GS INVEST
Since 2020
Russia
Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
Moscow
Top managers:
Vasily Mikhaylovich Belov
Owners:
Gazprombank (GPB)
Vasily Mikhaylovich Belov
Vedekhin Igor Anatolyevich
(as of early March 2023)
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GS INVEST is a holding, which as of May 2022 includes all the key IT assets of Matsotsky: BFT, Arenadata, Rubitech and a number of other technology companies. GS INVEST is a joint venture with Gazprombank, acting as a financial partner without participation in operating activities.
Aktivs
As of December 2021, the GS INVEST group includes the following companies:
- Rubytech is a system integrator with expertise in building IT infrastructure, creating data centers, creating network solutions and technologies in the field of information security,
- Arenadata is an open source enterprise big data storage and processing platform developer,
- BFT is a developer of IT solutions in the fields of state and municipal management,
- Avanpost is a Russian developer of systems for identifying and controlling access to information resources of the enterprise,
- IT One is a software developer for corporations and government organizations,
- SKALA-R is a developer and manufacturer of modular platforms for high-load corporate and state information systems.
Performance indicators
2020
Annual revenue of holding companies
Revenue of the companies of the holding "GS INVEST" for 2020
| Company | Revenue, mln RUR, incl. VAT |
| IT_ONE | 272 |
| Аванпост | 341 |
| Arenadata | 821 |
| БФТ | 3 421 |
| Rubytech | 28 480 |
| | ' 33 335' |
Revenue growth to 33.3 billion rubles.
At the end of 2020, the revenue of GS INVEST amounted to 33.3 billion rubles, which allowed it to take 17th place in the ranking of TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2021.
Joint holding of Sergei Matsotsky (ex-IBS) and Gazprombank. Among others, the revenue of BFT was taken into account (for 2019 - 2413 million rubles, for 2020 - 3421 million rubles. Number of employees - 1033. Business profile - Development, implementation, support and development of IT solutions, system integration, technical and management consulting).
2023: Sergey Matsotsky sold his stake in "GS INVEST" to the holding's management
On March 3, 2023, it became known that the composition of the owners of IT the GS INVEST holding, which manages IT companies,,,,,, had changed. "Rubitech" IT One Arenadata Avanpost "Rock-P" "BFT"
Sergey Matsotsky sold his stake in 47% of the shares to the management of the holding. It was acquired by Vasily Belov, managing director of the holding, and Igor Vedekhin, general director of Rubitech. Thus, Sergey Matsotsky completely left the GS Invest business. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.[1]
2022: Structure of IBS co-founder Sergei Matsotsky acquires 40% of Bloomtech
On November 24, 2022, it became known about the sale of 40% of Bloomtech to the GS INVEST group of IBSergey Matsotsky, co-founder. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more here.
2021
Agreement on joining the joint venture "Cloud Platform"
Legally binding documents were signed on the entry of the GS INVEST group (represented by Rubitech Integration LLC) into the members of Cloud Platform LLC by adding 100% of Skala Software LLC. This was announced by Rostelecom to TAdviser on December 28, 2021. Read more here.
Gazprombank invested 4.6 billion rubles in the business of Sergei Matsotsky, who separated from IBS
In 2020, Gazprombank invested 4.605 billion rubles in the GS INVEST company created jointly with Sergei Matsotsky. Such data are contained in the consolidated financial statements of the bank for 2020. Earlier, the parties said that agreements were reached and fulfilled on their participation in the joint venture, but did not disclose the financial details of the transaction.
In financial accounting, there is information about some conditions for investing. The cost of acquiring a stake in GS INVEST consists of three parts. The first was paid in September 2020, the second in December 2020. And the third part (conditional reimbursement) is payable after a two-year period, subject to the fulfillment of the targets for the activities of the GS INVEST Group and will depend on its financial indicators.
The maximum volume of the third part of investments in the statements of Gazprombank is not given. According to TAdviser, it has a complex formula.
According to the database of legal entities "Kontur. Focus," in 2020, potentially related organizations with "GS INVEST" received revenue of about 28 billion rubles and a net profit of about 3 billion rubles.
In 2020, in terms of the cost of investments in dependent enterprises, GS INVEST is in second place after Belgazprombank, in which Gazprombank invested 10.36 billion rubles.
And as of 2020, GS INVEST was for Gazprombank the only dependent enterprise whose main activity is related to IT.
Gazprombank, when creating GS INVEST, received a 49.9% stake in the company. Earlier, Gazprombank said that its participation in GS INVEST takes place as part of the development of the bank's digital transformation program, as well as in order to develop domestic software and introduce modern digital technologies.
