The team
Oleg Jelezko, Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for the investment strategy and all aspects of operations of the Da Vinci Capital Group Ltd companies. Oleg has 16 years of investment management, banking and management consulting experience in the UK, Russia and other emerging markets. Prior to Da Vinci Capital, Oleg was a Managing Director at Renaissance Capital, Moscow, Head of Equity Structured Products Group, where he built a leading alternative investment franchise in CIS markets with 40 people in several teams, significant AUM, above-market returns and 30 funds and investment products. Prior to Renaissance, Oleg was a Director in Emerging Markets Equities Sales and Trading in Credit Suisse First Boston in London. From 1992 to 1998, Oleg worked as a consultant in Andersen Consulting and McKinsey & Co in the UK, the Czech Republic and Russia. Oleg’s experience includes investment management, structuring, principal investment and M&A deals in Russia, Europe and South Africa, private equity activities, development of equity-linked products, corporate strategy and operational management.
Steven R. Philipp, CFA, Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for the operations, risk management and investment policy of Da Vinci Capital Group Ltd companies. Steven has 24 years of experience running international capital markets businesses: 15 years in fund management and nine years in investment banking/brokerage in various senior management capacities in Europe and the USA. The positions included Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of several asset management companies in Austria, the Head of Research - Emerging European Equities, followed by Head of Capital Markets at RZB Austria (London Branch), four years as the Head of Emerging European Equities within the UniCredit Group’s investment banking subsidiary, and most recently as COO for one of the UniCredit Group’s newly acquired subsidiaries, CA IB International Markets Ltd (London). Steven is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has a BA from ORU (Oklahoma, USA), having studied History, German Literature and Business.
Natalia Ivanova, Managing Director – OOO Da Vinci Capital (Advisor to the Fund)
As Advisor to the Fund, Natalia has more than 14 years of experience in investment banking and asset management, working for large Russian and foreign companies such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sector Capital (EPIC), MC-BBL (Fleming), AGA Management. Natalia was most recently a Director and fund manager of the Renaissance Pre-IPO Fund. Natalia has executed 12 deals in pre-IPO fund over the last one and a half years with three exits and IRRs of 20% plus. Natalia holds MA in International Economics from Moscow University of International Relations (MGIMO) and ÌÂÀ from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business. She has passed Level 2 of the CFA Institute program.
Evgeny Fetisov, Managing Director
An experienced real estate professional, Evgeny has joined Da Vinci Capital from New Square, a fast-growing Moscow-based commercial and residential real estate developer and manager specialising in comprehensive land - development projects. Initially as COO, and then later as CEO of New Square CRE (commercial real estate subsidiary), he was responsible for the business set-up and development, including establishing business processes, corporate strategy, sourcing of project finance and the management of the portfolio of commercial real estate projects. During 2001 - 2003 he worked for McKinsey & Co as a Business Analyst, and from 1997 at Citibank as a Foreign Exchange Trader and Marketing Officer responsible for derivative products. Mr. Fetisov attended the Real Estate Management Programme of Harvard Business School in 2007 and graduated from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (International Economics) in 1996.
Sergey Ogorodnov, Managing Director
Sergey is responsible for developing the pipeline of private equity deals, as well as identifying the optimal structure of the investments. He has more than 15 years of experience in investment banking, working for the premier Russian investment banks, Alfa Capital and MDM Bank. Mr. Ogorodnov took part in several major acquisitions in the oil & gas and telecom sectors. Prior to joining Da Vinci Capital Sergey was a co-managing partner at a Moscow based PE fund - Marshal Capital. During this work placement he led one of the leading Russian dairy product and baby food producers to a successful IPO. Mr Ogorodnov holds a Bachelor degree in Finance & Credit from Tyument State University and MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.
Konstantin Pravednikov, Analyst
Responsible for the financial analysis of companies as well as deal structuring and execution. Mr. Pravednikov joined Da Vinci Capital from UBS in Moscow, where he worked as a research analyst in the telecoms sector. Prior to UBS Mr. Pravednikov worked at Renaissance Capital in Oleg Jelezko’s group as an analyst in structured products. He has an MA in Economics from the New Economic School in Moscow, and an MS in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Pavel Volichenko, Analyst
Responsible for the financial analysis of companies as well as deal structuring and execution. Mr. Volichenko joined from Independent Mortgage Bureau, where he worked as a Director responsible for regional expansion. He has experience of working for aluminium giant SUAL Holding (Investment Department) and Price Waterhouse Coopers (M&CC, Research). Mr. Volichenko holds an Economics/Math degree from Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Irina Sidorenko, Administration and Operations Manager
Mrs. Sidorenko has over 15 years of hands-on experience in financial management and administration with World Bank and EBRD. She has been instrumental in administrative development at Da Vinci Capital from the company’s first day. Prior to Da Vinci Mrs. Sidorenko served as Deputy head of finance and administration in World Bank’s implementation agency for Russian stock market development. Irina has completed extensive training in project management/finance and has a MS degree in Physics.
Olga Kokareva, Head of Operations
Olga is responsible for the mid-office support and operations, including counter-party and NAV reconciliations. Olga joined Da Vinci Capital from the Renaissance Capital On-line products group, where she was combining the roles of client service group team leader and client manager, responsible for both domestic and international clients. As well as her client support work, she participated in establishing all of the client service business processes since she joined Renaissance Capital in 2005. Prior to joining Renaissance Capital Olga worked for Alor Invest as a client manager and junior trader. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in banking from the International University of Business and New Technology.
Julia Shkurat, Analyst
Julia is responsible for the financial analysis of companies, as well as deal structuring and execution. Julia joined Da Vinci Capital from Deloitte & Touche in Moscow, where she worked as a consultant in the Financial Advisory Services’ business valuation group, focusing on the utilities sector. She has an MA in Economics from the New Economic School in Moscow, and an MS in Applied Mathematics from Moscow Aviation Institute.
Vadim Botchkarev, Senior Associate - Business Development
Vadim is responsible for the international and domestic business development within Da Vinci Capital Management Ltd. His experience in these areas comes from a family business, where he launched and developed a number of international projects in the to equine and construction businesses. He successfully completed a 6 month Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program that was supervised by the US department of Trade. Mr. Botchkarev also holds a BSc degree in Business Economics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (2003), where he won the Best International Student prize.
