Evraz says it bought the shares (later, from new holders) in the normal way of business.
Former oil baron has stake in steelmaker Evraz Group, mining outfit Highland Gold, plus tons of cash.
According to the newspaper, London-based Abramovich opened negotiations with the main owners of Evraz a few months back.
The share sales by Mechel and Evraz are unlikely to be the last.
Mastercroft, the firm that formally owns most of Evraz's steel and ore assets, has until now been registered in Cyprus.
The document lists Mr Abramov as owning 65%, and his deputy 31%, of the firm that ultimately holds Evraz's assets.
Evraz itself has just bought a manganese mine in Georgia, and is bidding for the Czech Republic's big, bust Vitkovice steelworks.
And today the Russian coal and steel company Evraz Group polka-danced off with the Czech Republic's major steel maker Vitkovice Steel.
Abramovich has stakes in steel giant Evraz and mining firm Highland Gold.
It also bid for South Africa's Highveld Steel, and will bid again if Evraz of Russia does not complete its agreed takeover of the firm.
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The plaintiffs claim that 11 defendants, Evraz being one, by dubious means deprived them of their majority stake in a big iron-ore complex now part of the Evraz empire.
Lost more than half his fortune in the past year, mostly due to disastrous performance of Russia's second biggest steel company, Evraz, in which he has a large stake.
Abramovich has lost nearly half his fortune in the past year, mostly due to the disastrous performance of Russia's second-biggest steel company, Evraz, in which he has a 36% stake.
The daily Vedomosti newspaper reported that Abramovich is in talks to acquire a large stake in one of the Russian Federation's largest vertically integrated steel and mining businesses, Evraz Group .
Another Evraz board member is James W. Campbell , the chairman of Australia's Minara Resources --a company founded by Andrew Forrest, a member on our list of Australia and New Zealand's richest men.
One of the bankers cited by Vedomosti said that one of Evraz' biggest shareholders, Alexander Abramov--also one of Russia's wealthiest industrialists --was not quite ready to let Abramovich buy a majority stake, but could be willing for him to buy a minority controlling stake of 25% plus one share.
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