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| '''Viktor Fedotov''' ({{lang-rus|Виктор Федотов}}) is a Russian-British businessman. He was a vice-president of ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Экс-вице-президент "Лукойла" попал в "досье Пандоры" |url=https://ria.ru/20211004/dose-1753048703.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |agency=РИА Новости|language=ru}}</ref> and now is the majority owner of ].<ref name = guardian/> | |||
| {{Short description|UK offshore venuture capitalist}} | |||
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| Aquind donated more than £1 million to the ]. After Fedotov's link with Aquind was discovered, the Conservative party was criticised for accepting these donations by ], Labour’s deputy leader, and by Conservative MPs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Owner of Tory donor company chaired firm linked to Russian corruption allegations |url=https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-01-12/owner-of-tory-donor-company-chaired-firm-linked-to-russian-corruption-allegations |access-date=24 October 2021 |publisher=Bureau of Investigative Journalism |date=12 January 2021}}</ref> | |||
| '''Viktor Mikhailovich Fedotov''' ({{lang-ru|Василий Михайлович Федотов}}; born August 1947) is a Russian-British businessman. | |||
| According to the Guardian, documents from ] suggest that he was one of the owners of the Russian company VNIIST and "made at least $98m from an offshore financial structure that appears to have funnelled profits from <nowiki></nowiki> via multiple tax havens."<ref name = guardian>{{cite news |title=Russian tycoon’s link to alleged corruption in leaked files raises questions for Tory ministers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/04/russian-tycoons-link-to-alleged-corruption-in-leaked-files-raises-questions-for-tory-ministers |access-date=24 October 2021 |publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> | |||
| == Transneft allegations == | |||
| Fedotov, was the chairman of two companies that made more than £80m from a state-funded pipeline construction project alleged to have been mired in fraud, costing the Russian state vast sums."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Owner of Tory donor company chaired firm linked to Russian corruption allegations|url=https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-01-12/owner-of-tory-donor-company-chaired-firm-linked-to-russian-corruption-allegations|access-date=2021-06-10|website=The Bureau of Investigative Journalism|language=en}}</ref> In a 2008 internal review, the Russian state pipeline monopoly ] questioned why certain companies, including one chaired by Fedotov, had received huge commissions for work it passed on to subcontractors, depriving the state-owned company of valuable resources. It led to a criminal investigation but no charges were filed and Fedotov was not personally accused of any wrongdoing.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Fedotov owns a £7 million house in ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pandora Papers: Businessman linked to Tory donations made millions from alleged fraud |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58791274 |access-date=24 October 2021 |date=4 October 2021}}</ref> | |||
| == UK business activities == | |||
| Fedotov was a Director of SEL (2010) LIMITED (Company number 03820643)<ref>{{Cite web|title=SEL (2010) LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03820643/filing-history|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> and SLP PRODUCTION LIMITED (Company number 06390883''')'''.<ref name="find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk">{{Cite web|title=OFFSHORE GROUP NEWCASTLE LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06390883|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Viktor Mikhailovich FEDOTOV - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/tGRklIacOPD5rKuHKBVk39E_1ys/appointments|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> SEL (2010) LIMITED was dissolved in March 2016 following liquidation by administrators with losses to secured and unsecured creditors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SEL (2010) LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03820643/filing-history|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> Per the accounts to 30 Jun 2008 (the last filed), the accumulated losses at that point were £21.337m. The parent undertaking of SEL (2010) LIMITED was SLP PRODUCTION LIMITED (the name of which was subsequently changed to OFFSHORE GROUP NEWCASTLE LIMITED, and which has now been liquidated)<ref name="find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk"/> and the ultimate controlling party was YOLI HOLDINGS incorporated in Cyprus (and now liquidated<ref>{{Cite web|title=YOLI HOLDINGS LIMITED - Cyprus Limited Company - CyprusRegistry|url=https://cyprusregistry.com/companies/HE/206926|access-date=2021-06-10|website=cyprusregistry.com}}</ref>). | |||
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| ] was a co-director of SEL (2010) LIMITED. ] was a co-director of SEL (2010) LIMITED and SLP PRODUCTION LIMITED. | |||
| == Involvement in UK Critical National Infrastructure<ref name=":1"/> == | |||
