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Alexander Sabotinov is a former executive Director of the Bulgarian Privatization Agency.

Alexander Sabotinov graduated from the Technical University (electronics) and post-graduated form the University of National and World Economy (finance and privatization), both in Sofia. He is a licensed business, fixed assets and equipment appraiser (valuer), and member of many international bodies and societies, including MENSA International. He had been working in the Bulgarian Privatization Agency from the very beginning, since October 1992 until May 1995 as an Expert, Head of Department and Head of Division, successively. He was appointed as Executive Director in the Privatization Agency and did his duty at this position between April 1997 and March 1998. In this period, the privatization deal flow increased more than three times, and many international investors took successful participation in the process. This foreign buyer’s share has been estimated as the most encouraging one, amounting to about 18% of all such deals closed till the end of 2005.

Alexander Sabotinov had been working as venture capital Investment Manager at the EuroMerchant Balkan Fund, Global Finance, and as Investment Manager at Raiffeisen Investment Bulgaria Ltd., in the period 1995 - beginning of 1997. In 1998 he returned back to Raiffeisen and became as Managing Director of the company. Sabotinov took participation as a consultant and Senior Manager, local Co-director and Team leader in many International Projects in Bulgaria and neighboring countries, financed by PHARE, EBRD and the World Bank. Sabotinov has closed, totally, over 100 sale/buy Investment mandates in different areas and industries.

Alexander Sabotinov has published many articles and works on privatization and post-privatization issues, M&A and arranging financing, business plan development, valuation and privatization leasing, in specialized editions and courses, interviews on similar topics and highlights, and acted as Leading editor of Investment chapter of the national digest Law and Privatization.