Arkadiy Abramovich
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Arkady Romanovich Abramovich (Russian: Аркадий Романович Абрамович) born 14 September 1993 is a Russian businessman, heir and eldest son of Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea F.C.
Biography
Abramovich is one of five children born to Russian Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich and his Russian wife Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina. His mother is a former Aeroflot stewardess. They divorced in 2007. He has one brother and three sisters: Ilya, Arina, Sofia, and Anna.
Arkadiy is the founder and owner of ARA Capital, a private investment vehicle whose assets include Zoltav Resources PLC, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker ZOL. Through ARA Capital, he also bought a 26% stake in Crosby Asset Management. In 2010 it was widely reported that Arkadiy made a bid for leading Danish football team FC Copenhagen, however, no bid materialised.