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 CIS

Getfaster

Series A in 2017
OOO Getfaster, an online hypermarket, retails food, drinks, household chemicals, and home products. The company offers groceries, water, drinks, ready made meals, and baby food. It also offers stationery, including folders, writing accessories, office tools, coloring books; cosmetics and cleaning products, including hair care products, wet wipes, deodorant, razor, and cleaning liquid; kitchen crockery, including kitchenware, utensils, frying pans, teapot, cookware, drinking glasses, and cutlery; and pet supplies, including toys, food bowls, and animal food. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

YouDo.com

Series C in 2016
Youdo Web Technologies Limited develops and offers a marketplace software that allows consumers find and hire local professionals for home repairs. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Getshop.TV

Seed Round in 2016
Getshop.TV is an online platform based in Moscow, Russia, that allows viewers to make purchases directly from their TV screens while watching commercials or television broadcasts. The platform enables users to interact with advertisements by issuing applications, obtaining advice or promotional coupons, and completing purchases directly from their SmartTVs. This innovative approach transforms passive viewing into an interactive shopping experience, facilitating the seamless acquisition of goods and services during TV programming.

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.

Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant

Private Equity Round in 2014
Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant is the Russian producer of Special High Grade (SHG) zinc and SHG zinc-based alloys.

YouDo.com

Series B in 2014
Youdo Web Technologies Limited develops and offers a marketplace software that allows consumers find and hire local professionals for home repairs. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

OOO Stroygazconsulting

Acquisition in 2014
STROYGAZKONSALTING, OOO, through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction of oil, gas, and condensate fields. It also constructs compressor stations, trunk pipelines, motor roads, bridges, railroads, metro, surface facilities, office buildings, sports facilities, apartment houses, hostels, and hotels in Russia. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in St. Petersburg, Russia. STROYGAZKONSALTING, OOO operates as a subsidiary of Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company).

Pension Fund Nasledie

Acquisition in 2013
Pension Fund Nasledie is one of the pension funds in Russia with pension assets close to 60 billion rubles.

VK

Secondary Market in 2013
VK.com is a social network with over 80 million monthly active users. It is heavily focused on mobile apps for all platforms. VK, formerly known as Vkontakte.ru, originated in Russia in 2006 and now dominates the post-soviet social networking space.

Uralmash NGO Holding

Acquisition in 2010
Uralmash designs and produces all types of modern drilling rigs, a wide range of oil and gas modular and complete equipment.

Monocrystal

Private Equity Round in 2010
Monocrystal, Inc. specializes in the development and production of synthetic monocrystalline sapphire and composite materials, primarily for applications in electronics and optical devices. The company offers a wide range of products, including sapphire wafers for optoelectronics, metallization pastes for solar cells, and optical components used in various industrial applications. Monocrystal is recognized as a leader in the global market for synthetic sapphires, particularly for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), holding approximately 50% of the market share in this sector. A significant portion of its output, around 95%, is exported to 25 countries, with its materials utilized in the production of smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, cameras, and fingerprint sensors. The company serves major manufacturers in the LED and solar cell industries, and a notable number of leading global firms rely on its sapphire ingots and wafers. Established in 1999 and headquartered in Stavropol, Russian Federation, Monocrystal operates as a subsidiary of Concern Energomera JSC.

Severalmaz

Acquisition in 2008
Severalmaz has core industrial divisions engaged in extraction, transportation and processing of raw materials, geological prospecting, as well as auxiliary workshops.

InCity

Private Equity Round in 2007
InCity is a vertically integrated Russian fashion retailer that designs, produces and sells women’s and kids clothes as well as lingerie at affordable prices, through its own chain of stores operating under INCITY, INCITY KIDS and DESEO brands.