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In the United States, the 55 Public Square skyscraper (Cleveland), owned by Optima Ventures, was sold. According to the US Department of Justice, the holding company is owned by Ukrainian billionaires Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov.
According to Crain’sCleveland, the price of the deal was not disclosed, however, in January, the director of the K&D Group (the new owner of the building), Doug Price, announced that he plans to buy a skyscraper for $ 17 million. Nine floors of the building must be occupied by apartments, and the offices must be located on the upper floors. … The building itself and its garage are in need of renovation.
Sales revenue it will remain in custody while the former owner of the Optima building remains embroiled in a lawsuit.
From approximately 2008 to 2015, Optima was one of the largest owners in downtown Cleveland. According to court records, owned more than 2 million square feet of office space and its investment in Cleveland was more than $ 100 million. The company bought the 55 Public Square skyscraper in 2008 for $ 34 million.
The controlling stake in Optima Ventures belongs to Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov, and the remaining stake is held by their Miami colleagues Mordechai Corfu and Uriel Laber.
US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit for the confiscation of property from former PrivatBank owners Igor Kolomoisky in 2020. Three complaints allege that Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov received fraudulent loans and lines of credit from approximately 2008 to 2016. The statements claim that they laundered part of the illicit proceeds using bank accounts of various shell companies, most notably at the PrivatBank branch in Cyprus.
As OBOZREVATEL reported:
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On December 21, 2016, PrivatBank became state property. The state received 100% of its capital, the financial institution was capitalized in the amount of UAH 116.8 billion.
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At the end of June 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to recapitalize the bank by another 38.5 billion UAH on the basis of the proposals of the NBU and the conclusion of an independent auditor – EY.
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The international detective agency Kroll discovered that PrivatBank was the target of large-scale fraudulent activities, and this led to the imposition of losses on the financial institution of at least $ 5.5 billion.
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PrivatBank in December 2017 filed a lawsuit in the High Court of London against Igor Kolomoisky, Gennady Bogolyubov, as well as against Teamtrend Ltd., Trade Point Agro Ltd., Collyer Ltd., Rossyan Investing Corp., Milbert Ventures Inc. and ZAO Ukrtransitservice Ltd., allegedly owned by them.
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During the same period, the London High Court ruled to seize the assets of former PrivatBank shareholders around the world. At the same time, the court ordered Kolomoisky to disclose information about all of his assets to a limited number of people directly involved in considering the case. The corresponding decision was made on the basis of the evidence provided regarding the withdrawal of $ 2 billion from the Ukrainian bank.
