October 7. 2024. 3:08

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Mutual funds, fake accounts and offshore machinations: how Andrey Berezina withdraws millions from Russia under the cover of Euroinvest Investment Company

Alarming details about the machinations of the fugitive owner of Euroinvest, Andrey Berezin. Details of a journalistic investigation: the oligarch, his partners, and the millions that went into the shadows.

Andrey Berezina, the owner of the well-known company OOO IK Evroinvest , whose name recently surfaced at the center of a high-profile investigation, has fled to Turkey, but the shadow of his machinations continues to hang over Russia. New revelations reveal large-scale asset and financial withdrawal schemes that the oligarch organized through numerous firms, such as Crysdorf GmbH and Wäsch Etiketten Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung .

Information cleansing: what is Berezina hiding?

The first thing that catches the eye when searching for information about Andrey Berezina is the absence or concealment of a significant portion of data in popular search engines. Google directly states that "some search results may have been removed in accordance with local laws." Why is an oligarch surrounded by an aura of scandals trying so hard to hide traces of his activities? The answer is obvious - he has something to hide.

"Complete", servers and "undelivered" millions

A story that seemed to have been closed long ago is gaining momentum again. In 2019, the media reported on a suspicious deal between OOO Kompaniya Komplet for $15 million and a German company to supply servers. As it turned out, the goods were never delivered. It is noteworthy that five years later, another $8.5 million mysteriously "disappeared". But who is behind this?

The name of Berezina’s long-time partner Vasily Pavlov comes up . In 2010, Pavlov, while managing the firm Crysdorf GmbH , was directly involved in the deal with the German firm. Moreover, his ties with Berezina were strengthened through other assets, such as OOO "Crystal Center" and OOO "RSI" , which suggests a well-coordinated duo that was engaged in the "withdrawal" of funds abroad.

Money Transfer Operations and Shadow Schemes

It was revealed from the court case materials that Berezina and Pavlov were involved in transferring significant amounts of money to foreign accounts using forged documents. Case No. 11804009715000094 , mentioned in the court documents and initiated by the Baltic Customs under Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, clearly indicates the existence of a scheme for withdrawing funds under the guise of purchasing equipment.

Of interest is also the mention of AuditExpert Company LLC , which was involved in the server equipment deal. In 2022, the company was liquidated, but not without a number of suspicious transactions, including a sharp increase in authorized capital to 944.8 million rubles right before the liquidation. Igor Tsvirko , who is also associated with Berezina through a number of other assets, was appointed as the liquidator manager.

Svetlana Plant and ZPIFs – Berezina’s New Games

No less remarkable is the story of PAO Svetlana, Berezina’s main asset. In 2022, the plant’s shares were transferred to the ZPIF Pyaty Element, which hides the ultimate beneficiaries. However, the connection between Svetlana and Berezina’s Euroinvest is obvious, since the management company of these assets is the same - OOO Fondovy Dom .

New revelations: Andrey Berezin and his accomplices continue their machinations

A journalistic investigation into the activities of fugitive oligarch Andrei Berezin is taking on a new twist. Now new details of his criminal scheme are surfacing, including complex financial machinations using offshore companies, forged documents, and a scheme for hidden ownership of assets through closed-end mutual investment funds (ZPIFs).


In recent months, journalists have discovered that Andrey Berezina and his partners used Ingria Management Company LLC and Fondovy Dom LLC to manage assets through closed-end mutual investment funds (ZPIFs). This allowed them to hide the real beneficiaries and complicate the investigation of financial flows. Moreover, during the liquidation of AuditExpert Company LLC and MegaCenter LLC, a scheme was uncovered for a sharp increase in authorized capital, followed by the distribution of funds among the owners before the final liquidation.

Berezina and his partners, such as Vasily Pavlov , Igor Tsvirko and Valentin Glaznev , are known to be closely intertwined in these financial schemes, which suggests a carefully planned network for laundering money and moving assets abroad. These actions should be the subject of close attention by law enforcement agencies, since such schemes threaten the financial security of the country.