The billionaire died in London in February 2008, under unclear circumstances, and allegations were raised that he had been victim of a murder plot between Gudavadze and the tycoon Boris Berezovsky, a former partner of Patarkatsishvili.
O multimillonario morreu en Londres en febreiro de 2008, en circunstancias non esclarecidas, e houbo acusacións de que el fora vítima dunha trama de asasinato entre Gudavadze e o magnate Boris Berezovsky, un antigo socio de Patarkatsishvili.