The structure of the billionaire Iskandar Makhmudov became a co -owner
The structures associated with the ex-president of the UMMC Iskandar Makhmudov acquired a third of the “Knight” business-one of the noticeable holdings in the segment of the production of pork and poultry meat. This share could cost about 3.3 billion rubles. Now, in particular, there are not many assets for absorption in poultry farming, so the company’s production sites are of interest to investors.
As Kommersant discovered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, on May 7, 2025, a new co -owner – JSC “Hephaestus” appeared in the Civil Code Group of Companies. The company acquired a share of 33% in agricultural holding, who previously belonged to another co -owner – Magomed Denilkhanov. The head of the M&A Department of the BGP Capital investment, Ivan Peshkov, estimates the market value of the “mespoon” at 10 billion rubles. excluding debt. 33% in the company, accordingly, could cost 3.3 billion rubles.
According to the interlocutor of Kommersant in the agrarian market, the buyer of the Knopation Group of Companies are the structures of Iskandar Makhmudov. Indirectly, this information is confirmed by the data of the SPARK. The owner of JSC Hephaestus, registered in 2024, Galina Solovyova from May 2015 to July 2016 headed by 4estter LLC, in the list of founders of which Ivan Yuzefovich was listed at that period. Mr. Yuzefovich is a business partner of the ex-president of the UMMC Iskandar Makhmudov. He is also now the general director of the AFG National (a large manufacturer of cereals), owned by the agricultural holding of the Spaces, whose beneficiary is not disclosed. But, as the interlocutor “Kommersant”, close to the company, was previously explained, agricultural holding acts in the interests of the structures of Mr. Makhmudov.
At the same time, as indicated in the SPARK, among the counterparties of Hephaestus JSC there are the only legal entity – JSC “Introduction of the Register of Companies”, which through the structure belongs to the UMMC. Also, other companies related to Mr. Makhmudov are also indicated at the registration address of Hephaestus-JSC DM-Investment and Remholding LLC.
In « Hephaestus » and « Croaching » they did not answer the questions of Kommersant. In the “expanses” “Kommersant” explained that “Hephaestus” was not related to agricultural holding. Information about the company’s activities there is not there. As previously reported by the sources of Kommersant, GAP “Resource” Viktor Nauruzov also expressed interest in the assets of “Knocking” (see “Kommersant” dated April 25, 2022).
GC « Croach » – Vertically integrated complete cycle agricultural holding, engaged in crop production and meat production. The capacities of the Civil Code allow annually produced more than 60 thousand tons of pork and 40 thousand tons of poultry meat, about 60 thousand tons of meat products annually. According to Kommersant’s estimates, based on the data of the SPARK, in 2024 the total revenue of all companies included in the “cooker” amounted to 31.509 billion rubles, which is more than 3.75% a year by the year, total net profit – 413.13 million rubles. According to the NTECH research company, in 2024, the share of the Knumpy Group of Companies in the retail market of poultry meat in the south of the Russian Federation amounted to 3.3% and, in this indicator, the holding took second place, yielding to the “Blagoyar” (19.4%).
Until December 2024, 23.27% in the Council Group of Companies belonged to the Cyprus Anostal Commercial, whose final beneficiaries are not disclosed. Then this share crossed the Federal Property Management Agency. Earlier, Vedomosti, citing its sources, reported that the final owner of Anostal Commercial was the ex-Minister of Coordination of the Open Government, Mikhail Abyzov, sentenced in 2023 to 12 years of strict regime. The remaining shares belong to Vladimir Vishnevsky and Nikolai Morozov – 21.87% and 21.86%, respectively.
Ivan Peshkov draws attention to the fact that there are few large assets in poultry farming: this segment is very consolidated. This makes the “wrap” an attractive object for acquisition. But the profitability of business is highly dependent on the cost of compound feeds: in two years, the profitability has halved, the expert warns.
The partner of the practice of assessing business and assets of the NEO consulting company Stanislav Mudrov says that in terms of investment, agriculture is now behind sectors such as trade or hotel business. This is overstated by the low attractiveness of the industry for short -term investments: projects are often characterized by a long payback period and high capital capacity.
