Businessman Sergei Vasiliev: biography and photos

In Russia it is not customary to spread the biographies of well-known entrepreneurs. Most often even their names are known only to a narrow circle of people who are really interested in this topic. The businessman Sergey Vasiliev, famous mostly for the private palace that copies the famous Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, and experienced a daring assassination attempt on his own life, was no exception. Who is the owner of elite housing and the victim of gang warfare?

The beginning of the way

Vasilyev Sergey Vasilievich - a businessman, now quite famous, is the middle of three brothers. All of them were born in the village of Vyritsa, which is in the Leningrad region. Since childhood, boys have been fond of boxing, so they did not have the stamina and strength - perhaps such tempering of character and became one of the main reasons for their success in business. At the age of 19 Sergei was imprisoned, but served 3 years out of the prescribed five. Ten years later - a new walker, but this time already with a big brother on charges of extortion, which was added to the court and fraud - at this time the Vasilievs are said to have controlled video shows and so-called thimbles in the city on Neve.

Freed in the early nineties, the brothers switched to a popular occupation at the time - the distillation of cars from Europe to Russia, while they actively used old acquaintances, which allowed them to take under their wing one of the automotive markets of the northern capital.

Petersburg Oil Terminal

The independent traveler businessman Sergey Vasiliev started with the "Petersburg Oil Terminal". It is interesting that instead of looking for outside investors who could require a stake in PNT as a token of gratitude for their help, Vasilyev engaged in modernization with the use of the terminal's own revenues.

At the moment, according to the expert, the share of this enterprise in the oil products market of the Baltic region is 15%, and the annual income of the Petersburg Oil Terminal is approximately $ 60 million.

Union

Vasilyev Sergey Vasilievich - businessman, photo, whose biography is covered in mystery. But it is known that another major undertaking of the entrepreneur was the Soyuz Corporation, engaged in the production of specialized fats (vegetable, palm oil and others); The share of this enterprise on the Russian market is 18%, which allows us to speak with confidence about its influence. Troubles in this company began in 2012, when Vasilyev, who owns a controlling shareholder's pact, and his partner, who owned a quarter of the corporation's shares, had a conflict on personal grounds.

Consequences of the "Union"

As a result of this, financial experts say, a kind of raider seizure of the enterprise began: an unwanted more partner was removed from the management of the company, the lion's share of the property was sold allegedly for the debts of the Union, and was sold at a price much lower than the real market value and firms behind them , According to some analysts, is also a businessman Sergei Vasiliev.

All ended with the fact that the incident was truly global in scope: an outcast partner was forced to travel with his family to Holland after an attempt on his own life, organized, quite likely, by Vasiliev; Many Russian and foreign firms refuse to cooperate with the corporation; At full speed there is a legal proceeding initiated by the escaped partner with the purpose of return of the selected share in "Soyuz".

Arcros

"Russian Funds" is another project, headed by Sergei Vasiliev. A businessman whose biography includes several large-scale enterprises, with the help of this investment group, recently became the owner of a London-based diamond trader, the company Arcos, which began its history back in 1920. Previously, it was under the wing of Alrosa, a mining company that specializes mainly in diamond mining. They say it's true that at the time of sale Arcos owned only a medium-sized apartment in London, while all the rest of the property was already sold to an unknown investor. "Alrosa" notes that in the auction, where this company was at stake, two businessmen took part, and Sergey Vasiliev suggested, as is already clear, a great price.

The businessman, whose photo appeared in many specialized publications in connection with this event, notes that this acquisition will allow him to expand his influence in the commodity markets, moreover, it will be an excellent addition to the already existing businessman of the gold mining company Seligdar. Mark, by the way, that Arcos was sold at a price that was below market value, so Vasiliev concluded a priori an advantageous deal.

Attempted

In Russia, a large number of large entrepreneurs are citizens of other countries. Sergey Vasilyev did not become an exception. St. Petersburg businessman, whose photo in connection with a loud assassination appeared in many local, and all-Russian media, chose a long time, despite his now Dutch citizenship. In this city, he began his career, suffered first setbacks, immediately took up new ideas. And in the city on the Neva he almost died. In 2006, the car in which the businessman was located was fired by unknown persons.

The attack was clearly well planned: one of the cars of the attackers blocked the road of the Rolls-Royce businessman, the other was aimed shooting: as a result of the attempt, one guard Vasiliev was killed, three were injured, he himself, also injured, spent about a week in intensive care.

Versions of the attempt

All versions of the assassination are related to professional activities. Some say that Sergei Vasiliev, a businessman who survived even the dashing nineties, refused to "share" with one of the well-known criminal authorities "The Petersburg Oil Terminal", for which he almost paid with his life. Others associate an attempted murder with Vasilyev's famous mansion, which he refused to sell. In any case, the accusation was brought against the head of the Tambov organized criminal group, which, according to the investigation, had views on some Vasilyev's enterprises.

Vasilievsky Palace

Vasiliev Sergey Vasilievich is a businessman whose photo of the mansion was agitated by the Internet. It is believed that a citizen of the EU country should spend most of the year in the EU, but contrary to this rule Vasiliev settled in his native village, where he built himself a small copy of the famous palace in Tsarskoe Selo. The house is located on the bank of the river Oredezh, say, by the way, that because of the construction of the village lost part of the wild beach. Experts point out that if, according to external design, Vasiliev's palace is in no way inferior to Catherine, then it even surpasses the interior even more.

There were rumors that the front doors of the mansion, made of tortoise shells, something the owner did not like, so that one of them, worth $ 30,000, was ordered by a businessman, Sergey Vasilyev, to be replaced with a new one. The abundance of marble and gold, baroque decoration, betrays a certain "museum" in the house, which is probably why this building is used more for receptions of high-ranking guests than for ordinary life. By the way, the exact area of the site is unknown.

Patronage

But it should be noted that Sergei Vasiliev - a businessman whose name often pops up in the media in connection with scandals, attempts and other unpleasant events, is also known for his patronage. He completely restored the Church of Our Lady of Kazan - a wooden cathedral with more than a hundred-year history, which is now one of the main places for pilgrims. True, not all fellow villagers are happy with such changes: from a small local church, the temple turned into a tourist Mecca, which clearly does not please everyone.

In addition, Sergey Vasiliev takes part in various projects for young entrepreneurs of businessmen, telling their own success story, thus inspiring young people to new achievements. It is worth noting that a year ago he tried himself in a new field: everything began with notes in one social network, in which Vasiliev shared his stories with his subscribers from his business past. Later, due to the popularity of these notes, the idea arose to create a whole book in which Vasiliev's way will be shown from the very beginning.

In his "memoirs", dubbed "How it was in my: the 90's," the businessman writes about the specifics of business in the 90's, as well as about all sorts of business schemes that he created himself and with which he had to face - This book promises to become one of the self-tutorials for those who are going to start their own business.

Conclusion

Of course, it is difficult to formulate an unequivocal opinion about such an unordinary personality as Sergey Vasiliev. Someone considers him to be one of the "purest" Russian businessmen, saying that he did not clear his way with murders - this alone can be respected for him. Others blame the numerous scandals related to the name of the entrepreneur: here is the incident with the Soyuz corporation, the trial of which is still not over, and likely behind-the-scenes games around the Petersburg Oil Terminal, for which Vasilyev nearly paid with his life. In any case, it should be noted that Sergey V. Vasiliev achieved really much without retreating just before any difficulties and demonstrating his entrepreneurial talent and outstanding abilities in conducting business. It is worth paying tribute to him only for the fact that he is also engaged in nurturing his own kind, which means that the business of Russia definitely has a future.