| Fedotov and Alexander Temerko are the ultimate owners of ]<ref name=":1"/> a company behind a proposed interconnector project<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interconnector Portsmouth – AQUIND Interconnector is a subsea and underground High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electric power transmission link between the South Coast of England and Normandy in France.|url=https://interconnectorportsmouth.co.uk/|access-date=2021-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Local authority accuses secretive Russian Tory donor's firm of 'abusing planning laws'|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/local-authority-accuses-secretive-russian-tory-donors-firm-of-abusing-planning-laws/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=openDemocracy|language=en}}</ref> that would form part of ] in the UK. The 238 km (148-mile) ] is being billed primarily as an electricity interconnector, able to import enough electricity from France to meet 5% of the UK's demand. Aquind also plans to lay one of the largest data pipes in Europe alongside it. It will hold 180 fibre-optic pairs and is almost double the size of a rival project, by Crosslake Fibre.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Tory donor takes control of firm seeking UK approval to build cross-Channel cable|url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/10/tory-donor-uk-approval-cross-channel-cable-portsmouth-alexander-temerko|access-date=2021-06-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| Both men are reported to hold their ownership in Aquind via ] holding companies.<ref name=":1"/> Temerko is a Director of Aquind.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AQUIND LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06681477/officers|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> ] reported: "''The ultimate source of Aquind’s financial support remains unclear. Aquind’s UK accounts show it has received loans of more than £23m from OGN Enterprises, a company registered in the ]. The owners of OGN are undisclosed.''"<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| Per ], Fedotov had initially kept his identity as an owner of Aquind hidden after Companies House granted him an exemption to the normal rules requiring company owners to be identified on the grounds that his security could be at risk if his personal information was made public.<ref name=":1"/> | |||
| The junior minister and peer ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin John CALLANAN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/ZCLKaJNzZ7F-kBZfKiE8YWBLa8o/appointments|access-date=2021-06-10|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> is a former director of Aquind, while fellow House of Lords member ], recently appointed as universities watchdog, has disclosed that his consultancy receives fees from Aquind.<ref name=":1"/> | |||
| == Off-shore business interests == | |||
| Fedotov is stated to be a shareholder of NIAFELL INTERNATIONAL INC. registered in the British Virgin Islands.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NIAFELL INTERNATIONAL INC. {{!}} ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database|url=https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/10142141|access-date=2021-06-10|website=offshoreleaks.icij.org}}</ref> | |||
| == Political payments == | |||
| Aquind is reported to have donated £243,000 to the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=O’Neill|first=Emanuele Midolo, George Greenwood, Tom Parfitt, Sean|title=Revealed: Viktor Fedotov is tycoon behind Aquind energy project|newspaper=]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/revealed-viktor-fedotov-is-tycoon-behind-aquind-energy-project-pq0868vmj|access-date=2021-06-10|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Midolo|first=George Greenwood {{!}} Emanuele|title=Tories refuse to answer questions about cash from Russian tycoon|newspaper=]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-refuse-to-answer-questions-about-cash-from-russian-tycoon-vfzb2f6x8|access-date=2021-06-10|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Per the ]: "''Aquind ... together with its director Alexander Temerko, has donated to the Tory chancellor ], business secretary ] and Northern Ireland secretary ]''".<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| "''A spokesperson for Aquind said the company was “strictly compliant with all relevant laws and legislations of the UK, France and the European Union” and that “all political donations” had “complied with the relevant legislations”''."<ref name=":1"/> | |||
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Revision as of 13:30, 24 October 2021
Viktor Fedotov (Russian: Виктор Федотов) is a Russian-British businessman. He was a vice-president of Lukoil and now is the majority owner of Aquind.
Aquind donated more than £1 million to the Conservative party. After Fedotov's link with Aquind was discovered, the Conservative party was criticised for accepting these donations by Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, and by Conservative MPs.
According to the Guardian, documents from Pandora Papers suggest that he was one of the owners of the Russian company VNIIST and "made at least $98m from an offshore financial structure that appears to have funnelled profits from via multiple tax havens."
Fedotov owns a £7 million house in Hampshire.
References
- "Экс-вице-президент "Лукойла" попал в "досье Пандоры"" (in Russian). РИА Новости. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Russian tycoon's link to alleged corruption in leaked files raises questions for Tory ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Owner of Tory donor company chaired firm linked to Russian corruption allegations". Bureau of Investigative Journalism. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Pandora Papers: Businessman linked to Tory donations made millions from alleged fraud". 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.