Mikhail Fridman

Mikhail Maratovich Fridman is a Russian business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He also holds Israeli citizenship. He co-founded Alfa-Group, a multinational Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes, he was the seventh richest Russian as of 2017.

  • Together with college buddies and fellow billionaires German Khan and Alexei Kuzmichev, Mikhal Fridman controls Alfa Group and LetterOne.
  • The trio have been partners since 1989, when they started commodities trader Alfa-Eco.
  • The Ukranian native is a founder of Alfa Bank, the largest non-state bank in Russia.
  • In 2013 he made $5.1 billion in cash when the trio and partners sold stakes in oil giant TNK-BP for $14 billion.
  • Fridman, who also has Israeli citizenship, mostly resides in the UK where he bought Athlone House in 2016 for $90 million.

 

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