Interros Explained

Interros
Type:Private
Foundation:1990
Location:Moscow
Key People:Vladimir Potanin, President
Andrei Klishas, Vice President & Chairman of the Board of Directors
Industry:Conglomerate

Interros is a Russian conglomerate controlled by Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin with large stakes in mining, metals, energy, finance, retail, real estate and other sectors. The company's headquarters are located in Moscow.

Origins

The company was founded in the early 1990s by Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov, and the primary owner is Vladimir Potanin, with Mikhail Prokhorov having departed in 2007.[1] Prokhorov received $7.5 billion for his shares in Interros.[2] In December 2021, "Interros" redomiciled in Russia as "Interros Kapital" LLC, owned by Сyprian company "Whiteleave holdings limited", a part of "Interros", in special administrative district on Russkiy Island in Primorsky Krai.[3]

Activities

The company has main assets in the following areas:

By the end of the year 2021 “Interros” will launch in Sakha the venture fund “Voskhod” (“Rise”) to promote high-tech startups in Far Eastern Federal District with 10 billion roubles investments upcoming in next 5 years.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interros history . 30 December 2008.
  2. http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=20251 "Prokhorov, Potanin to split Interros assets"
  3. Web site: Компания Интеррос, владеющая акциями Норникеля, редомицилировалась в РФ. ru. 2021-12-10. Интерфакс.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20001209080800/http://www.flb.ru/potanin/9.html Жизнь и бизнес олигарха: Потанин Владимир Олегович (9)
  5. Web site: Societe Generale продаст российский бизнес Интерросу Потанина. ru. 2022-04-11. Forbes (Россия).
  6. Web site: В Якутии до конца года начнёт работать венчурный фонд Интерроса. ru. 2021-11-09. Интерфакс.