TransFin-M PAO TransFin-M PAO (TRFM.ME) operates as a leading leasing company in Russia, specializing in financial and operational leasing for transportation and related sectors; it provides leasing services for rolling stock including freight and passenger cars, traction locomotives, aircraft, water vessels, automotive and specialized vehicles, port equipment, forestry equipment, commercial real estate, and mining special equipment. The company, founded in 2005 and headquartered at Mashi Poryvaevoi 34, Moscow, manages a substantial fleet exceeding 60,000 freight cars through its railway operator subsidiary Atlant, ranking it among Russia's eighth largest in that category, and delivers full-cycle services for specialized mining equipment via TFM-Spetstekhnika, encompassing open-pit mining operations. TransFin-M PAO focuses on industries such as rail transport, mining, logistics, and aviation, serving enterprise clients across Russia with a diversified leasing portfolio that emphasizes long-term contracts in operational leasing for rolling stock and special equipment.
In February 2024, ownership of TransFin-M PAO transitioned to closed-end mutual investment funds linked to its management, with 70% acquired by ZPIF Investservice under Aurum Investment Management Company and 30% by ZPIF Thaler under Tetis Capital LLC, following a sale by former owner Alexei Tycher, who exited the railway business to pursue logistics and fintech investments. New owners, potentially including CEO Maxim Anishchenkov and board members Alexander Goland and Ivan Blagodatsky—who partnered with Tycher in the 2019 acquisition from NPF Blagosostoyanie—commit to preserving and expanding all specialized divisions amid favorable market conditions. The company maintains its strategy of developing segments like operational leasing for port and forestry equipment while navigating past leadership challenges, including the 2024 sentencing of ex-CEO Dmitry Zotov to seven years for fraud and the arrest of Tycher on related charges.