Golubovich Alexey Dmitrievich

Biography

Graduated from faculty of economic cybernetics of the Russian economic academy of G.V. Plekhanov. Mathematician by training and economist.

In 1986 - 1988 worked as the research associate at institutes of Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the State Committee of Council of Ministers of the USSR on science and technology; was engaged in efficiency evaluation of capital investments.

In 1989 - 1992 directed own business according to the edition of economic literature.

In 1993-1996 – the chief of investment management of Menatep bank. In 1997 created Russian Investors investment group.

In 1998-2000 – the director of strategic planning and corporate finances of Yukos Oil Company. In 2001-2007 – the chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Investors group.

In 2007 founded Arbat Capital Management management company (after Arbat Capital). Author of investment strategies of Arbat Capital. The author of 10 books and more than 100 publications in the leading business media.

2019

Discussion of purchase of the Vedomosti newspaper

In April, 2019 it became known that Demyan Kudryavtsev discusses sale of the Vedomosti newspaper to the founder of Arbat Capital Alexey Golubovich. Four interlocutors, including two acquaintances of mister Kudryavtsev told the Kommersant newspaper about it. One of them says that the parties conduct consultations several months, but did not agree about the price yet. Another heard that the transaction was almost approved still a month ago. Two interlocutors believe that Arbat Capital can act as the tool for attraction of third-party investments or to be an intermediary if other person will act as the real buyer.

"I always consider everything the offers on investments and purchase of different shares in my assets arriving to me, never hid it including about Vedomosti, but I will not comment on specific negotiations. No agreements are reached" — Demyan Kudryavtsev[1] told Kommersant[1].

Alexey Golubovich refused to comment on a question whether he considers the possibility to act as the investor of Vedomosti or to take part in search of investments for the edition:

"I buy and I sell businesses 30 years and never heard that before completion of the transaction someone about it told something".

He also noted that he is engaged in information projects and fundraising in IT now, but not in Russia where developed publishing business till 1993, and now is not so confident in perspectives of the newspaper market.

Interlocutors of Kommersant find it difficult to estimate the cost of Vedomosti, explaining that precedential transactions in this area were not long ago. One of sources of Kommersant says that the seller will receive for Vedomosti as much how many he paid in 2015 for all newspaper taking into account its debt to shareholders which was purchased with discount, and a part of magazines of Sanoma, i.e. €15 million, at the same time will save journal business.

The ex-CEO of Kommersant Publishing House Pavel Filenkov considers that the cost of Vedomosti remained "approximately at the level of last purchase": The newspaper costs not so much as business how many as a resource. For those years that Demyan Kudryavtsev owns Vedomosti, printed media became more expensive not".

From the point of view of the CEO of Komsomolskaya Pravda Vladimir Sungorkin, the cost of media assets now "in general is unclear":

"If in old times we understood something at assessment, then now — as will agree. If the speech about Vedomosti, then the transaction is politized and not absolutely market, there only such factors as revenue and profit will hardly work".

Attempt to repay a debt of the ex-spouse

In August, 2019 the ex-husband of the owner of BKF-bank Olga Mirimskaya Alexey Golubovich demanded from her to repay a debt to 11 million dollars which gave her on development of bank. Means Golubovich as the minority shareholder of BKF, (11%) suggested to return apartments in the Crimea and cash, but was refused.

Earlier Golubovich gave this money to the ex-wife that she could begin business.

"Mirimskaya Olga, being the owner of 88% of bank and the chairman of the board of directors, makes decisions on all issues of activity of bank — it is specified in the letter to the Bank of Russia. — According to the oral information received from the chairman of the board of BKF Orlov Sergey Vladimirovich, Mirimskaya Olga disposed to bring all assets out of bank".

With respect thereto Golubovich asks the Bank of Russia to pay attention to the facts stated above and to carry out an inspection of a financial position of BKF and its capability to fulfill obligations.

Mirimskaya also accused the ex-husband that he demanded percent for the issued debt and caused damage in the amount  more than $7 million. The bank sent a claim to Golubovich "with the requirement to return all illegally gained income".

2020: Attempt of purchase of the Vedomosti newspaper and failure from the transaction

In March, 2020 Demyan Kudryavtsev, Vladimir Voronov, Martin Pompadur agreed about sale of 100% of stocks of JSC BNM which issues the Vedomosti newspaper and the Harvard Business Review magazine. It to Vedomosti was reported by Kudryavtsev and Voronov confirmed.

Buyers of an asset – the publisher Konstantin Zyatkov and the managing director of Arbat Capital Alexey Golubovich.

In May, 2020 partners refused the transaction and transferred the Vedomosti edition to Ivan Eremin. Read more here.

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