Moscow approves Unilever deal to offload Russian assets, RBC cites sources
Unilever's Russian assets valued at 35-40 billion roubles, RBC reports
Arnest Group may purchase Unilever's Russian assets, Kommersant says
Kremlin demands 50% discount on exit deals from 'unfriendly' countries
Adds information about potential buyer in paragraphs 5-6
MOSCOW, Sept 4 (Reuters) -Consumer goods giant Unilever ULVR.L has received Russian government approval to sell its assets in Russia, the RBC business daily reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Unilever and Russia's finance ministry declined to comment.
Unilever has faced criticism for remaining in Russia since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, though it has curtailed some spending and operations.
RBC reported that Unilever's assets in Russia were valued at around 35-40 billion roubles ($393-$449 million). In Unilever's first-half report, published in July, it said that as of June 30, the Russian business had net assets of around 600 million euros ($663 million), including four factories.
The Kommersant daily later reported that Arnest Group may purchase the assets. Arnest had previously acquired Heineken’s HEIN.AS assets in Russia for one euro.
Arnest did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Kremlin demands a discount of at least 50% on exit deals involving firms from what it calls "unfriendly" countries, those that have imposed sanctions against Russia.
The wider corporate exodus from Russia has cost foreign companies at least $107 billion in writedowns and lost revenue.
CEO Hein Schumacher told reporters in July that the company had "substantially" localised its operations in Russia over the past year and said its main objective was to minimise economic contributions to the Russian state.
A Russia exit would be one of the most important decisions by Schumacher, who in his first year at the helm has overseen plans to spin off its ice cream business, lay off as many as 7,500 staff, and focus on 30 key brands to reverse years of underperformance.
In March 2022, Unilever, which owns the Knorr soup and Dove soap brands, became the first major European food company to stop imports into and exports out of Russia.
It has halted all media and advertising spending there, but continued to supply its everyday essential food and hygiene products made in Russia to people in the country.
($1 = 89.1455 roubles)
($1 = 0.9046 euros)
Reporting by Reuters in Moscow, Alexander Marrow in London; additional reporting by Richa Naidu;
Editing by Andrew Osborn, William Maclean
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