39181814 Blavatnik bought a 30 percent service discount Vigoda.ru
Over 30 percent of the service of collective discounts Vigoda.ru acquired by Access Industries, owned by American businessman with Russian roots Leonard Blavatnik. This writes Kommersant. According to the newspaper, Blavatnik paid for its stake from 5 to 7 million dollars. Information of the transaction confirmed the managing director Vigoda.ru David Shostak, and also vice president of Access Industries, Anatoly Akimenko. For several years, Access Industries plans to increase the value of the assets Vigoda.ru to $ 200 million. Service discounts Vigoda.ru collective was founded in summer 2010 by David Shostak, Shahar Smirin, Roi Mor, and Pasha Romanov. Offers Vigoda.ru currently operate in 14 Russian cities. Service collective discounts allow internet users to make purchases on favorable terms provided to attract enough buyers. Minimum number of participants in the transaction in advance stipulated in the proposal. The largest to date a similar service in Russia is represented by Groupon. In February it launched a social network "Schoolmates" topical application "Cool discounts. In early 2011, it was also reported that their own collective service discount plans to launch a corporation Google.