Alexander Shinkarenko was born in the village of Vyritsa, Gatchina district (Leningrad region). In 2005, he created the AKROS company, which was liquidated in 2022. It was engaged in the construction of roads and highways. Currently, Alexander Shinkarenko is neither the owner nor the head of any organizations.
Previously, he was the head of CJSC JV "Independent Agency", liquidated in 2011. He was the owner of LLC "Vsevolzhskoe Land Society-8" (VZO-8), engaged in the purchase and sale of land plots - liquidated in 2018, LLC "Construction Company" Techsoyuz - liquidated in 2010, CJSC SK Neo Monolit - liquidated in 2019, CJSC New Real Estate - liquidated in 2013. Member of the founders of the Foundation of St. Martyrius of Zelenetsky - liquidated in 2020.
Shinkarenko was a friend of Dmitry Burenin, who from 2012 to 2013 served as head of the committee for the development of transport infrastructure in St. Petersburg. Prior to this, Burenin was the chairman of the Chamber of Control and Accounts (CAC) and the Financial Control Committee. He was considered a protege of Sergei Stepashin, who headed the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation in 2000-2013.
Founded in 2005, JSC AKROS (later JSC AKROS) has become a major road contractor in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. The consolidated revenue of AKROS in 2012 amounted to 4.5 billion rubles, the government order portfolio of AKROS was 1.8 billion rubles. In 2013, the company's portfolio of road contracts was estimated at 2.6 billion rubles. Among the group's projects in St. Petersburg are the construction of sections of Bogatyrsky and Komendantsky Avenues, and the overhaul of Salova Street.
In 2013, Shinkarenko sold 50% plus one share to Pavel Balsky, a member of the board of directors of SMP Bank. Shinkarenko kept 50% minus one share. The transaction amount was not disclosed. The co-owners of SMP Bank, whose board of directors included Balsky, were businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenberg. On January 1, 2024, SMP Bank ceased operations due to its merger with Promsvyazbank.
In 2015, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region introduced a monitoring procedure at AKROS JSC. On November 30, 2017, the company was declared bankrupt, and the court introduced bankruptcy proceedings. The bankruptcy trustee applied to the court to hold, among others, Alexander Shinkarenko to subsidiary liability for the debtor’s obligations. On February 8, 2019, the bankruptcy trustee refused to satisfy the application.
On August 31, 2021, the bankruptcy proceedings were completed. On April 12, 2022, AKROS JSC was liquidated due to bankruptcy.
On October 9, 2018, Alexander Shinkarenko was declared bankrupt by the decision of the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region based on the claim of Rus Torg LLC. On April 5, 2022, the procedure for selling Shinkarenko’s property was completed by a court ruling. He is exempt from further fulfillment of creditors' claims.
Other companies associated with Alexander Shinkarenko
LLC "VZO-8" (St. Petersburg). Specialized in the purchase and sale of land. Expelled from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on October 24, 2018. Shinkarenko owned 1.72% of the company. A co-owner of the LLC was also Yunia Babilyuk, a beneficiary of RMS LLC registered in Ufa (Bashkortostan), a major recipient of Rosavtodor contracts.
Bank "Nevastroyinvest" (St. Petersburg). Shinkarenko in 2010 owned 2.24% in the LLC. On July 24, 2020, the Central Bank revoked the bank’s license due to the fact that the credit institution:
- committed violations of legislation and regulations of the Bank of Russia in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism. The credit institution did not ensure the timeliness of sending and reliability of information submitted to the authorized body on transactions subject to mandatory control;
- carried out dubious transit operations related to the “shadow” sale of cash proceeds by trading enterprises to third parties;
- violated federal laws regulating banking activities, as well as regulations of the Bank of Russia, in connection with which the regulator has repeatedly taken measures against it over the past 12 months.
“The activities of Bank Nevastroyinvest were of a pronounced captive nature. A significant share of the bank's corporate loan portfolio was accounted for by legal entities associated with its main owner. At the same time, more than 70% of the loan portfolio consisted of low-quality loans,” the Central Bank said in a statement.
