In the early 1990s, he set up Trinity, which owned one of Moscow’s first casinos, car dealerships and Metelitsa, a popular dance club in Moscow. Later on, he acquired a stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann and he sold his 19.6% share to Pepsico for $1.1 billion. In 2013, he teamed up with billionaire Zelimkhan Mutsoev to buy 38% stake in gold producer Polyus Gold for $3.6 billion. Also, he partnered with Vladislav Doronin, an ex-boyfriend of supermodel Naomi Campbell, and the two invested $300 million in a 4.3-million-square-foot Moscow real estate development. Reportedly, the vast real estate property will include an 85-story tower with a boutique hotel, offices, a multiplex and parking for 3,900 cars.
