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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Truphone
      Telecoms company backed by Abramovich sold for £1

      Truphone bought by two European businessmen following months of uncertainty after sanctions on Russian oligarch

    • Saturday, 6 August, 2022
      Football
      The EPL ones to watch

      A who’s who of cultural annexation and capital flight

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      ReviewTheatre
      Putin and Berezovsky play chilling power games in Patriots at the Almeida Theatre

      Tom Hollander and Will Keen excel in Peter Morgan’s riveting new drama. Plus: Emilia Clarke in The Seagull; Peaky Blinders goes immersive

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Truphone
      Buyers challenge UK government’s decision to block Truphone deal

      Transaction to sell Abramovich-owned telecoms group under scrutiny on national security grounds

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Abramovich ally Buck stands down as Chelsea FC chair after two decades

      US lawyer will remain as special adviser to club’s new owners following last month’s £2.5bn sale

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      Telecoms
      Abramovich-owned UK telecoms group to be sold for £1 to tech entrepreneurs

      Future of Truphone — valued at £410mn in 2020 — thrown into doubt after sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      UK government clears £4.25bn Chelsea FC sale to Todd Boehly

      Licence issued to consortium led by US financier as ministers satisfied Roman Abramovich would not benefit from funds

    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      Football
      Chelsea sale set for UK approval after Abramovich meets ‘red lines’

      UK ministers close to signing off on deal that ensures no benefit to oligarch but green light still needed from Brussels and Lisbon

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Officials demand ‘watertight’ legal guarantees from Abramovich over Chelsea funds

      Concerns in government centre on whether oligarch could lay claim to £1.5bn loan in future

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Chelsea sale hits last-minute hitch as government clashes with Abramovich

      Prospects of a speedy deal in doubt as ministers say oligarch becoming ‘more punchy’

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      Travel & leisure industry
      Charity campaigners criticise lack of transparency over Chelsea FC donation

      Critics concerned over potential influence of Roman Abramovich’s team in process

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Football
      Chelsea strikes sponsorship deal with crypto trading platform

      WhaleFin £20mn promo agreement preceded London club going up for sale and Abramovich sanctions

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Todd Boehly agrees £4.25bn deal for Chelsea FC

      Group led by US financier secures biggest football club acquisition in history

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Roman Abramovich denies wanting repayment of £1.5bn Chelsea debt

      As US investors close in on club’s sale, oligarch says he has not reneged on plan for proceeds to go to charitable foundation

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Abramovich allies set to continue running Chelsea after sale

      Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia offered option to stay by leading bidder for club

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Boehly leads race for Chelsea after Jim Ratcliffe tries to gatecrash deal

      US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club

    • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
      UK freezes £10bn of assets held by Abramovich associates

      New round of sanctions target Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Jersey freezes $7bn in assets linked to Roman Abramovich

      Channel Island’s order is another major blow to sanctions-hit Russian oligarch

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      ‘Not my yacht’ — how murky structures cloud ownership of oligarch toys

      German lawyer told Antiguan authorities that ships did not belong to Roman Abramovich

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Roman Abramovich: The ‘billionaire from nowhere’ and his back-channel diplomacy Premium content

      Plus, the demise of SoftBank’s hedge fund and what Elon Musk wants from Twitter

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Abramovich-linked yacht leaves Turkish port run by UK-listed group

      Vessel’s departure follows FT report that marina’s operator risked sanctions breach

    • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
      Harbour operator waives fees from Abramovich-linked yacht amid sanctions concerns

      London-listed Global Ports Holding says it is not breaching UK law by providing Turkish berth for vessel

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      The Big Read
      Poison, planes and Putin: Abramovich’s race to save a fortune and stop the war

      Since Ukraine was invaded, the Russian oligarch has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Roman Abramovich’s $1bn five-yacht fleet revealed

      Latest vessel’s discovery highlights veil of secrecy over sanctions-hit oligarch’s assets

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Ports group harbouring Abramovich-linked yacht ‘risks UK sanctions breach’

      Turkish dock hosting 140-metre Solaris is operated by London-listed Global Ports Holding

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