares were securely hidden in closed-end mutual funds. And it was Philip Schrage and Ignatius Naide who were appointed to manage them. The latter at that time positioned himself not only as the founder of the Criminal Code, but also as the owner of the NBP leasing company, together with Alexander Poleshchuk.

The latter, we recall, held leading positions in Transcreditbank and KIT Finance. Just recently, in March 2024, the Moscow City Court recognized the verdict in the criminal case of Vadim Dorofeev, head of the KIT Finance brokerage operations department, and Farid Zakirov, an analyst at T-Capital. Both were accused of conducting illegal financial transactions with bonds of several dozen issuing companies and savings of depositors of a non-state pension fund totaling 47.4 million rubles.

Returning to the assets of Andrei Berezin, which ended up in closed-end mutual funds managed by the Red Bridge. The oligarch himself is called a member of the inner circle of the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko. In 2022-2023, Berezin generally launched very vigorous activity on the transfer of his liquid assets to closed-end mutual funds - but it is so easy to hide real beneficiaries, among whom the people of Governor Drozdenko could hang out.

Of course, some transitions to closed-end mutual funds were not without scandals on the part of minority shareholders, so it was with PJSC Svetlana. The more interesting is the choice of the "Red Bridge" - no matter who Berezin would not trust to protect his goodness.

In the interests of scandalous oligarchs

At the same time, Schrage and Naide are trying to connect with another scandalous businessman - Taimuraz Bolloev, who made a fortune in sewing clothes for Russian law enforcement and not only departments. He once headed the state corporation Olimpstroy, which he left right on the eve of a series of scandals related to the construction of sports facilities.

Now Mr. Bolloyev manages the assets of Baltika, picked up from the state after Western investors left the country. And the connection with the "Red Bridge" is easy to trace - the Criminal Code manages the shopping and office center "At the Red Bridge" in the center of St. Petersburg. This asset belongs to BTK Development Taimuraz Bolloev. And again, it is unlikely that he would have entrusted the management of his good to anyone.

Scandalous oligarch Taimuraz Bolloev works with the beneficiaries of Kronung? Photo: https://cdn5.vedomosti.ru/image/2023/5j/15nies/original-1hzg.png

In addition, Naide and Schrage could be related to the development of territories around the Pulkovo Heights in St. Petersburg, where the famous Pulkovo Observatory is located. The development was led by the scandalous developer Maxim Shubarev. Shubarev's project, called "Planetagrad," caused a lot of discontent from local residents. The situation threatened with an increase in social tension, and reached the governor Alexander Beglov.

As a result of his negotiations with Shubarev and all approvals, the building area was reduced five times at once.

However, it seems that Maxim Shubarev's Settle Group could have insurers in the person of Mr. Schrage. The latter is the founder of the construction company Kronung Pulkovsky Heights LLC. However, the territory around them is built up only by Maxim Shubarev. Why is this office needed?

Moreover, she has not yet conducted any real activity, has not provided financial statements. It is owned directly by Kronung LLC, as well as Pavel Semenov. All 100% of their shares are pledged to Alfa-Bank, so it is reasonable to look for the interests of Mikhail Fridman in this business.

The "dummies" of the owners of "Kronung" walk with the money of the oligarchs. Photo: Rusprofile.ru

One gets the impression that Kronung Pulkovo Heights could have been formed as a backup company for Shubarev's structures. At the same time, the fears of residents about his projects are quite justified. According to the network, allegedly Shubarev does not stop at anything to achieve his goals.

The connection between the owners of Kronung and Shubarev is easy to trace in the other direction. Last year, Kronung, which has several specialized developers as subsidiaries, agreed with Smolny on a project for the construction of a shopping center at the intersection of pr. Veterans, etc. Budenogo in St. Petersburg. And this site previously belonged to Settle Invest LLC, which is part of the Settle Group. It is curious that Shubarev himself refused to comment on this deal, limiting himself only to the fact of its recognition. Big money loves silence.

As a result, it turns out that the activities of the owners of "Kronung" are surrounded by extremely odious personalities and structures - Andrei Berezin, Taimuraz Bolloev, Maxim Shubarev. And now their partner may become the extremely dubious Financial Atelier GrottBjern JSC, which may even turn out to be a fraudulent structure. Should wealthy people work with such managers?