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United Kingdom

Moscow, Russia

Macro-Advisory is the leading strategic and economic advisory consultancy in the Eurasia region.

Moscow City, Russia

Responsible for developing and executing a pipeline of acquisitions and assisting the company in developing an international expansion strategy.Closed on the acquisition of the local assets of a major, international, and publicly listed, miner as well as the acquisition of a highly prospective large asset from another publicly listed miner.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Responsible for international mining investments. I secured $500m of financing for the Phase I development for a massive platinum mine in Africa and included building up a consortium of debt and equity providers, identifying a management team, engineers, lawyers, and contractors.

Moscow, Russian Federation

• Head of investments, investor relations and corporate development at Russia’s leading public junior gold miner (listed in Stockholm).
• Took lead on all potential investment and M&A opportunities, both domestic and international: identification, due diligence, structuring, fund raising, closing
• Responsible for all investor relations, relationships with investors, stock exchange, regulators, analysts (buy and sell side), financial press, brokers, etc. Producing and publishing financial statements, annual.
• Developed and drove corporate strategy, including focusing on operational excellence, cutting costs and focusing on inorganic growth
• Closed the acquisition of the Kara-Beldyr gold deposit from Centerra Gold for a Net Smelter Royalty (the first such transaction in Russia)
• Entered into a management agreement to manage the Chukotka gold projects belonging to third parties in exchange for a fee and an option to buy 50% of the gold projects.

Minsk

• Managed all of IFC’s activities in the Republic of Belarus.
• Developed new investment opportunities for IFC. Sourced c.$250 million in new investments for IFC in Belarus, confirming IFC’s status as the largest investor in Belarus
• Assisted in overseeing IFC’s extensive portfolio of investments (c. $320 million)
• Built and maintained relationships and negotiated with senior government figures, including the Office of the President, Prime Minister, Cabinet of Ministers, and line ministers.
• Provided extensive and wide ranging advice to the Government of Belarus on private sector development, investment climate, laws and regulations, including passage of a new investor protection law and successful.
• Supported the creation of the National Agency for Investment and Privatisation

Assisting clients with investment planning, attracting funding, establishing legal investment vehicles.

Sourced high quality investment targets for one of the top international private equity funds focused on the Russian and Ukrainian markets. Pursued opportunities in retail, consumer goods and services, healthcare, manufacturing, and mining. Successful investment in leading Ukraine healthcare provider.

• Managing Director, and Deputy CEO, for a Private Equity fund focusing on investment opportunities with Russian mid-size companies.
• Together with the CEO, raised US$120m in financing. Appointed advisers, produced prospectus and presentations, organised and coordinating fund raising efforts (including investor road shows)
• Established the management company, the fund, local Russian subsidiary, and holding companies
• Responsible for listing the fund on London Stock Exchange’s AIM
• Hired directors for the Board
• Responsible for originating deals for the Fund and structuring transactions. Originated three deals, and successfully financed one of them with bank bridge financing

• Responsible for international mergers and acquisitions in the telecom sector for CEE’s largest telecoms and consumer services company; focussing on transactions in the wireless and fixed line sectors
• Managing a small internal team of professionals in analysing potential investment targets. Managing acquisition project teams (bankers, lawyers, consultants)
• Duties include due diligence, negotiations, deal structuring, and acquisition. Extensive liaison with telecom companies within the AFK Sistema group

Washington D.C. Metro Area + Moscow, Russian Federation

• Responsible for finding and executing investment projects in the oil & gas, chemicals and mining sectors in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS
• Duties include due diligence, appraisal, project structuring, client negotiations, financial modelling, legal documentation and final disbursements
• Member of a small team responsible for successfully negotiating and providing project financing for one of Russia’s largest industrial investments to date (~$2.5 billion)

Managed IFC's activities related to assisting the Government of Ukraine develop the private sector of the economy. Undertook research into business barriers, provided policy advice and assistance with drafting legislation. Also, setup and managed a network of 11 management consulting companies to work directly with private clients on improving their.

Mba, General Management

B.Eng, Manufacturing Engineering

B.Com, Economincs