Ivan Tavrin
Ivan Vladimirovich Tavrin | |
|---|---|
| Иван Таврин | |
 Tavrin | |
| Born | 1 November 1976 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | Executive director |
| Awards | Order of Friendship |
Ivan Vladimirovich Tavrin (Russian: Иван Владимирович Таврин; born November 1, 1976) is a Russian oligarch, investor, and founder of several major corporations, linked to another billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Currently he is the Chief Executive Officer of Kismet Capital Group.
Education and early career
[edit]In 1998, the Moscow-born Tavrin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).[1][2] During his early career, he led, established or was an investor in multiple technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies, including Regional Media Group,[2] Media-1 Holdings,[3][4][5] and TV-3,[2] among others.[6][7]
Career
[edit]Media-1
[edit]In 2007, Tavrin created the Media-1 holding, formerly known as UTH Russia, and became the chairman of the board of directors of the company.[3][4] As of 2021, it is one of the largest independent media holdings in Russia.[8] The holding, in particular, includes one of the top music TV channels Muz-TV.
In August 2024, it became known that Tavrin was selling Media-1. The buyer is a group of investors, including a joint venture between Rostelecom and the National Media Group, Media-Telecom.[9]
MegaFon
[edit]In 2012 he became the CEO of MegaFon, a mobile company that at the time had more than a quarter of the Russian cell phone communications market.[10][11]
Kismet Capital
[edit]Tavrin founded the investment firm Kismet Capital Group in 2016 and serves as the company's CEO. He led the IPO of Kismet Acquisitions companies, which raised more than $400 million[12][4] and the merger with Nexters Global Ltd.—a top game development company—which was approved in August 2021.[13]
Sanctions
[edit]Tavrin was sanctioned by UK[14] and US[15] governments as "individuals or entities who have benefited since the invasion in key sectors for the Russian state". Kismet Capital Group was put on the sanctions list as well.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Кузницы миллиардеров: где учились 200 самых богатых бизнесменов России". career.mgimo.ru.
- 1 2 3 "Глава "ЮТВ" стал топ-менеджером "МегаФона"". lenta.ru.
- 1 2 "Алишер Усманов выступил вместо Walt Disney". Ведомости (in Russian).
- 1 2 3 Fedorinova, Yuliya (February 18, 2021). "Ex-MegaFon Chief Raises $450 Million for Europe Tech SPACs". www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ MarketScreener (5 August 2020). "Kismet Acquisition One Corp has completed an IPO in the amount of $250 million. MarketScreener".
- ↑ "Major Russian deal closes". Broadband TV News. 2011-06-11.
- ↑ "Павел Дуров подтвердил продажу акций "ВКонтакте"". lenta.ru.
- ↑ Sanchez, Luis (25 Aug 2020). "A Russian Oligarch Created a SPAC; Should You Invest?". Motley Fool. Retrieved 2 Dec 2021.
- ↑ "Иван Таврин продает холдинг «Медиа-1»". Kommersant (in Russian). 2024-08-13.
- ↑ "Руководство / Иван Таврин / МегаФон Корпоративный сайт". 2015-12-05. Archived from the original on 2015-12-05.
- ↑ "Новым главой "МегаФона" станет медиаменеджер". lenta.ru.
- ↑ "Russian executive's third SPAC Kismet Acquisition Three files for a $250 million US IPO, targeting European businesses". Nasdaq. January 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Kismet Acquisition One Corp Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Nexters". finance.yahoo.com. 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "New UK sanctions to crack down on Putin's war machine". GOV.UK. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-01.