A total of twenty percent of shares were sold off, welcoming three new shareholders.
Ten percent of the shares were transferred to BlackRock Asset Management Company from the United States.
This company was highly-prestigious!
Even Wang Ye, who wasn't particularly interested in capital markets, had heard of this company's famous name.
BlackRock, also known as "Black Rock," is the world's largest asset management company, managing up to 4.72 trillion US dollars in assets!
The Group Headquarters is in Manhattan, New York, with offices scattered all over Europe, America, and Asia, with over 12,000 global employees.
It's said that this group controlled the pension funds of more than thirty states in the United States, including the sovereign funds of several oil-producing countries in the Middle East!
Khodorkovsky made a significant effort to bring this company into the Yukos Group.
Of course, BlackRock wouldn't miss the opportunity to buy stakes in the Yukos Group.
