Ivan Tavrin

Ivan Vladimirovich Tavrin (Russian: Иван Владимирович Таврин; born November 1, 1976) is a Russian oligarch, investor, and founder of several major corporations. Currently he is the Chief Executive Officer of Kismet Capital Group.

Ivan Tavrin

Education and early career

In 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

Media-1

In 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]

MegaFon

In 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.^[9][10]

Kismet Capital

Tavrin 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^[11][4] and the merger with Nexters Global Ltd.—a top game development company—which was approved in August 2021.^[12]

References

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2. "Глава "ЮТВ" стал топ-менеджером "МегаФона"". lenta.ru.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "Алишер Усманов выступил вместо Walt Disney". Ведомости (in Russian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. Fedorinova, Yuliya (February 18, 2021). "Ex-MegaFon Chief Raises $450 Million for Europe Tech SPACs". www.bloomberg.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. MarketScreener. "Kismet Acquisition One Corp has completed an IPO in the amount of $250 million. MarketScreener".
6. "Major Russian deal closes". Broadband TV News. 2011-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Павел Дуров подтвердил продажу акций "ВКонтакте"". lenta.ru.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. Sanchez, Luis (25 Aug 2020). "A Russian Oligarch Created a SPAC; Should You Invest?". Motley Fool. Retrieved 2 Dec 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. "Руководство / Иван Таврин / МегаФон Корпоративный сайт". 2015-12-05. from the original on 2015-12-05.
10. "Новым главой "МегаФона" станет медиаменеджер". lenta.ru.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
11. "Russian executive's third SPAC Kismet Acquisition Three files for a $250 million US IPO, targeting European businesses". Nasdaq. January 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
12. "Kismet Acquisition One Corp Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Nexters". finance.yahoo.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)