Amazon.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS:AMZN) and SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984) have made approaches to Sistema Public Joint Stock Financial Corporation (MISX:AFKS) about a possible acquisition of its online retailer Ozon Holdings Limited, Sistema's majority owner Vladimir Evtushenkov said according to a report from Reuters. 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 % . Ozon's Chief Executive Officer Aleksandr Shulgin met with his Amazon counterpart, Jeff Bezos, five or six months ago, said Evtushenkov. A spokesman for Sistema declined to comment further.