Atomic Capital is a Moscow-based investment banking advisory firm focused on complex private-market transactions. The company delivers tailored advisory services to clients seeking to sell, acquire, restructure, or raise capital for privately held businesses. The firm operates independently, without affiliation to financial institutions or investment groups, which allows for maximum neutrality and discretion.
Atomic Capital serves clients across Russia and selected international markets through a project-based model centered on confidentiality, custom structuring, and senior-level oversight.
Advisory Scope
The firm specializes in mid-market and upper mid-market mandates that involve:
- Full or partial business sales (buy-side and sell-side representation)
- Mergers, carve-outs, and corporate asset restructuring
- Capital raising from private investors or strategic partners
- Intergenerational transfers and succession planning
- Conflict resolution among shareholders
- Discreet or time-sensitive exits under regulatory or financial pressure
Projects typically involve private companies with revenue ranging from $5M to $200M and complex ownership, legal, or governance structures.
Clients and Stakeholders
Atomic Capital works with a wide range of stakeholders:
- Entrepreneurs and founders seeking strategic exit or partnership
- Family businesses transitioning ownership across generations
- Corporate groups divesting non-core assets
- Minority shareholders seeking liquidity or structural rebalancing
- Private equity funds and family offices seeking proprietary opportunities
- Strategic investors entering new sectors or geographies
The firm is accustomed to working with multiple parties and managing transaction dynamics across varying interests and decision-making cultures.
Project Approach
Each engagement follows a structured process that includes:
- Pre-engagement analysis
Preliminary diagnostics to evaluate feasibility, readiness, and potential outcomes. - Strategic structuring
Development of a transaction roadmap aligned with the client’s objectives, market conditions, and legal constraints. - Preparation and packaging
Consolidation of legal, financial, and business materials; establishment of confidentiality protocols. - Targeted engagement
Identification, qualification, and approach of counterparties under confidentiality. - Transaction management
Coordination of negotiations, legal frameworks, commercial terms, and closing processes. - Optional post-deal support
Advisory on governance, integration, or operational transition when required.
Operating Principles
- Confidentiality: The firm does not publicize transactions or client identities.
- Customization: Each project is designed specifically for the client’s situation.
- Partner-level involvement: No project is delegated without oversight by senior advisors.
- Cross-functional expertise: Legal, tax, strategy, and finance are integrated into one coordinated advisory package.
- Discretion and control: All communication and outreach is managed in accordance with agreed privacy terms.
Sector and Geography Focus
Atomic Capital operates across a broad range of sectors, including:
- Traditional industries and manufacturing
- Logistics and transportation
- Technology and digital infrastructure
- Education and services
- Healthcare and medical operations
- Regional and cross-border business groups
The firm’s core geography includes Russia and CIS countries, with increasing participation in cross-border transactions involving investors from the Middle East, Asia, and select European jurisdictions.
Key Leadership
The company is led by Alexander Zaytsev, a senior investment banking professional with more than two decades of experience in M&A advisory, capital markets, and institutional finance. Zaytsev provides strategic oversight and active participation in all major mandates.
Summary
Atomic Capital positions itself as a high-discipline, low-visibility advisor for clients who prioritize substance, strategic alignment, and confidentiality in their transactions. The firm’s boutique structure allows for flexible engagement models and full adaptation to the complexity of private markets.
Contact Information
Atomic Capital
Petrovka St., 7, Geneva House Business Center
Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7 (495) 488 66 33
Email: [email protected]
Website: atomiccapital.ru