The Russian liquidator for Alphabet Inc.'s bankrupt Russian subsidiary filed an order to seize company assets in France. This legal action targets Google's French headquarters.
The liquidator seeks to recoup a €110 million ($128 million) dividend payment. The Russian arm made this payment to its parent company before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the subsidiary's eventual bankruptcy.
A lawyer for the liquidators confirmed the action, stating a bailiff presented the request for the preventive seizure of assets. This development underscores the ongoing legal and financial complexities facing international corporations that operated in Russia prior to the conflict.