Portrait of Oleg Boyko

Rank #2186

Oleg Boyko

Net worth $1.9B

Diversified · Russia

Born
Sep 28, 1964
Age
61
Source
Diversified
Residence
Lipperswil
Citizenship
Russia
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education
Master of Science, Moscow Aviation University; Master of Business Administration, Russian National Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Oleg Boyko's private equity firm Finstar Financial currently manages and consults portfolio companies operating in 30+ countries.
  • After Russia invaded Ukraine, his mother who held all of his shares in fintech 4Finance gave 9.9% each to Ukrainian relatives and a nonprofit in Switzerland.
  • She sold the rest of the family's 4Finance stake to four new, non-Russian minority shareholders.
  • Boyko opened Moscow's first stores with credit card readers in the 1990s.
  • In 2002 Boyko invested in a Moscow chain of gambling venues and founded Ritzio Entertainment Group, which invested in casinos and gambling.
  • When gambling was banned, Boyko sold his Russian gambling assets and moved into gambling in the European Union.
  • Boyko, who was injured in an accident in 1996 and often appears in a scooter-style wheelchair, is the main private sponsor of Russian Paralympics team.
  • He invests in movie-making. His projects include Roberto Rodriguez's Sin City II and Scarlett Johansson's Summer Crossing.