Andrew Lewis Intrater (born 1962) is an American capital investor.
Career
editIntrater manages the investment firm Sparrow Capital, formerly known as Columbus Nova, which was the only 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
editIntrater 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
editIntrater 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.[15]
See also
editReferences
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 Cohen New 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.