Ukrainian officials are engaged in a contentious legal battle with the Patarkatsishvili family, which includes British theatre producer Liana Patarkatsishvili, over ownership of a major bottled water company. The authorities are seeking to seize the family’s 34% stake in the firm, which produces some of Ukraine’s most prominent water brands.
The dispute is complicated by the fact that the Patarkatsishvili family jointly owns the company with a Russian oligarch, adding geopolitical layers to the commercial conflict. Liana Patarkatsishvili, known for her recent work on an immersive production featuring actors Toby Jones and Meera Syal, remains at the center of the row as Ukrainian state bodies attempt to reclaim the asset.
Does this mean our bottled water just got complicated? Seems like a messy legal battle ahead.
Why involve a Russian oligarch partner if the goal is simply national security?
I never thought I’d associate Toby Jones with a corporate seizure, but there we go.
A tea mogul’s family tangled in Ukraine’s water wars? The geopolitical layers here are staggering.