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History of the holding

History of the holding

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History of the holding

PJSC "SFI" is a major player in the financial market and combines public and nonpublic assets, as well as growing businesses. The holding brings together companies with a long history. The unified corporate center of the holding, which unites the portfolio of financial assets that had previously developed independently, appeared in 2016. In 2017, the holding acquired its current name and structure - the Europlan operating leasing company was finally spun off from a public joint-stock company, and SFI focused on the strategic management of the assets included in the holding and the development of the asset portfolio as a whole.

2013-2015

  • Pension assets acquired, including the NPF Raiffeisen (subsequently rebranded as NPF SAFMAR).
  • Europlan LC acquired, IPO in December 2015.

2016

  • 49% of VSK Insurance House acquired.
  • The three funds acquired earlier merged with NPF SAFMAR.
  • JSC Europlan's SPO

2017

  • The leasing business separated into a subsidiary of Europlan LC.
  • The holding rebranded as PJSC SAFMAR Financial Investments.

2018

  • New private pension assets (Doveriye and Mospromstroy-Fund) and Direct Credit credit broker acquired.
  • S&P international rating: B+.
  • Three-year share buyback program launched

2019

  • NPF Doveriye merged with NPF SAFMAR.
  • S&P international rating upgraded to BB-.
  • Share buyback program expanded: buyback operator consolidated 8.44% of SFI.

2020

  • The buyback operator consolidated more than 50% of SFI shares.
  • A 10% stake in M.Video-Eldorado Group, a leading retailer of electronics and household appliances, acquired.

2021

  • Exit from the pension business: pension funds sold.
  • 51% stake in GFN.RU cloud gaming service acquired.
  • Stake in RussNeft Oil Company acquired.
  • The holding renamed and rebranded as PJSC "SFI" (SFI Investment Holding).
  • Direct Credit sold to the M.Video-Eldorado Group.
  • Share buyback program completed.
  • New investment strategy for PJSC "SFI" adopted.

2022

  • Change of the CEO.
  • SFI simplifies the asset ownership structure by transferring it to the Russian jurisdiction.

2023

  • Transfer of SFI Trading LLCto SFI balance.
  • Resuming dividendspayment.. Dividends were paid for 9 months and for 2023.