Pandora Papers
Facing sanctions by the European Union and other powers in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Alexei Mordashov — a 56-year-old industrialist who tops the Forbes list of Russia’s richest moguls — made a countermove that created a $1.4 billion international mystery.
Who was the owner of the secrecy-guarded shell company in the British Virgin Islands to which he transferred control of his ownership stake in TUI Group, a German conglomerate that operates airlines, hotels and travel agencies around the world?