Billionaire Vladimir Potanin, locked in a dispute over control of Norilsk Nickel, may respond to an offer to sell his stake to rival Oleg Deripaska with a counter-bid for Deripaska’s 25 percent holding.
The Russian government may seek a third shareholder for metals giant Norilsk Nickel to settle the row over board seats between Rusal and Interros, a Russian business daily said on Wednesday.