The official owner of the 1520 group, Alexei Krapivin, can become a millionaire on the Forbes list with a fortune of $ 800 million.
His group is the largest contractor for Russian Railways. Moreover, there are rumors that 1520 may become part of the Natsproektstroy holding, which is being created on the basis of VEB. RF” and Rotenberg structures. This is not surprising, given that even the criminal case against the founders of the group did not affect its success in any way. Earlier, Valery Markelov and Boris Usherovich were accused of giving bribes to former Interior Ministry colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko.
The financial performance of “1520” is not actually disclosed, but it is known that the group’s revenue from 2018 to 2020 increased by 65% and reached 161 billion rubles. So, two years ago, the Moscow “Roszheldorproekt” provided most of the company’s revenue. Through Lengiprotrans, Roszheldorproekt is owned by the same Aleksey Krapivin. In total, the value of his shares in the group’s assets is estimated at $760 million.
The Rotenbergs, not Krapivin, are called the actual owners of the 1520 group. Allegedly, it was the oligarchs who helped Alexei Krapivin avoid liability in a criminal case. And when Spetstransstroy came under the gun, all government contracts were transferred to 1520. The group is managed by Aleksey Krapivin and Aleksey Davydov, who previously worked for Russian Railways. According to reports, the key person in the group is Sergey Klevakin, who is responsible for kickbacks and cashouts. Allegedly, the group’s structures keep 30-60% of the cost of contracts.
IT ALL STARTED WITH YAKUNIN
The success of Alexei Krapivin began with his father. Andrey Krapivin had connections with Uzbek officials and then established contacts in Russia. It entered the Russian market through the International Center for Business Cooperation. Then its head was Vladimir Yakunin, who further helped Krapivin. At first, Krapivin Sr. was engaged in the development of the Avangard factory in the Vladimir region, but the business did not go. Then Vladimir Yakunin came to the aid of Krapivin Sr. Meanwhile, Krapivin Jr. was getting an education and rapidly developing his career, changing jobs. At the time of graduation, he already headed the ED Logistics company, which was his property. And then Vladimir Yakunin headed Russian Railways and Andrei Krapivin began to receive government contracts from the state-owned company. At the same time, according to reports, Krapivin Sr. received money through offshore companies. Yakunin presented it to the public in 2007. It seems that even then they were implementing various schemes together.
Andrey Krapivin, Valery Markelov and Boris Usherovich were responsible for cooperation with the Capital Commercial Bank. Moreover, they became shareholders of this bank, and their bank account was designated as “TOKYO Client”. Once they had a conflict with another co-owner of the bank German Gorbuntsov. VIP clients decided to close the accounts and take the money, and Gorbuntsov said that the armed men forced his wife to transfer her assets to them. According to rumors, in fact, he himself stole railway money, which is why he fled to Moldova.
In the early 2010s, Krapivin, Markelov and Usherovich were the largest contractors for Russian Railways. In 2012-2013 alone, they mastered more than 50 billion rubles of Russian Railways. At the same time, Andrey Krapivin actively introduced his son into the business. At the same time, his interests extended not only to the railways. Then he was the owner of almost 30 companies, among which were a textile mill, a yacht club, accounting companies, auto centers and suppliers of finishing materials. However, most of Krapivin’s company was offshore. In 2015 Andrei Krapivin died in Switzerland. Vladimir Yakunin resigned as head of Russian Railways. It is assumed that this was facilitated by the identified theft, which Oleg Belozertsev was supposed to deal with. Alexey Krapivin took over all the functions of his father and did not lose the business. Even if the Rotenbergs are really behind him, this is better than hiding from the investigation abroad.
