Fortune of Vladimir Yevtushenkov, chairman of Board of Directors of System company, who was placed under house arrest on September 16, decreased by $2.45 billion during a day, according to RBC. At the auctions in London the cost of the company’s shares dropped by 37.45% to $13.23.
System is the biggest of Yevtushenkov, in which he owns 64.2% shares. Yesterday by the closure of the auctions Yevtushenkov’s bloc of shares cost $6.55 billion, but today its cost dropped to $4.1 billion.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which calculates fortune of the world richest businessmen every day, yesterday total fortune of Yevtushenkov (System company, monetary resources and other investments) was estimated at $7 billion. After decrease of System’s shares, his fortune decreased by 35% to $4.55 billion.
According to the media, the authorities decided to take Bashneft oil company away from Yevtushenkov and they exert all kinds of pressure on him.
