Alexander Mamut
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Alexander Mamut
| Alexander Mamut | |
|---|---|
| Born | Александр Леонидович Мамут 1960/1961 (age 51–52)[1] Moscow |
| Residence | Moscow |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | businessman and investor |
| Known for | advisor to Boris Yeltsin |
| Net worth |  US $ 3 billion (est.)(February 2010)[1] |
| Spouse | Widowed, 3 children |
Alexander Leonidovich Mamut (Russian: Александр Леонидович Мамут), born January 29, 1960 in Moscow to a family of lawyers,[2] is a businessman and investor.[3] He was previously an advisor to the former Russian government of Boris Yeltsin,[2] and was a friend of Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko.[4] He is best known outside Russia for his investment in LiveJournal via a media company which he co-owns, SUP Fabrik.[5] In May-June 2011 Mamut's firm A&NN Capital Fund Management bought the book chain Waterstone's,[6][7] and Mamut was listed with the Waterstone's managing director James Daunt at fourth place in a 2011 Guardian list of the top 100 people in the British books industry.[8]
References
- ^ a b "The World's Billionaires (2010): #655 Alexander Mamut". Forbes. March 3, 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Alexander-Mamut_41G7.html.
- ^ a b (Russian) Мамут, Александр at Lenta.ru
- ^ "The World's Billionaires (2008): #962 Alexander Mamut". Forbes. March 5, 2008. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Alexander-Mamut_41G7.html. "Net worth: $1.2 billion"
- ^ "Little-Known Power Broker Emerges in Kremlin Scandals". The New York Times. http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/global/101399russia-launder.html.
- ^ "Russian oligarch invades the blogosphere". The Daily Telegraph (London). January 6, 2008. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2782088/Russian-oligarch-invades-the-blogosphere.html.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (20 May 2011). "HMV sells Waterstone's for £53m". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/20/hmv-sells-waterstones-book-chain. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Sillitoe, Ben (29 June 2011). "HMV Group completes sale of Waterstone’s". Retail Gazette. http://www.retailgazette.co.uk/articles/43342-hmv-group-completes-sale-of-waterstones. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Books Power 100: James Daunt and Alexander Mamut | No 4, The Guardian, 24 September 2011
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