Investors from Britain buy 50% of shares sold by Polyus shareholder

Investors from Britain bought almost 50 percent of Polyus shares sold by the gold producer’s controlling shareholder, according to deal bookrunner VTB Capital.

Polyus said on Thursday that its controlling shareholder, Polyus Gold International Ltd (PGIL), had sold a 3.84% stake in the company via an accelerated bookbuilding (ABB).