Alexander Mamut

Who is Alexander Mamut?

Alexander Leonidovich Mamut, born January 29, 1960 in Moscow to a family of lawyers, is a businessman and investor. He was previously an advisor to the former Russian government of Boris Yeltsin, and was a friend of Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko. He is best known outside Russia for his investment in LiveJournal via a media company which he co-owns, SUP Fabrik. In May-June 2011 Mamut's firm A&NN Capital Fund Management bought the book chain Waterstone's, and Mamut was listed with the Waterstone's managing director James Daunt at fourth place in a 2011 Guardian list of the top 100 people in the British books industry.