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In December 2011, after the legislative elections, Prokhorov announced that he would contest the 2012 presidential election against Vladimir Putin as an independent. He called it at the time "probably the most important decision of my life". According to BBC Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov and opposition leader Boris Nemtsov both saw the move as inspired by the Kremlin. According to Mr Nemtsov is an attempt "to preserve Putin's regime". He collected 2 million signatures needed to allow him to run for the presidency. Prokhorov stated that he would not base his campaign on criticism of Putin. "Criticism must make up no more than 10% . I would like to focus on the things I would do," he said. [links]

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In April 1996, Prokhorov was appointed to the Board of Directors of Norilsk Nickel (which then still belonged to the state). In November 1995, Onexim Bank won 38% of Norilsk Nickel in a loans-for-shares auction for US$170.1 million, a mere US$100,000 or less than a fraction of a fraction of 1% higher than the bid starting price. At the time, Norilsk produced 25% of the world's nickel output.

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Banks holding government funds earned handsome fees and paid minimal interest at a time when inflation was in the triple digits.

[Unthinkingbit]

In 1989, Prokhorov graduated from the Moscow Finance Institute. From 1989–92, he worked in a management position at the International Bank for Economic Cooperation. Thereafter he shortly served as head of Management Board of the MFK bank (International Finance Company) and then the United Export-Import Bank (Uneximbank; akas: Onexim Bank; Oneksimbank), with Alexander Khloponin, a friend from college, and Vladimir Potanin, to whom he was introduced by Khloponin and who became his Business partner.

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In March 2004, Prokhorov founded the Cultural Initiatives Foundation (as part of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation). It is headed by Prokhorov’s elder sister, Irina, a prominent Russian publisher. At one time, he financially supported CSKA Moscow's basketball, hockey and football clubs, and is a member of the Supreme Council of the Sport Russia organization. He serves as President of the Russian Biathlon Union. He is also an avid freeride/freestyle jet skier. He performs tricks on a jet ski in a professional stand-up achievement. In the 60 Minutes interview he stated that a backflip is his most impressive trick. more

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In September 2008, ONEXIM Group acquired 50% of Renaissance Capital, a major Russian investment bank which has reportedly encountered liquidity problems. ONEXIM purchased a small bank, renaming it IFC (for the bank which Prokhorov had run in the early 1990s). One of ONEXIM Group's divisions focuses on the development of nanotechnology investing in high-technology projects such as white LEDs. One of the key areas of development is the production of materials with ultra–tiny structures used in Energy generation and Medicine. As part of that focus, ONEXIM purchased Optogan in 2008. more

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Prostitute Party: Mikhail Prokhorov gained headlines after an infamous 2007 Christmas party in the French Alpine town of Courcheval. Prokhorov was detained by French police for four days after allegations that he imported more than 20 Russian prostitutes to party with his friends. He was released without charges but the scandal forced Mikhail to sell off his share of Norilsk. That transaction netted Mikhail a $7 billion profit plus a large stake in an aluminum conglomerate. This turned out to be an extremely lucky turn of events because with in a year the global commodities market collapsed and Norilsk saw it's share price plummet.

[reQunix]

Mikhail Prokhorov net worth: Mikhail Prokhorov is a Russian oligarch and politician, as well as the former owner of the Brooklyn Nets who has a net worth $12 billion. Mikhail Prokhorov is also the current owner of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team. Mikhail Prokhorov made his money the new-fashioned Russian way, "acquiring" the formerly state-owned Norilsk Nickel and turning the company into a massive global energy conglomerate. Prokhorov is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, the biggest gold producer in Russia. Before becoming one of the leading industrialists in the country, had worked in the financial sector. In 2012, Prokhorov ran as an independent candidate in the Russian presidential election, and later that year established a new national political party called Civic Platform.

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Early Life and Career Beginnings: Mikhail Prokhorov was born in 1965 in Moscow, Soviet Union. His father, Dmitri, was a trained lawyer who managed international relations for the Soviet Committee of Physical Culture and Sport, while his mother, Tamara, served as a materials engineer at the Institute for Chemical Machine-Building. He has an older sister, Irina, and is of Jewish descent. Prokhorov attended the Moscow Finance Institute, graduating in 1989. Subsequently, he worked in a management position at the International Bank for Economic Cooperation until 1992. Following this, he was the head of the management boards of the MFK Bank and the United Export-Import Bank. At the latter institution, Prokhorov served alongside business partner Vladimir Potanin, who was introduced to him by his college friend.

[Legion]

Russian billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the American basketball team, the New Jersey Nets, Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov, has a net worth of $10.8 billion as of April 2019. In 2011, Mikhail Prokhorov was the third richest person in Russia with $18 billion and the 39th richest person in the world. He is considered as one of New York's most intriguing moguls. While he was busy campaigning against Vladimir Putin, his net worth has taken a beating. The six-foot-eight bachelor and martial arts buff made his fortune in metals and banking back in Russia, but here in the U.S he's best known for his efforts to build the New Jersey Nets, which he bought in 2009, into an NBA contender. He is also publishing a Russian-language magazine, Snob, in the U.S. Back home, Prokhorov is spending $200 million to help make Russia's first hybrid, the Yo. Mikhail Prokhorov was born in Moscow on May 3, 1965.

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[mycroftholmes]

Russian billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the American basketball team, the New Jersey Nets, Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov, has a net worth of $10.8 billion as of April 2019. In 2011, Mikhail Prokhorov was the third richest person in Russia with $18 billion and the 39th richest person in the world. He is considered as one of New York's most intriguing moguls. While he was busy campaigning against Vladimir Putin, his net worth has taken a beating. The six-foot-eight bachelor and martial arts buff made his fortune in metals and banking back in Russia, but here in the U.S he's best known for his efforts to build the New Jersey Nets, which he bought in 2009, into an NBA contender. He is also publishing a Russian-language magazine, Snob, in the U.S. Back home, Prokhorov is spending $200 million to help make Russia's first hybrid, the Yo. Mikhail Prokhorov was born in Moscow on May 3, 1965.

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