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TIS
TIS provides fabrication, welding, and non-destructive testing services to the industrial manufacturing sector. The company offers design, fabrication,...
TIS
TIS provides fabrication, welding, and non-destructive testing services to the industrial manufacturing sector. The company offers design, fabrication, welding, and inspection services, separating carbon and stainless steel production. TIS serves the nuclear, industrial process petrochemical, and oil and gas sectors, founded in 1999 in Cumbria, England – acquired by West Cumberland Engineering in October 2023.
General information
Firm type
Corporate Investor
Year founded
2008
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Japan
City
Tokyo
Corporate office
Tokyo, Japan
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is TIS's connection to Ukraine's port infrastructure?
TIS-affiliated entities control a major port complex at Pivdennyi near Odesa, Ukraine. The TIS Container Terminal is majority-owned by DP World, and the Neptune Grain Terminal operates as a joint venture with Cargill. These assets formed one of Ukraine's largest private port operations before 2022, handling bulk agricultural exports destined primarily for Europe, North Africa, and Asia (public record, Ukrainian commercial registry).
Who controls TIS?
TIS is controlled by Alexey Fedorychev through his broader Fedcominvest group, alongside his son Andrey Stavnitser and his son's brother Egor Grebennikov, who are named as co-owners of the firm. Fedorychev founded Fedcominvest in the 1990s as a commodity trading operation, building wealth through Russian and Ukrainian raw material exports before expanding into infrastructure and IT.
Does TIS operate as a single family office?
TIS is registered as a Japanese corporate entity providing IT services, but its disclosed asset base and principal relationships function closer to a multi-jurisdictional family office. The firm manages port terminals, real estate, and aviation assets directly or through affiliates, routing returns through a Tokyo-based IT services company rather than a traditional wealth management structure.
What philanthropic structures are associated with TIS?
Andrey Stavnitser maintains several philanthropic vehicles including the Alexey Stavnitser Charity Foundation and the HelpUkraine.Center. His most prominent initiative is the Superhumans Center, a rehabilitation and prosthetics hospital near Lviv launched in 2023 to serve Ukrainian veterans and civilians injured during the war (per the Superhumans Center, 2023). The center has received funding and board-level commitment directly from Stavnitser.
What is the relationship between TIS and Fedcominvest?
Fedcominvest is the parent trading and investment group founded by Alexey Fedorychev. TIS functions as the Tokyo-registered corporate vehicle within that broader group, providing IT services while holding and managing certain family assets including the TIS port complex in Ukraine and European real estate holdings.
Does TIS partner with external institutional investors?
Yes. The two signature known joint ventures are heavy-infrastructure partnerships: DP World holds the majority stake in TIS Container Terminal, and Cargill partnered on the Neptune Grain Terminal. These relationships place global logistics operators and multinational commodity traders alongside TIS's family capital in Ukrainian export infrastructure.
What investment sectors does TIS explicitly avoid?
TIS does not publicly disclose an exclusion framework. However, the portfolio's revealed focus on physical infrastructure, maritime logistics, IT services, and European residential real estate indicates no known exposure to biotech, consumer brands, or traditional venture-backed technology startups.
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