In France, Prosecutors Seized Assets Belonging to the Head of Gazprombank and His Deputy Totaling More Than €100 Million — Le Monde
The head of Gazprombank had four villas seized, while his deputy lost one
Доступно на русскомThe French prosecutor’s office has seized the head of Gazprombank Andrey Akimov’s assets. This was reported by Le Monde.
The seizure was carried out in May 2025. Le Monde claims that four villas and plots of land on the French “millionaire’s island” Saint Barthélemy (St. Barts) in the Caribbean Sea were confiscated from Akimov. The value of the seized property was estimated at €81.9 million.
At that time, the case was handled by the staff of the Office national anti-fraude (ONAF). It has now moved under the jurisdiction of the Parquet national anti-criminalité organisé (PNACO).
French investigators also seized the property of Gazprombank Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Alexey Matveev, Le Monde writes. His case is being handled by the Parquet national financier (PNF), since he is suspected of tax fraud in connection with the purchase of a villa.
Andrey Akimov is a person close to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, an acquaintance and business partner of his longtime friends. He has headed Gazprombank for 20 years. IStories previously published a joint investigation with Le Monde about Akimov’s European assets.
We wrote that Akimov owns a total of four houses in France, and only one of them is located on Saint Barthélemy. This mansion, with terraces and swimming pools, once belonged to legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
IStories also found that Akimov owns the “Aloha” villa in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, a villa in Chens-sur-Léman on the French shore of Lake Geneva, and a villa in Ramatuelle in the Provence region.
Akimov’s deputy, Matveev, owned a villa in Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the Riviera. Apparently, it is this mansion that is linked to the tax fraud investigation. Tax authorities value the villa at €29 million. Matveev’s son owns two more villas in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Akimov has property not only in France. He also owns luxury apartments and houses in Austria, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and invests in real estate in Cyprus. Read more about this here.