MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has sold his stake in London-listed gold miner Polyus Gold to two Russian buyers for $3.6 billion after approval from British regulators.
The sale marks the end of an era for Prokhorov, an investor-turned-politician who ran for the Russian presidency last year and now leads a small liberal political party in the country.
He had originally harboured ambitions for an international M&A deal involving Polyus, which has now become the focus of speculation about a merger in Russia with Polymetal.
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