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Irakli Rukhadze
Founding Partner
US citizen and native of Georgia. Former CEO of Caucasus Advisors and the US$100m Caucasus Fund; began his career at McKinsey & Company across the US, Western and Eastern Europe.
About
A private equity practice rooted in Georgia.
With huge depth of experience managing assets in the USA and across Europe.
The Firm
Hunnewell Partners is a private equity group based in Georgia, with offices in London, Luxembourg, Jersey & the Netherlands.
Since its foundation in 2011, senior members of Hunnewell Partners have successfully managed and exited funds that invested in some of the most high profile companies, including regulated and listed companies, in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the USA in the past twenty years.
Get in touch
Interested in working together?
We back a small number of substantial businesses across the region. If you would like to explore a partnership, we would welcome the conversation.
Founders
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Ben Marson-Knight
Founding Partner
London-based structured finance lawyer. Advises on the firm's financing and legal strategy across multiple jurisdictions including the UK High Court.
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Igor Alexeev
Founding Partner
Russian-American executive with a career spanning McKinsey, Bankers Trust and Bank of America. Former CEO of a US$1bn specialty metals company and a US$150m mining enterprise in Georgia.
Portfolio
03 AssetsA concentrated book of operating businesses across telecom and industrials.
Magticom
GeorgiaTelecom
Georgia's largest telecom operator.
Rustavi Steel
GeorgiaManufacturing
Rustavi Metallurgical Plant - the country's principal steel producer.
Hunnewell Cement
GeorgiaBuilding Materials
Formerly HeidelbergCement Georgia ; the country's largest cement producer.
Former assets include Benahavis Hills, sold as a going concern in 2026, and Liberty Bank, exited in April 2026.
Global Presence
Georgia (HQ)
London
Luxembourg
Jersey
Netherlands