German Gorbuntsov remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was gunned down on Tuesday evening as he entered his apartment complex in London's east end.
A male wearing a hooded top was seen running away from the scene of the shooting. Police believe the taxi driver may have still been in the area when the incident took place.
Moldovan prosecutors have opened several criminal probes into Gorbuntsov after a bank he owned, Universalbank, closed down in February, Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on Saturday.
According to the Kommersant business daily, Gorbuntsov said he was the victim of a raider attack that caused him to lose his stake of more than 70 percent in the bank.
It also cited his Moldovan lawyer who said the attack was more likely to do with Gorbuntsov's affairs in Russia.
Vadim Vedenin said Gorbuntsov had told him: "If I return to Russia, they will bury me."
Kommersant said the banker's lawyer believes the attack was connected to an assassination attempt on Gorbuntsov's partner and co-owner of the Konvers Group, Alexander Antonov, in 2009.
Gorbuntsov, 45, from Moscow, started out as a businessman in the 1990s and has founded around 40 companies in spheres including security, property, construction and finance, Kommersant wrote.
In 2010, along with his partner Pyotr Chuvilin, he sued two interior ministry employees over extortion. The pair were convicted and jailed.
He left Russia the same year, accusing two other partners of taking over his Russian assets and causing him losses of $2.5 billion, Kommersant wrote.
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