Andrew Intrater
Andrew Lewis Intrater (born 1962) is an American capital investor.
Career[edit]
Intrater manages the investment firm Sparrow Capital, formerly known as Columbus Nova, which was the only the 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[edit]
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[edit]
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. His brother Frederick was accused of being involved with alt-right politics after purchasing web domains deemed to have alt-right name connotations, with Frederick explaining he only intended to "flip" them for a profit.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Profile on bloomberg.com
- ^ Profile of Andrew Intrater Walkers Research
- ^ CIFC To Be Acquired By F.A.B. Partners For $333 Million In Cash press release on prnewswire.com, 19 August 2016.
- ^ Nathan Vardi: Columbus Nova: A Family Office For A Russian Billionaire Owned By Americans forbes.com, 9 May 2018.
- ^ Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum: Russia Sanctions Froze His Fortune. Can the 4th Amendment Unlock It? New York Times, July 1, 2019.
- ^ Board of councillors
- ^ Russian oligarch met Cohen at Trump Tower before inauguration – reports The Guardian, 25 May 2018.
- ^ What we know about the campaign finance issues surrounding Santos Yahoo News, 13 January 2023.
- ^ Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael CohenNew York Times, 8 May 2018.
- ^ David Glovin, Shahien Nasiripour: Michael Cohen Filings Show 950 Messages With Oligarch’s Cousin bloomberglaw.com, 22 May 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zach Everson: Madison Cawthorn’s Campaign Gets Donation From Associate Of Sanctioned Russian Billionaire forbes.com, 9 May 2022.
- ^ Märchenszenen eines Leibeigenen TAZ, 21. Mai 2013.
- ^ Ron Kampeas: Know your oligarch: A guide to the Jewish machers in the Russia probe Arizona Jewish Post, 24 May 2018.