Much of Unicorn strengths lies in the skill and commitment of our bankers at all levels. We particularly encourage excellence, collegiality, diversity and dedication to the Bank and its clients.
Sergei Moiseyev
chairman
Mr. Moiseyev founded Unicorn in 2002 and is currently its Chairman. He is actively involved in the entire process of mergers, acquisitions, financing, restructuring and private capital raising. Sergei is the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Unicorn proprietary transactions.
Prior to Unicorn, Sergei was a managing partner at the Siemens Austria TMT Buyout Fund and held various investment banking positions in New York. Sergei was a Chairman of Chelpipe, Alnas and CZP among others.
Sergei graduated from Moscow Finance University in 1992 and holds an MBA From Bryant University since 1994.
He has an extensive background in structuring and executing industrial buyouts and exits.
Tatiana Nikitina
general director
Ms. Nikitina has been with Unicorn since its inception. Since 2018 she heads the Moscow office. She ensures Unicorn operations and services align with strategic goals and business needs by taking responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions. Tatiana is responsible for coordinating Unicorn's financial, HR, legal, general management and corporate operations.
Tatiana has strong experience and expertise in managing relationships. She led investor relations efforts in mergers, acquisitions, IPOs and numerous corporate initiatives, both domestically and internationally. Prior to joining Unicorn Tatiana worked as a Sales Manager at Skate Inc. where she marketed to international financial institutions.
She graduated from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics in 2000 with a degree in Economics.
Aznavur Vartanian
retail & tmt, healthcare
Mr. Vartanian joined Unicorn in 2022. He leads Unicorn’s deal team in retail, TMT and healthcare.
Previously, Aznavur was a projects' leader at Sibur and Tashir-Medica investment fund.
He holds his master’s degree in Economics from Moscow State University (2016) and a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Law from Moscow State Law Academy (2017).
Imran Mirzayev
agri & fmcg
Mr. Mirzayev joined Unicorn in 2024. He leads Unicorn’s deal team in agriculture and FMCG.
Previously, he led Due Diligence projects at KPMG. Imran has a wide range of contacts among international companies, investment funds, large and medium-sized Russian companies, understands target industries, and has significant practical knowledge of investment valuation and transaction structuring.
In 2015, Imran received a bachelor's degree from Bauman Moscow State Technical University. In 2018 he received a master's degree from the School of Business and Management at Taltech.
Ilyas Yerzhanov
natural resources, industrials
Mr. Yerzhanov joined Unicorn in 2023. He leads Unicorn’s deal team in industrials and natural resources.
Prior to Unicorn, Ilyas worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Royal Bank of Canada, Sberbank CIB and VTB Capital, where he participated in a series of landmark M&A and IPO deals. He has substantial experience structuring complex transactions, generating and executing investment ideas and performing valuations of mid-market and large companies.
Ilyas graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University and holds his Masters in Finance degree from EDHEC Business School in France.
Anton Kirin
infrastructure & logistics
Mr. Kirin joined Unicorn in 2024. He leads Unicorn’s deal team in infrastructure and logistics business.
Prior to Unicorn, Anton was in charge of mergers and acquisitions at Service-Telecom, Moscow-based tower infrastructure company, and led infrastructure, logistics and finance-related projects at various positions at Russian Direct Investment Fund.
He graduated from Higher School of Economics in 2015 and holds an MSc degree in management from Lomonosov State University since 2017.
Mr. Kirin is the participant of the CFA Institute Program.
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