Andrey Baranov

Altimo LLC (Altimo) is the private equity subsidiary of Alfa Telecom Ltd., ultimately owned by Alfa Group in Russia. The firm was created in 2005 by Alfa Telecom to hold the telecommunications investments of the Alfa Group Consortium. The Altimo names stands for Alfa Telecom International Mobile. The parent firm, founded in 1989 by Mikhail Fridman, is a privately-owned Russian financial and industrial conglomerate. Located in Moscow, Altimo specializes in investments in the telecommunications sector and manages the Altimo Fund. The Altimo Foundation was established to invest in cultural, educational, and scientific projects with the objective to promote communication and cultural interactions between the East and the West.