A British theatre impresario and her family are locked in a legal battle with Ukrainian authorities over control of a major bottled water company, which they co-own with a Russian oligarch. The dispute focuses on a significant shareholding in the firm—Ukraine’s largest producer of bottled water—held by the Patarkatsishvili family, including a member who recently collaborated on a high-profile immersive theatre project. Ukrainian officials are pushing to seize the stake, escalating tensions in an already fraught geopolitical climate. The case raises questions about foreign ownership of critical industries amid ongoing conflicts and sanctions.
Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarchA British theatre impresario and her billionaire family are embroiled in a bitter dispute with Ukrainian authorities seeking to seize a water company they jointly own with a Russian oligarch.The row centres on a 34% stake held in the producer of Ukraine’s biggest bottled water brands by the Patarkatsishvili family, including Liana Patarkatsishvili, who recently worked on an immersive show with Toby Jones and Meera Syal. Continue reading...
