Russian Billionaire’s Freezing Order Melted in Frozen Fish Fight

  • Judge lifts $350 million asset freeze on fish-company owner
  • Norebo is Russian supplier of fish to Birds Eye, McDonald’s

McDonald's Filet-o-Fish

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A U.K. judge lifted an asset freeze on the Russian billionaire owner of a fish supplier to McDonald’s Corp. and Birds Eye after new documents turned up during an office move.

Vitaly Orlov, who took control of Norebo Holding JSC in 2016 after building a fortune from 25 years working in the fishing industry, is fighting with his former business partner Alexander Tugushev over a one-third stake in the Murmansk-based company.