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Leonid Borisovich Boguslavsky is the largest Russian investor. He actively invests in IT companies and the Internet. Head of the international firm ru-Net. In 2012, Boguslavsky was named Investor of the Year by Forbes. And in 2014, the same magazine put him in 162nd place in the annual ranking of the we althiest businessmen in the Russian Federation. This article will describe a brief biography of the entrepreneur.
Early years
Leonid Borisovich Boguslavsky was born in Moscow in 1951. The boy's father was the scientist engineer Boris Kagan, and his mother was the famous writer Zoya Boguslavskaya. Later, Leonid became the stepson of the poet Andrei Voznesensky.
In 1973, the young man graduated from the Institute of Transport Engineers. For the next seventeen years, Boguslavsky was engaged in scientific research at the University of Management Problems. He wrote 3 scientific books, just over 100 articles, and also became the author of several inventions.
LogoVAZ
In 1989, Boguslavsky Leonid, together with Boris Berezovsky, began to engage in a number of business projects at the LogoVAZ joint venture. On the Italian side, the partner wasIT company LogoSystem. And from the Soviet - the University of Management Problems of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and AvtoVAZ. Boguslavsky became a shareholder and deputy general director. First, Leonid Borisovich built a computer business in LogoVAZ, and then he took up a number of other commercial projects. For example, he helped the company LogoSystem to implement technological management systems for the company at AvtoVAZ.
Gazprom OJSC
At the end of 1997, Boguslavsky Leonid (as a representative of PwC) negotiated with this company about system integration and implementation of SAP. The amount of the contract was $ 140 million. In mid-1998, an agreement was reached, and Rem Vyakhirev (Chairman of Gazprom) signed an agreement with Boguslavsky.
Internet projects
In 1998, interest in the World Wide Web increased significantly. And since Boguslavsky already had a good experience in the field of computer networks, PwC added him a leadership role in Eastern and Central Europe. After some time, Leonid Borisovich began to independently invest in various Internet projects. At the end of 1999, the hero of this article met Charlie Ryan (UFG), David Mixer (Rex Capital) and Mike Calvey (Baring Vostok). At the time, the three planned to create a company that would specialize in online investments.
Holding ru-Net
Boguslavsky Leonid founded it in 2000 with the participation of two foundations - UFG and Baring Vostok. ru-Net became the first holding to invest in Yandex (35% stake for $5.27 million) and Ozon.ru ($3 million for a controlling stake). ATIn 2006, all assets (except for a stake in a search engine) were transferred to ru-Net investors. Boguslavsky currently owns 20% of Ozon.ru.
In 2007, Leonid Borisovich created the ru-Net II fund. The company became an investor in such projects as iConText (contextual advertising), MobileDirect (mobile advertising), iMobilco (digital content sales) and Digital Access (streaming video from ivi.ru). Also, the hero of this article is one of the shareholders of the Biglion coupon service and has a small stake in the Mail.ru Group.
Own company
In 2006, Leonid Boguslavsky, whose family is described below, founded his company called ru-Net Limited. Immediately after that, negotiations began with startups Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki. But no agreements were reached. But Leonid Borisovich invested in HeadHunter and iKonText.
In 2007, the entrepreneur met Alisher Usmanov. The latter asked Boguslavsky to develop an investment strategy for him. A year later, Leonid Borisovich introduced Usmanov to Yuri Milner.
Leaving Yandex
In 2008, Boguslavsky left the Board of Directors of this company. This happened because the businessman began investing in firms that could potentially create a conflict of interest with the search engine. The entrepreneur also bought the Digital Access company from Leonard Blavatnik, creating on its basis, together with Oleg Tumanov, the largest online cinema in the Russian Federation ivi.ru.
International Market
In 2011Boguslavsky Leonid significantly expanded the scope of his activities. He began to actively invest in international markets. For these purposes, the businessman created a subsidiary of ru-Net in the United States.
Family and hobbies
Leonid Boguslavsky, whose biography is presented above, is married. The investor has three children. In his free time, the entrepreneur enjoys extreme travel, kite surfing and skiing. Leonid also does charity work and actively supports our poets.
In 2013, Boguslavsky became seriously interested in triathlon and took part in the Ironman competition. In just six months of training, Leonid Borisovich went from a beginner to a prize podium. Well, after another 1.5 years, the investor qualified for the World Championship, which was held in Hawaii. In early 2016, Boguslavsky founded the commercial club Angry Boys Sport. The main direction of his activity was the preparation of Russian amateur athletes for standard triathlons and other long-distance (cyclic) competitions.
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