# US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets

https://mins.news/en/item/69564

- Financial Times, 2026-09-22 20:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/152aa77b-977f-4607-8a09-77291f85d2a0?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> A consortium backed by the US government and Gulf billionaires is seeking to defeat Carlyle in a bid for Lukoil’s assets. Carlyle struck a deal in January to buy the Russian group’s international business.

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