Starbucks set to sell Russian business to restaurateur, rapper
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Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has found suitors to purchase its business in Russia, according to Forbes Russia.
Quoting restaurateur Anton Pinskiy, who will reportedly lead a triumvirate of investors, the outlet reported that the deal is already in its final stages.
"Judging from the fact that we are now closing the deal, we made just the right offer," he was quoted as saying.
It said he will partner up with pro-Putin rapper Timati and the Sindika holding company. Russian state media later linked Russian Senator Arsen Kanokov, a member of Putinâs United Russia party and former head of the Caucasian Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, to the deal. 
Timati is a controversial figure in Russiaâs rap scene, consistently promoting pro-Kremlin politics in his music. For example, his song released in the wake of Moscow protests that declared âmy best friend is President Putinâ in its opening lyrics was widely derided to the point that it became the most disliked video on Russian YouTube.
Read more on the companyâs moves to exit the Russian market.