Oligarchs ... Owners of large, huge wallets. These people own conditions that the “simple” do not even think about. The numbers of their capital are astonishing, and their names are well known to everyone. There are not a lot of such people in Russia, and this article will discuss just such a person, a representative of a large Russian business, a person with a capital “Alexander Alexandrovich Svetakov”.
early years
The future billionaire was born in the capital of Russia. There he went to school and entered the university there. After graduating from the Institute of Electronic Engineering in Moscow, he became interested in banking and sales.
In the nineties, Alexander Svetakov decides to do business. He begins to transport goods from Singapore to Russia. His goods were electrical appliances and equipment. Earning on the difference in price, he made a good fortune. In 1993, he decides to go into banking. In the same year, Alexander Svetakov founded AbsolutBank. He led the bank until 2007. In 2007, he sells it to the Belgian investment company KVS. Experts estimate the approximate amount of the transaction at one billion US dollars!
Group "ABSOLUT"
For the money raised, Alexander Svetakov “ABSOLUTE” organized very quickly. The task of the group was to acquire shares in various companies. The target was mainly young and promising companies and enterprises.
Enterprises that are part of the ABSOLUT group have succeeded in various sectors of the Russian economy, namely:
- Construction of commercial and residential real estate.
- Finance.
- Extraction of natural resources.
- Development
- Agriculture.
The construction of commercial and residential buildings is carried out in Moscow or its environs. Alexander Svetakov is one of the largest owners of land in the Moscow region.
Charity
The famous oligarch does not forget about good intentions. In charity, he develops in several areas. He is also known as a faithful assistant to medicine, in particular thanks to him a large number of prostheses and wheelchairs were purchased for disabled children. It is also known that he financially supports many hospitals.
In addition, in the suburbs Svetakov built and funded a boarding school for children with disabilities, in which 100 children with disabilities are studying.
He is the founder and director of the organization "Absolute Help", which is successfully engaged in charity events.
Family and leisure
At the moment, the billionaire is 50 years old and he lives in Moscow. He is married and has two children. He tries to spend a lot of time with his family. He is fond of active sports, in particular tennis. Being a big fan of this sport, Alexander Svetakov built a large tennis court, where he spends his free time. It is also known that the oligarch finances tennis tournaments, for example, the Kremlin Cup.
Capital
If we consider the entire career ladder of a billionaire, we can see its spasmodic rise and insignificant short-term losses. Here judge for yourself, analyzing this information taken from the Forbes magazine.
In 2011, according to Forbes magazine, in the category of the richest businessmen in Russia, billionaire Alexander Svetakov took 108th place with a capital of only 980 million US dollars.
In 2012, he jumped to 59th position in the same magazine and on the same list. Such a fast leap in Forbes rating gave him $ 750 million. And his capital at that time was 1 billion 700 million dollars.
In 2013, he reached number 39, collecting another 1 billion 100 million dollars. Its capital is 2 billion 800 million dollars.
In 2014, he climbed to 34th place by adding 300 million dollars. The capital at that time was 3 billion 100 million dollars.
In 2016, the billionaire suffered the first loss of capital by as much as $ 200 million! But this did not stop him from taking a record place for him in the top 200 richest businessmen of Russia according to Forbes magazine. That year, Alexander Svetakov took 31st place. And his capital amounted to 2 billion 900 million dollars.
To date, Alexander Svetakov has "grown" in material condition and reaches his record mark. However, the place he takes is at number 38 in Forbes. And his capital is 3 billion 300 million US dollars!