Professional team of lawyers, financiers, analysts and experts in the field of venture investment and modern financial technologies.
Denis Sedyshev
Founder, Managing partner
Igor Sventskiy
Founder
Alexey Konovalov
Partner
Viktor Ulianov
Junior partner
Denis Sedyshev
Denis is an international business lawyer with over 20 years of practical experience. Denis’s experience has been key to many large-scale international projects, including those related to the corporate restructuring of financial and industrial groups, raising the international bank and private financing for a total sum of more than $1.5 billion, complex international M&A transactions, successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange for the amount of $0,6 billion.
He has acted in multilateral international disputes in the High Courts of Justice in England, the Dutch courts, the London Court of International Arbitration, the European Union Courts and various ad-hoc arbitrations for a total amount of more than $2 billion in settled claims.
Graduating in 1996 from the Moscow State Law Academy he held leading positions in various Russian and international companies.
In 2016 co-founded the consulting company BNT Consulting, which provides a wide range of legal, financial and consulting services (www.bntpartners.com)
He has acted in multilateral international disputes in the High Courts of Justice in England, the Dutch courts, the London Court of International Arbitration, the European Union Courts and various ad-hoc arbitrations for a total amount of more than $2 billion in settled claims.
Graduating in 1996 from the Moscow State Law Academy he held leading positions in various Russian and international companies.
In 2016 co-founded the consulting company BNT Consulting, which provides a wide range of legal, financial and consulting services (www.bntpartners.com)
Igor Sventskiy
Igor is a financial expert with more than 20 years of experience as a CFO. Igor has considerable experience in corporate finance, business planning, cash flow management and liquidity. He also specializes in the debt and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and crisis management.
A non-executive director in the Board of Directors of the international aluminum company Vimetco N.V.
A non-executive director in the Board of Directors of the international aluminum company Vimetco N.V.
Alexey Konovalov
Alexey has over 20 years of experience in investment and venture finance.
He has held a number of positions from project manager to vice-president and chief investment officer in private equity funds, including PPF group, Baring Vostok Capital Partners and others.
He has managed a number of investment projects including those related to the development of network businesses, financial services, real-estate projects, agro-industrial and pharmaceutical distribution systems.
During the recent years he has been actively engaged in venture capital investments in international fin-tech projects.
His qualifications include an Executive MBA of the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS), Belgium, a Master’s degree in Economics of State University - Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia, Diploma of appraiser of International Academy Of Appraisal and Consulting (IAAC), MEng in Engineering Technology of Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU), Diploma in International Financial Reporting (ACCA DipIFR).
He has held a number of positions from project manager to vice-president and chief investment officer in private equity funds, including PPF group, Baring Vostok Capital Partners and others.
He has managed a number of investment projects including those related to the development of network businesses, financial services, real-estate projects, agro-industrial and pharmaceutical distribution systems.
During the recent years he has been actively engaged in venture capital investments in international fin-tech projects.
His qualifications include an Executive MBA of the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS), Belgium, a Master’s degree in Economics of State University - Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia, Diploma of appraiser of International Academy Of Appraisal and Consulting (IAAC), MEng in Engineering Technology of Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU), Diploma in International Financial Reporting (ACCA DipIFR).
Stepan Gershuni
Stephan is a general partner of the digital assets fund Bits.Capital.
He has a MBA at Business School in San Fransisco (USA) and a bachelor's degree of the Russian University of Economics.
Since 2014 he has been engaged in in-depth consulting on blockchain technologies and crypto-economics.
Since early 2017 he also became a partner in the New Mining Company.
Engaged in educational activities in the field of blockchain and crypto-currencies. Stephan also lectures at the Russian Financial University, MEPhI, the Corporate university of Sberbank, Ericsson, Rosatom.
He is also a regular author for RBC, Forbes, Vedomosti and professional channels: Forklog, Coinfox, Bit Novosti.
A member of the Expert Council on Financial Technologies in the Russian Federation’ Parliament Committee on the Financial Markets.
He has a MBA at Business School in San Fransisco (USA) and a bachelor's degree of the Russian University of Economics.
Since 2014 he has been engaged in in-depth consulting on blockchain technologies and crypto-economics.
Since early 2017 he also became a partner in the New Mining Company.
Engaged in educational activities in the field of blockchain and crypto-currencies. Stephan also lectures at the Russian Financial University, MEPhI, the Corporate university of Sberbank, Ericsson, Rosatom.
He is also a regular author for RBC, Forbes, Vedomosti and professional channels: Forklog, Coinfox, Bit Novosti.
A member of the Expert Council on Financial Technologies in the Russian Federation’ Parliament Committee on the Financial Markets.
Viktor Ulianov
Victor is a qualified lawyer with the extensive experience in complex international projects.
He graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy and the High School of Economics Moscow.
Has considerable experience in corporate restructuring, contract work, international disputes resolution.
He graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy and the High School of Economics Moscow.
Has considerable experience in corporate restructuring, contract work, international disputes resolution.