Malik Khatazhayev has once again become the primary owner of the business Lesta Games in Russia
As of September 30, 2024, 99% of LLC "Lesta," the Russian legal entity of Lesta Games, is owned by the company's co-founder, Malik Khatazhaev. For the past two years, this share was owned by the Chinese company Lesta Hong Kong Limited.
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The change in main beneficiary was reported by the newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to the "SPARK-Interfax" database.
A representative from Lesta Games confirmed the reorganization to "Kommersant".
"Currently, changes in the corporate structure have been made to implement the company's long-term plans and priorities. […] Lesta Games considers the Russian market a priority area of operations," reads the statement from Lesta Games.
Recall, in July 2022, shortly after its exit from Russia and Belarus, the company Wargaming transferred to Khatazhaev 100% of the Russian LLC "Lesta" and 91.84% of the Belarusian CJSC "Game Stream." As noted by "Kommersant", in September of the same year, Khatazhaev transferred 99% of his share in the Russian business to Lesta Hong Kong Limited, which managed them until the current changes. As for the Belarusian business, all 100% of the CJSC "Game Stream" since September 2022 is owned not by Khatazhaev, but by LLC "Lesta".
