The most expensive Olympics in history demanded huge investments from the state. Unfortunately, private investors were not very active and were in no hurry to invest their own funds. Fortunately, among the richest Russian businessmen, there were those who, for a variety of reasons, took part in the creation of Olympic facilities and infrastructure.
Today we offer Top 10 investors who invested in the Sochi Olympics... Dozens of Forbes experts and analysts calculated the total investments of each of the participants.
10. Arsen Kanokov (9.5 billion rubles)
Two hotels were built in Sochi at the expense of the Sindika group of companies belonging to Kanokov. The former president of Kabardino-Balkaria took over this project after the court invalidated the agreement with the Chernomorets Holiday Resort and Klever Asset Management.
9.Mikhail Kusnirovich (3 billion rubles)
The chairman of the board of directors of the Bosco di Ciliegi Group donated 3 billion in sponsorship to the Organizing Committee. As part of this sponsorship, Bosco develops design, manufactures and supplies equipment for the Russian Olympic and Paralympic teams.
8. Arkady Rotenberg (235 billion rubles)
Rotenberg's companies acted as contractors, completing orders from Gazprom, Adlerskaya TPP, Rosavtodor and Russian Railways. In the family of a businessman, much attention is paid to sports. Arkady himself is the first vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation and the president of the hockey club "Dynamo", and his brother Boris is the president of the football club "Dynamo".
7.Oleg Deripaska (44.2 billion rubles)
Deripaska's investments went to the reconstruction of the airport, the main Olympic village, and the Imeretinsky cargo port. In addition, the businessman acted as a sponsor of the Organizing Committee, as well as a contractor.
6. Iskander Makhmudov and Andrey Bokarev (3.3 billion rubles)
The funds of the businessmen went to the construction of the Shaiba 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 features of the relief. In 2015, the arena will be fully owned by 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 trio is Gennady Timchenko, who is the chairman of the board of directors of the Kontinental Hockey League, as well as the president of the SKA ice hockey club in St. Petersburg.
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 $ 30 million on the companies' application alone. Potanin financed the construction of the Rosa Khutor ski resort, a snowboard park, a freestyle center, as well as 1,500 rooms in the Olympic Village.
3. Vagit Alekperov (475 million rubles)
Lukoil President paid for the reconstruction of the Krasnopolyanskaya hydroelectric power station.The work was performed by Lukoil-Ecoenergo, which unites all hydroelectric power plants of Lukoil. The billionaire also helps Russian sports through the Russian Olympians Support Fund.
2. Viktor Vekselberg (16 billion rubles)
Vekselberg acted as an investor in a hotel complex located in the Imereti Valley. The Azimut hotel complex, built thanks to the investments of a businessman, entered Top 10 largest resorts in Europe.
1. Alisher Usmanov (7 billion rubles)
Usmanov acted as a sponsor, transferring decent funds to the Organizing Committee of the Olympics, some of which will go to organize cellular communications for athletes. The General Director of Gazprominvestholding heads the International Fencing Federation, this sport is represented at the Summer Games.