18 Facts About Alexander Mamut

Alexander Leonidovich Mamut is a Russian-Israeli billionaire, oligarch, lawyer, banker and investor.

Alexander Mamut's father is Leonid Solomonovich Mamut, a lawyer and one of the authors of the Russian Constitution.

Alexander Mamut studied law at Moscow State University, graduating in 1982.

Alexander Mamut began his career as a legal advisor at a printing house.

Alexander Mamut founded the Design Bureau "Company of Project Financing", which is a bank, in 1993, and served as its chief executive officer until 1998.

Alexander Mamut was the founder of ALM Development and remained an investor until 2001.

Alexander Mamut was Chairman of Moscow Business World or Moskovsky Delovoy Mir from 1999 to 2002.

Alexander Mamut was an economic adviser to the chief of the Russian presidential administration, Alexander Voloshin from 1998 to 1999.

On 31 May 1999, Alexander Mamut was elected to the board of directors of Sobinbank.

Alexander Mamut acquired the Torpedo-ZIL football club for the symbolic price of $1.

Alexander Mamut is a large investor in Ingosstrakh, the insurance company, and Troika-Dialog, an investment bank.

Alexander Mamut has invested in Polymetal International, a mining company, and PIK Group, a construction company.

Alexander Mamut founded the SUP Company in 2006, and acquired LiveJournal Russia in 2007.

Alexander Mamut then named James Daunt as the managing director of Waterstones, replacing Dominic Myers.

Alexander Mamut became the sole owner of the SUP Media in December 2012.

Alexander Mamut acquired sports betting firm Rambler in 2016, selling a 46.5 percent stake to Sberbank in December 2019.

Alexander Mamut was involved in an intellectual property rights dispute between Rambler and Sberbank.

Alexander Mamut fled Russia after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, reportedly selling everything he had in Russia except his apartment before the military operations started.