Founder and Managing Partner

Alexander has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, corporate management, business restructuring and turnaround projects. He has substantial expertise across several sectors, including retail, distribution, food production and industrial equipment manufacturing.

Before establishing Zhizhin & Partners, Alexander served as a Managing Director in major Russian investment banks IFC Metropol and FC Otkritie, focusing on providing financing and M&A advisory services to mid-cap public and private companies.

Earlier in his career, Alexander worked as a CEO at Alexandra & Sofia (food manufacturer), COO at Alion Distribution Company (IT distributor), CEO at Bistroff-Trade (food manufacturer), Director for Commerce at Torgovaya Ploshchad Holding (construction materials).

Alexander graduated Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO University).

Mikhail is a professional in the area of M&A transaction origination. With more than 10 years in investment banking, has a deep knowledge of such industries as retail, food production, industrial equipment manufacturing.

Before joining Zhizhin & Partners, Mikhail served as a Vice President of Corporate Finance department in IFC Metropol, worked in the financial consulting company AGA Management and FC Otkritie, where he personally contacted more than 1,000 companies.

Mikhail graduated Moscow Banking Institute

Sergey is a seasoned professional with substantial experience in M&A transactions, management consulting, valuation, and strategic advisory services in the areas of capital raising and sell-side transactions. He specializes in oil and gas industry, as well as real estate development and retail.

Sergey was the Director in Deloitte Russia Oil & Gas Group, the Partner in financial consulting company AGA Management, worked for KPMG at its branches in Russia, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. At the beginning of his career, Sergey worked as an Executive Director of Strategic Analysis and Planning Department of AFK Sistema, where he managed the development of large integrated land assets in the Moscow region. Before that he worked on multiple real estate M&A deals in the Company of Regional Development and Investments.

Sergey graduated Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT University) and holds Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.

Andrey has extensive business relations in food processing and distribution, retail, transport and logistics.

For more than 15 years Andrew was in sales management & business development. He worked for Timebook, Airtrans, AvtoGruzServis, Glavproduсt, Factoria, Kukhnya Bez Granits, Alexandra and Sofia. He made a career from Mars sales manager to Chairman of the Board of Directors of companies Airtrans, Timebook. Magister & Partners. He also holds Executive director position at Promo Znak.

Andrey holds an Executive MBA diploma from Moscow Institute of International Business Classic Business School.

Sergey has more than 30 years of successful experience in managing large Russian trading and production companies employing more than 45 000 people.

Earlier in his career, Sergei held several senior management positions in well-known Russian companies, was CEO of international taxi service start-up project "GetTaxi", was CEO of food internet-hypermarket “Utkonos”, was CEO of retail project "TS-Retail", which brought together AFK "Sistema" products: “MTS”, “Intourist”, MBRD, “Comstar” and others. Sergey also served as vice president of mobile phone retailer "Euroset" for a long time, was the chairman of the Board of Directors of GC "Medmarket" (online store of health products), was head of adaptation and management systems building projects during the entry of SPAR food chain into the Russian market, was a top manager in the “Technosila” retail chain and GC “Regent”.