Amazon, SoftBank held talks over Russian online retailer Ozon, shareholder says
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Global retail giant Amazon and Japanese SoftBank have made approaches to Russian conglomerate Sistema about a possible acquisition of its online retailer Ozon, Sistema's majority owner Vladimir Evtushenkov said on Saturday. It's not immediately clear if talks are still under way or have ended. Sistema has said it was looking for partners to invest in Ozon, in which it holds a more than 40%."The interest to Ozon among foreign investors is very high," Evtushenkov told..