The National Bank of Ukraine has authorised Nova group co-owners Volodymyr Poperezhniuk and Viacheslav Klymov to jointly acquire 100% of the authorised capital of JSC BTA Bank through a number of group companies.
This is stated on the NBU’s website.
The regulator approved the direct acquisition of 100% of the financial institution’s shares by NovaPay Invest LLC. The NBU Board adopted the relevant decision on 12 November after a detailed review of the applicants’ documents.
The purchase of BTA Bank will be the first step in implementing the Nova group owners’ plans to create a financial inclusion bank, the NBU said. At present, 100% of the financial institution’s authorised capital is indirectly owned by Kazakhstan citizen Kenes Rakishev.
- As reported, Volodymyr Poperezhniuk and Viacheslav Klymov are co-owners of Nova Poshta.