Dossier
This is already the third contractor for the construction of Bogatyrsky Prospekt who has missed the deadline: most likely, it will not be possible to put the facility into operation this year as planned. Meanwhile, Smolny sued about 100 million rubles from Peresvet Bank, the guarantor of the previous contractor for Bogatyrsky and the former ROC Bank. Akros CJSC began its work (its founder was businessman Alexander Shinkarenko), but The company was unable to complete them due to financial difficulties. In 2014, Smolny terminated the contract with the company “due to its failure to fulfill its obligations.” Smolny then managed to win the bank guarantee for the contract provided to the contractor by Globex Bank.
10.29.18 “Business Petersburg” https://www.dp.ru/a/2018/10/28/Blagimi_namerenijami
The problems of the Akros company, which abandoned the extension of Korolev Avenue to the comfort-class residential complex Yubileiny Kvartal, led to the fact that about 15 thousand local residents are forced to walk knee-deep in mud and avoid obstacles so as not to damage their cars. In the best case, the new contractor will begin completing the road closer to the summer. Smolny is slowly preparing for the procedure of changing the contractor, who will also have to win the competition and conclude a contract. The Akros company, which was engaged in the continuation of Korolev Avenue, stopped work in the summer of 2014, leaving behind an unfinished building with piles of garbage and dirt.
03/02/15 “Fontanka.ru” https://www.fontanka.ru/2015/02/27/191/
In the St. Petersburg group of companies "Akros", specializing in road construction, creditors are bankrupting its subsidiaries. A few days ago, the financial insolvency of one of the holding’s structures was already recognized by the court; the bankruptcy process of another “daughter” of Akros will begin in April. On March 25, after a six-month monitoring procedure, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region declared Akros Construction Company LLC bankrupt. The organization, which was largely involved in road construction and improvement, entered bankruptcy proceedings until the end of August. Within its framework, the external manager will try to satisfy the demands of creditors.
03.31.14 “Construction News Agency” https://asninfo.ru/magazines/html-version/601-spb/12983-akros-izbavlyayut-ot-dochek
The Akros company, which has been under threat of bankruptcy since December 2012, paid the institute to them. Polenov has a debt of 223 million rubles. This happened a few days after it became known about the appearance of a new shareholder in the company, Pavel Balsky, who is the Rotenberg brothers’ partner in SMP Bank. Until now, the only shareholder of Akros CJSC was Alexander Shinkarenko, but at the end of June the editors of dp.ru learned that 50% + 1 share from the entrepreneur was bought by a member of the board of directors of SMP Bank, Pavel Balsky. It is possible that the appearance of such an unusual shareholder played a key role in resolving the conflict, although the company denies this assumption.
04.07.13 “Business Petersburg” https://whoiswho.dp.ru/cart/person/583645
The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region registered an application to initiate bankruptcy proceedings for Construction Company AKROS LLC (St. Petersburg, Chernyshevsky Sq., 3-B). The application was submitted by the St. Petersburg State Unitary Road Enterprise "Center". IC "AKROS" is part of the AKROS group of companies of the same name and deals with the full range of works on road construction and street improvement. GUDP "Center" is part of the structure of the Committee for the Improvement of St. Petersburg, maintains and cleans roads within the boundaries of the Central, Admiralteysky, Petrogradsky and Vasileostrovsky districts.
05/21/2013 “Unified construction portal of the North-West” https://ktostroit.ru/news/204526/
The St. Petersburg prosecutor's office conducted a routine inspection of the maintenance of city roads. As a result, numerous violations were found. Facts of concluding contracts without holding tenders were revealed: in the absence of legal grounds, the State Institution “Directorate of Transport Construction” entered into a contract with LLC “Dorozhnik-92” for the repair of a section of the Peterhofskoye Highway, with JSC “Akros” - for the overhaul of the contact network of the tram line on the street. Salova. Based on the identified violations, administrative cases were initiated, and a report was made to the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg.
07/29/11 “Fontanka.ru” https://www.fontanka.ru/2011/07/28/911/