Sergei Matsotsky in June 2021 in an interview with TAdviser said that Gazprombank is a financial partner for him, an investor.
 | First, I wanted to have a certain level of comfort, a pillow. Secondly, if you work with state projects, you want to have a little about-state status, - he explained the reasons for the partnership with the bank. |  |
Building a Company to Develop Complex IT Systems
In mid-April 2021, it became known about the creation of the company. " Supercode Its founders are the structure VTB and Rostelecom"," also Proteus LLC, Software which is 80% owned by GS INVEST JSC (a joint venture and, Gazprombank to Sergey Matsotsky which he contributed assets received after the division of the business). IBS More. here
2020
New IT holding in GS Invest
It1-Holding (or IT-One) is a company created by the GS Invest team in November 2020. In December 2020, as TAdviser discovered, IT-One included two structures as subsidiaries: It1-Rtk and Luxoft Dubna. It1-Rtk is a joint venture with Rostelecom . Read more here.
Gazprombank's entry into GS INVEST
Gazprombank and co-founder, former co-owner of IBSergey Matsotsky fulfilled the agreements on which they reached an agreement in July 2020. This was confirmed in November by TAdviser Sergey Matsotsky. We are talking about Gazprombank's participation in GS INVEST as a joint venture (for conditions, see the block below).
Sergey Matsotsky added that a work plan has already been outlined within the framework of this cooperation, and a number of announcements related to the development of solutions can be expected in the future. He chose not to disclose the details.
The report of Gazprombank for the 3rd quarter of 2020 does not reflect the details of participation in this company, but it contains information that the deputy chairman of the board of Gazprombank Viktor Komanov is now a member of the board of directors of GS INVEST.
Gazprombank previously reported that an agreement on its participation in GS INVEST takes place as part of the development of the bank's digital transformation program, as well as in order to develop domestic software and introduce modern digital technologies.
Gazprombank's quarterly report states that its IT strategy provides for large-scale investments in the modernization of the automated banking system, corporate data storage, analytical applications that provide effective support for decision-making in the field of asset and liability management, credit market, operational and liquidity risks.
Among the bank's Russian partners in the implementation of Gazprombank's IT strategy are companies such as Diasoft, CFT, BSS, the report says.
The management company "GS INVEST" was created in November 2020.
"GS INVEST" as of November 2020, according to the database of legal entities "Kontur. Focus," is the founder and co-founder of five companies: "Budget and Financial Technologies" (BFT), the integrator of "Rubitech," created on the basis of "IBS Consulting," "Outpost Holding," "Ads-Holding" and "It1-Holding." The latter is completely new: it was established in early November 2020. The main activity of It1-Holding is advisory activities, as well as work in the field of computer technology.
Agreements with Gazprombank
Gazprombank on July 16, 2020 announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement on joint venture in the field of software development and information technology - in the GS INVEST company created by Sergei Matsotsky.
Sergey Matsotsky will contribute to the joint venture the shares acquired during the reorganization of the IBS Group in the system integrator Rubitech, a leading provider of solutions for public finance and management of BFT and Arenadat, which develops a platform for managing big data based on open source software.
The key areas of activity of the joint venture will be system integration in the field of complex infrastructure solutions, systems and products in information security, software development, big data management systems and artificial intelligence, as well as the development of complex solutions for the financial industry, Gazprombank reported.
Creating a Company
In early May 2020, Sergei Matsotsky created the GS INVEST company, 100% of which belonged to him.
Shortly before that, at the end of April 2020, Matsotsky, together with the former general director of Skolkovo Ventures, Vasily Belov, established the GS-Management company.
Vasily Belov became the general director of both companies.
GS INVEST has such activities as consulting and work in the field of computer technology, the production of computers and peripheral equipment, the development of computer software, the activities of holdings and a number of others.
Sergey Matsotsky chose not to comment on issues related to new companies. It was not possible to contact Vasily Belov.
In April, IBS reported that Sergei Matsotsky and another IBS co-founder, Anatoly Karachinsky, decided to split the business. Matsotsky leaves IBS and takes part of the business: an independent structure will stand out from the company, which will belong to him. It includes the IBS infrastructure division, Budget and Financial Technologies (BFT) and Arenadata. The new structure will operate under its own brand.
The interlocutor of TAdviser in the IT market from the top management of a large company is confident that Sergey Matsotsky will continue to engage in business in the field of information technology with a focus on cloud technologies and work with large customers, including in the public sector. According to him, the new companies will operate regardless of the assets that passed to Matsotsky from IBS.
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