Growth capital investments and advisory

Focus on industrial tech, manufacturing, energy and B2B digital services at growth stages.

Supporting growth and late stage financing rounds, strategy, business development and launching of JVs in the MENA region.

Managing Director

Voskhod Venture Capital

Voskhod.VC is primarily focused on investments in deep tech solutions and start-ups with strong growth potential in robotics & AI, biotech and medical technologies, spacetech, Industry 4.0 in B2B sectors.

Launched operations in the GCC region

Managing Director, Middle East

Not disclosed under NDA

Advisor for investment funds and tech companies on strategy, M&A, business development:
 - digitalisation of the insurance business (developed a business plan for creation of a digital insurance company for a large marketplace) 
 - facilitated M&A opportunities in the financial services and digital services (due diligence, valuation. strategy)

Consultant

SIC UGORIA jsc

TOP-10 P&C insurance company in Russia with $250MM of UW premiums. The company moved from 20th to Top-10 in rankings (200% growth since 2016). 
•	Facilitated buyout of the company by a private equity investor 
•	Led development of the new strategy, M&A and business development for new product lines (health, corporate, ESG, banking). Completed several acquisitions and integrations of operations
•	Led digital transformation initiatives: verification and scoring system for motor insurance with ML; implementation of new BPM system; insurtech experimental projects

First Deputy CEO

PE and VC investment funds, founders

•	Completed refinancing for development of the chain of module data centers
•	Led restructuring of $100MM equity financing for cloud interactive media-platform
•	Revamped strategy of SaaS-platform for managing online retail shipments for exiting at higher valuation

Consulting with PE and VC investment funds

Quadro Capital Partners

Private equity investor in non-food retail

•	Run analysis of numerous opportunities in online retail and retail financial services; executed several investments ($40 mln invested capital)
•	Lead the project to create provider of services for online-stores on the basis of autoparts marketplace and 3PL operator (operated in Russia and UAE). QCP exited project in 2014

Investment Director

DTEK

Largest private coal mining, power and utilities, oil & gas company in Ukraine

•	Managed strategic planning and M&A
•	Led development of DTEK strategy for next strategic horizon, aimed at faster and more efficient growth, launching of new businesses and growing company’s human capital (approved by the Board of Directors in 2012)
•	Coordinated acquisition of power and utilities companies in Ukraine; originated and carried out detailed analysis of large opportunities outside of Ukraine (CEE, Russia, and Turkey)
•	Acquired coal mining companies in Russia and integrated into DTEK (coal reserves over 100MM tons)
•	Facilitated $500MM Eurobond issuance in London

Deputy Director for Strategy and M&A

JSC RUSNANO

State-owned investment fund for investments into new ventures based on nano-related technologies

Launched several JVs in renewable energy and oil & gas industries

Senior Investment Manager

INTERROS

One of the largest private investment groups in Russia

•	Oversaw portfolio of stock market and private equity investments in power/utilities and portfolio of limited partner commitments to private equity funds of AIG and Carlyle (Europe, US)
•	Co-managed restructuring of large power generation company (8,000MW)
•	Supervised reorganization and privatization of RAO UES of Russia (state owned largest power/utilities holding company). As member of Valuation Committee of Board of Directors, performed valuations of RAO UES subsidiaries for disposals (total value of disposed assets over $30BLN)

STONE TOWER EQUITY PARTNERS

Private equity fund with $2BLN of committed capital 

•	Facilitated launching private equity fund in United States; prepared transaction documents for JV with US partner
•	Evaluated investment opportunities in United States, completing to 3 investments in construction, financial and IT services with invested capital over $100MM

Investment Associate

­- Investment and operational expertise in emerging markets, UAE and USA
­- Private equity, private credit, growth capital with focus on energy, industrial tech, and enterprise digital services
­- Proven leadership in energy, financial services, and mining, with senior roles driving strategic initiatives, complex business development and transformational projects
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- Global Executive MBA of joint program of London Business School and Columbia Business School 
­- Certified Data Science specialist (AI/ML) and Digital Transformation Leader (London Business School)
­- Member of CFA Society Emirates 🇦🇪  and CFA Society Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

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