Andrew Intrater

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Andrew Lewis Intrater (born 1962) is an American capital investor.

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Career

Intrater manages the investment firm Sparrow Capital, formerly known as Columbus Nova, which was the only American affiliate of the Russia-based firm Renova Group, [1] where he also served on the board of directors. Renova Group is owned by Intrater's cousin, the Russian oligarch Victor Vekselberg. [2] [3] Columbus Nova's biggest asset at the time was a controlling stake in CIFC, a publicly-traded company that managed credit investments. Together with Israel's former prime minister Ehud Barak, Intrater was on the board of CIFC. CIFC was sold in 2016 for US$333 million (~$415 million in 2023) to F.A.B. Partners, an investment vehicle of Qatar's royal family. [4] [5] Vekselberg's assets were frozen due to the economic sanctions against Russia. [6]

He serves on the executive committee of Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. [7] He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Rutgers University.

Political affiliations

Intrater had close ties with Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s long time personal lawyer, who received a US$1,000,000 consulting contract from Intrater’s firm Columbus Nova. [8] Intrater also paid US$250,000 to attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump. [9] The lawyers of Stormy Daniels, including Michael Avenatti, believed that he contributed to her hush money payment. [10] [11] [12] Intrater also donated to the campaign of Madison Cawthorn, another right-wing newcomer of the Republican Party. [13]

Private life

Intrater was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. His family originates from Drohobych in today's Ukraine. [14] His father was a survivor of the Holocaust. He speaks English, Russian and Polish. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Corn, David; Friedman, Dan (August 17, 2017). "A Putin-Friendly Oligarch's Top US Executive Donated $285,000 to Trump: The head of Viktor Vekselberg's American affiliate helped finance Trump's inauguration". Mother Jones . Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ Profile on bloomberg.com
  3. ↑ Profile of Andrew Intrater Walkers Research
  4. ↑ CIFC To Be Acquired By F.A.B. Partners For $333 Million In Cash press release on prnewswire.com, 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Nathan Vardi: Columbus Nova: A Family Office For A Russian Billionaire Owned By Americans forbes.com, 9 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum: Russia Sanctions Froze His Fortune. Can the 4th Amendment Unlock It? New York Times, July 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ Board of councillors
  8. ↑ Russian oligarch met Cohen at Trump Tower before inauguration – reports The Guardian, 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ What we know about the campaign finance issues surrounding Santos Yahoo News, 13 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael CohenNew York Times, 8 May 2018.
  11. ↑ David Glovin, Shahien Nasiripour: Michael Cohen Filings Show 950 Messages With Oligarch’s Cousin bloomberglaw.com, 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Corn, David; Friedman, Dan (May 9, 2018). "Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Claims Russian Oligarch Paid $500,000 to Michael Cohen: Michael Avenatti releases a bombshell report. He must now provide the proof". Mother Jones . Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ Zach Everson: Madison Cawthorn’s Campaign Gets Donation From Associate Of Sanctioned Russian Billionaire forbes.com, 9 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Märchenszenen eines Leibeigenen TAZ, 21. Mai 2013.
  15. ↑ Ron Kampeas: Know your oligarch: A guide to the Jewish machers in the Russia probe Arizona Jewish Post, 24 May 2018.
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