Michael Loginoff

Past Teams

Citigroup Investment Banking on the Central Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) team in London, Salesforce, Cantor Fitzgerald, Black River Ventures.

Education

Dual BA, Colby College; MSc, University of Oxford

BIO

Michael is a partner in and chief of staff at PORTAL. His professional experience encompasses the investment banking, venture capital, and technology sectors across both the US and Europe.

Most recently, Mr. Loginoff served on the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) investment banking team at Citigroup (Citi) based in London. During his time with Citi’s CEEMEA team, Michael advised on a range of transactions. His notable deals include the IPO of Eurowag, a Czech integrated payments and mobility platform, on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WAG, 2021); the private placement for Infobip, a world leading Croatian software company focused on the communications space (2019); a share capital increase for a European diversified industrials player (Undisclosed); and numerous other undisclosed transactions.

Prior to Citi, Michael worked in the Executive Department at Cantor Fitzgerald and was a member of the sales team at Salesforce both based in New York City. He has also worked alongside both Peter Loukianoff and Mark Lockareff during their shared time at Black River Ventures, a US/European cross-border investment fund.

Beyond his professional experience, Mr. Loginoff has been a contributor to the EastWest Institute, published multiple times for Global Risk Insights, and served on the Board of Trustees of Colby College from 2014-2016.

Michael earned an MSc in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Oxford, a dual BA in History and Russian Language & Culture from Colby College, and has also studied at the Smolny Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Saint Petersburg State University.

Heartstrings

Originally fleeing the Soviet Union, my grandparents (on both sides) passed through 10 countries as emigres to give their future family more opportunity in America. My parents were born along that journey and are immigrants themselves. This sacrifice my grandparents and parents made on the behalf of my sisters and me inspires and empowers me to honor their past and living memories. On a lighter note, my 2 older sisters are my role models and best friends, and I absolutely love being an uncle to my adorable nieces!

Fun Facts

Played college basketball in 2 countries at both Colby College (where my teammates and I made it onto ESPN for our bench celebration antics) and the University of Oxford. I previously spent almost four years living in London’s Borough of Hackney where I developed a love for London Fields, Broadway Market, El Ganso Cafe, Fightzone, and the community of the East End on the whole. Huge history, politics, and languages nerd who’s also a proud San Francisco sports fan. Lastly, I’m a massive Star Wars nut and Dave Filoni is probably my hero (IYKYK).