In Chelyabinsk, Rodnikovsky Pig Farm was sold for 1.1 billion rubles

Another asset of the largest agricultural holding in the Urals "Healthy Farm" - "Rodnikovsky pig complex" - has changed its owner. The new owner was a company from the Moscow region "Asset Management". She was the only participant in the auction, which took place on Wednesday, August 16th. We will tell you why they sold the pig farm , which once belonged to Oleg Kolesnikov, an entrepreneur and State Duma deputy from the Chelyabinsk region, and who is behind the new owner.

What exactly was sold

? This is a full-cycle enterprise - from breeding and reproduction of pigs to slaughter and MEAT processing. The livestock is represented by highly productive breeds of animals: "Large White", "Landrace" and "Duroc".Products are sold in the largest federal and regional retail chains, there is permission for EXPORT sales to Hong Kong, Vietnam and the CIS countries.

The property complex of the enterprise includes 680 hectares of land in the Krasnoarmeisky district of the Chelyabinsk region, buildings and production facilities, facilities, a population of about 6500 sows, technological equipment, transport and special equipment.

100% of the shares of Rodnikovsky Pig Complex LLC and the right to claim were put up for auction as a single lotBank "Trust" to this company (for five loans in 2016-2017 and one loan in 2020). As of June 29, 2023, the company's debt amounted to 2.049 billion rubles. But the lot is being sold at an initial price of 1.1 billion rubles. The fact is that the auction was held for the third time. In November 2021, the Rodnikovsky Pig Farm was spun off into a separate legal entity and put up for sale for the first time for 2 billion rubles. Then the auction was declared invalid due to the lack of bids.

Rodnikovsky Pig Farm is the leader in pork production in the Urals Federal District. Located in the village of Miasskoye, Chelyabinsk region. Production capacity - 19 thousand tons of pork per year, livestock - 105 thousand pigs. The enterprise belonged to the Healthy Farm Group of Companies, and since November 17, 2021, the agricultural holding itself has been managed by the Trust - Poultry Assets Management Company (a subsidiary of the bank of non-core assets Trust). As of December 31, 2022, the state has 360 employees. The company's revenue for 2022 amounted to 1.9 billion rubles, the loss was 514.9 million rubles.

In December last year, the state-owned Bank of Non-core Assets Trust sold most of the assets of the largest poultry producer in the Urals, the Healthy Farm agricultural holding. The Mikhailovsky Agro-Industrial Complex, which is part of the Cherkizovo Group, became the owner of five Healthy Farm broiler companies. At the same time, representatives of the "Trust" reported that they were deciding on a new date for trading in the pig farm.

The auction was announced in April 2023, the auction was scheduled for May 29. The lot with an initial price of 1.22 billion rubles included 100% of the authorized capital of Rodnikovsky Pig Farm LLC and the rights of the Trust bank to this company for 2 billion rubles. No bids were received, and the auction was declared invalid.

Who got the South Ural pigs

Only one application was received for the third auction for the sale of the Rodnikovsky Pig Farm - from the Asset Management company (Moscow Region). The electronic auction was declared invalid.

However, Muscovites are likely to become buyers of Rodnikovsky Pig Farm.

– If the auction is declared invalid due to the admission of only one participant, Trust-PX LLC has the right to conclude with the sole participant at the price offered by him, but not lower than the initial sale price of the lot, DUPT and DKP (contract of assignment of rights of claim, contract of sale . - Approx. ed.), - stated in the protocol on the results of the auction.

The completion of the auction for the sale of the Rodnikovsky pig complex was confirmed to 74.RU in the bank of non-core assets Trust.

- The bidding was declared invalid, as one participant showed up for them. The only participant was the company "Management of agricultural assets". Under the terms of the auction, the transaction amount will be 1.1 billion rubles.

Asset Management LLC was established in 2016 in the Krasnogorsk district of the Moscow region. The first founder was the Cypriot limited liability company Selemet Investments Limited. Now the main owner of the company is the CEO Denis Mayorov (99.9%), another 0.1% belongs to Vitaly Bochkov. In 2022, revenue increased by 9% to 1.3 billion rubles, net profit grew by 128% to 149.3 million rubles.

The Asset Management company owns several enterprises in Bashkiria - Bashkirskaya Poultry Farm, Ufa Breeding and Hybrid Center, Blagovarsky Breeding and Genetic Center, as well as the Moscow medical company Analysis-Express.

Interestingly, the Bashkirskaya poultry farm, located in the village of Avdon near Ufa, was purchased by Muscovites only six months ago, in December 2022. The deal was estimated at 2 billion rubles. At the same time, Asset Management bought a landmark republican asset from the Cherkizovo group of companies just a week after the previous auction. The poultry farm was put up in a single lot of assets of the Russian Grain Ufa Group of Companies. However, Cherkizovo explained that the production of marketable eggs , in which Bashkirskaya Poultry Farm JSC specializes, is a non-core business group "Cherkizovo". Therefore, the company sold the asset.

According to experts, Rodnikovsky Pig Farm is of interest both to specialized investors who need to increase capacity and expand the geography of sales, and representatives from related industries.

— The buyer actually becomes the owner of a ready-made agricultural enterprise for the production of pork. At the end of 2022, it was this type of meat that showed the largest increase in demand — almost 6%, — said Olga Zheludkova, Deputy General DIRECTOR of the Auction House of the Russian Federation. — The demand for pork has been steadily increasing over the past few years, including against the backdrop of a significant increase in prices for other types of meat. Given this factor, the company has a high investment potential.

In the spring, Trust tried to sell another enterprise from the assets of Healthy Farm - the Komsomolskaya poultry farm in the Perm Territory. Bidding with an initial price of 1.9 billion rubles was scheduled for May 19. But there were no bids, and the auction was declared invalid.