United Capital Partners

United Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Moscow, specializing in growth stage investments in small and medium-sized enterprises within Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Founded in 2006 by Ilya Sherbovich and partners, UCP manages assets exceeding three billion US dollars, focusing on key sectors such as oil and gas, consumer goods, financial services, infrastructure, IT, and engineering. The firm seeks to capitalize on opportunities through investments and may consider recapitalization or partial sales to strategic buyers. United Capital Partners aims to exit its investments typically via an IPO within three to five years, demonstrating a commitment to effective investment strategies even in volatile market conditions. With a team of around 60 specialists, UCP has established itself as one of the largest financial investment groups in Russia.

Alexander Bogdashin

Investment Director

Svetlana Dmitrieva

Director of Private Equity

Yuri Kachuro

Partner, Executive Director and Head of Legal Department

Irina Lanina

MD

Victoria Lazareva

Co-Managing Partner

Victoria Lazareva-Cunningham

Co-Managing Partner, MD and Partner

Andrey Marchenko

Director

Alexander Mishuris

Partner

Elena Sapozhnikova

Partner

Iiya Viktorovich Scherbovich

President and Managing Partner

Ilya Sherbovich

President and Managing Partner

Alexander Shmelev

Partner

Mikhail Trofimov

Partner

Julia Zhdanova

Director - Investment

Past deals in Belarus

Inter RAO

Post in 2015
Inter RAO is a energy export and import operator in Russia. We supply electricity to Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Mongolia, Ukraine and South Ossetia. In 2014, we exported 14 bn kWh and imported 3.5 bn kWh of electric power.