The most expensive in the history of the Olympics demanded huge investments from the state. Unfortunately, private investors were not too active and in no hurry to invest their own funds. Fortunately, among the richest Russian businessmen, there were still those who, for a variety of reasons, participated in the creation of Olympic facilities and infrastructure.
Today we offer Top 10 investors who invested in the Sochi Olympics. The total investments of each of the participants were calculated by dozens of Forbes experts and analysts.
10. Arsen Kanokov (9.5 billion rubles)
With the funds of the Sindika group of companies belonging to Kanokov, 2 hotels were built in Sochi. The former president of Kabardino-Balkaria took over this project after the court declared the contract with the Pension of Rest Chernomorets and the Klever Asset Management company invalid.
9. Mikhail Kusnirovich (3 billion rubles)
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bosco di Ciliegi Group of Companies transferred 3 billion in sponsorship to the Organizing Committee. As part of this sponsorship, Bosco is designing, manufacturing, and supplying equipment for the Russian and Russian Olympic teams.
8. Arkady Rotenberg (235 billion rubles)
Rotenberg companies acted as contractors, fulfilling orders from Gazprom, Adler TPP, Rosavtodor and Russian Railways. In the businessman’s family, much attention is paid to sports. Arkady himself is the first vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation and president of the Dynamo hockey club, and his brother Boris is the president of the Dynamo football club.
7. Oleg Deripaska (44.2 billion rubles)
Investments Deripaska went to the reconstruction of the airport, the main Olympic village, as well as the cargo port of Imeretinsky. In addition, the businessman acted as a sponsor of the Organizing Committee, as well as as a contractor.
6. Iskander Makhmudov and Andrei Bokarev (3.3 billion rubles)
The funds of the businessmen went to the construction of the Puck ice arena. After the Olympics, Makhmudov and Bokarev planned to disassemble the "Puck" and transport it to Vladikavkaz. However, the move had to be abandoned due to the terrain. In 2015, the arena will be at the full disposal of the state.
5. Gennady Timchenko, Evgeny Sur and Vladimir Kostylev (57 billion rubles)
The general project of businessmen is the construction of the Adler-Alpika-Service railway. The biggest sports fan in this troika is Gennady Timchenko, who is the chairman of the board of directors of the Continental Hockey League, as well as the president of the St. Petersburg hockey club SKA.
4. Vladimir Potanin (81.2 billion rubles)
Potanin was one of the authors of the idea of holding the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Interros spent only $ 30 million on a request from companies. Potanin financed the construction of the Rosa Khutor ski resort, a snowboard park, a freestyle center, and 1,500 rooms in the Olympic Village.
3. Vagit Alekperov (475 million rubles.)
Lukoil’s President paid for the reconstruction of the Krasnopolyanskaya hydroelectric station. The company Lukoil-Ekoenergo, which unites all Lukoil hydroelectric power plants, completed the work. The billionaire also helps Russian sports through the Russian Olympics Support Fund.
2. Victor Vekselberg (16 billion rubles)
Vekselberg acted as an investor in a hotel complex located in the Imereti Valley. Built thanks to the investment of a businessman, the Azimut hotel complex was included in the Top 10 largest European resort complexes.
1. Alisher Usmanov (7 billion rubles)
Usmanov acted as a sponsor, transferring decent funds to the Olympics Organizing Committee, some of which will be used to organize cellular communications for athletes. The general director of Gazprominvestholding heads the International Fencing Federation, this sport is presented at the Summer Games.
