Russian oligarch 2004, Putin apparently engaged in a power-struggle with some oligarchs, reaching a "grand bargain" with them. This bargain allowed the oligarchs to maintain their powers, in exchange for their explicit support of – and alignment with – Putin's government. Many more business people have become oligarchs during Putin's time in power, and often due to personal relations with Putin, such as the rector of the institute where Putin obtained a degree in 1996, Vladimir Litvinenko, and Putin's childhood friend and judo-teacher Arkady Rotenberg. However, other analysts argue that the oligarchic structure has remained intact under Putin, with Putin devoting much
Igor Rotenberg Organizational Structures. Since 2006, he is the owner and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Moscow-based NPV Engineering Group. Since 2008, he is the Vice-President of the design bureau CB "Northern Sea Route" (). Since 2010, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mosenergo Heat and Power Company. Since 2011, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of (Burgaz). In 2015, Arkady Rotenberg sold his son Igor Rotenberg a number of assets including up to 79% of Gazprom Drilling (Bureniye), 28% of the road contruction company Mostotrest, and 33.3% of Jersey-based TPS