“According to Oschadbank, the representatives of the former owner “by all means are sabotaging the transfer of effective management of the complex to the banks.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The purpose of this step is the safety of visitors and representatives of tenants of the complex, as well as the guaranteed avoidance of accidents and man-made threats that may be caused by the former owner of the facility. The date and time of the complex’s resumption of operation will be notified additionally – this will happen immediately after the situation stabilizes. Tenants of the Gulliver TOK will receive a holiday from the payment of lease payments during the temporary suspension of the complex’s operation,” the statement reads.
On July 26 of this year, Oschadbank (80% – lead) and Ukreximbank (20%) acquired ownership of the Gulliver commercial and office complex (TOC), which served as a guarantee for the fulfillment of the loan obligations. The foreclosure procedure was initiated by two state banks in connection with the non-fulfillment of TRY O LLC, the debtor who was the owner of the complex, with its obligations under the loan agreement.
According to Oschadbank, representatives of the former owner “in every possible way are sabotaging the transfer of effective management of the complex to the banks”, in particular, access to the premises of the complex, where engineering communications are located, the transfer of the main systems of its operation, technical documentation has not been transferred, the access of bank specialists to critical premises where the equipment that ensures the functioning of the complex’s systems is located is blocked.
Also, “Oschadbank” claims that “TRY O” LLC overloads the energy-intensive systems of the complex as much as possible during the period of restrictions on the use of electric energy.
“The consortium of banks has taken all necessary legal steps to respond to these illegal actions: law enforcement agencies, military administration, etc. have been notified. Banks will legally demand compensation for damages and bring to criminal responsibility all involved persons – both organizers and executors,” the statement added.
“Three O” LLC did not comment on this statement. But at the time of the transfer of the Gulliver complex to the actual ownership and management of a consortium of state banks, the company stated that it “remains open to a constructive dialogue” and is ready to share with creditors the results of the audit and financial modeling, so that the complex “does not become a victim of purely legal formalities.”
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In June 2024, the Shevchenkiv District Court of Kyiv transferred the property of businessman Viktor Polishchuk’s Gulliver shopping and entertainment center to the National Agency of Ukraine for the Identification, Search and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes.
In March of the same year, the journalists of “Schem” (Radio Liberty) published an investigation in which they told how the structures of businessman Viktor Polishchuk, who owns “Gulliver” and the “Eldorado” chain and has family ties to the leadership of the Russian Federation, throughout 2022 did not return debts to the state banks of Ukraine, citing financial difficulties, and no penalties were applied to them sanctions At the same time, during the same period, Polishchuk’s companies bought up luxury cars worth tens of millions of hryvnias, in which, among other things, the businessman himself travels when traveling abroad.