Sergey Skaterschikov, photo: Skate's

The six-year old art research firm Skate’s, led by Sergey Skaterschikov, has formed an alliance with Brant Art Media. Brant takes a 40% equity stake in Skate’s, according to a press release. Art in America, one of Brant’s publications, will have a “long term strategic marketing and services” relationship with Skate’s. The arrangement gives Skate’s a wider platform for distribution of its research.

“We need to bring our information and analytics to a wide audience,” Skaterschikov said in a statement.

Skate’s has published an Art Investment Handbook, originally targeting Russian collectors. The company also produces other reports. The company will move into the Brant Art Media offices in Soho.

Brant’s White Birch Paper Co.  filed for bankruptcy Feb. 24. Read more on that here.

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