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Grigory Surkis

Net Worth: $206 million

Age: 59; 50

Marital status: Married, one daughter and one son; married, two daughters

Last year: $887 million

Industry: Energy, sport, finance, construction

In order to compete on the soccer field with  the president of Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine’s richest man Rinat Akhmetov, the brothers Grigory and Igor Surkis don’t need money, but crazy money. But during the crisis the Kyiv-based businessmen have struggled with the task. A temporary administration is working at their BIG-Energiya bank (71st out of 159 by shares) to save it from collapse. The Surkis brothers also own a number of regional power distribution companies. In spring, the State Property Fund three times put packages of several regional power distribution companies up for auction, such as 25percent plus one share in Poltava’s. Three times the tenders were cancelled because of a lack of bids. Either no one wants to join the Surkis brothers, Igor Kolomoisky and the Russian Konstantin Grigorishin, the main owners of regional power distribution companies, or they were put off by the starting price of the Poltava package – Hr 307.7 million. At the moment, the Surkis’ most pleasing asset is Dynamo Kyiv soccer club. In the Champions League and UEFA Cup the club earned €8 million. Although with a budget over $55 million, that sum looks more like humanitarian aid.

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