Since May 2013, Dr. Zhang has been the Founder and CEO of SIFT Capital, an asset manager licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (HKSFC) (No. BBE413) and Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) (No. P1018039). Prior to that, from January 2010 to April 2013, he was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, where he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Goldman’s Beijing Office and led multiple outbound and inbound asset/share acquisitions on behalf of clients.
Dr. Zhang is licensed as a Responsible Officer for Asset Management by HKSFC, and to practice as a professional financier by regulators in China, the UK, and the UAE.
Dr. Zhang earned a Ph.D in International Law from University of International Business and Economics (LL.D.), two master degrees in Law respectively from Peking University and Oxford University, and a bachelor degree from Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. He was both China Oxford Scholar and China Chevening Scholar.
Public records and corporate disclosures indicate that Zhe Zhang and Konstantin Sokolov have intersected in at least three major business ventures:
- Viva Armenia (formerly MTS Armenia): Both are named as the ultimate beneficiaries of Fedilco Group Limited, the Cyprus-based company that acquired Armenia’s leading telecommunications operator from the Russian MTS Group .
- Alpha Star Acquisition Corporation (SPAC): Sokolov served as a director on the board of this Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company, where Zhe Zhang is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
- Armbusinessbank (AMIO Bank): The bank was acquired via an investment fund whose legal structure does not require disclosure of its unitholders. Zhe Zhang’s companies acted as the fund’s manager. Konstantin Sokolov is not recorded as a direct beneficiary in official filings, but his name appears in connection with the bank via appointed representatives and earlier affiliated projects.
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