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
editIn 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
editMedia-1
editIn 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
editIn 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
editTavrin 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]
References
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- ^ a b c 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.
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- ^ 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.