SPIEF Partners

Sberbank of Russia is the largest Bank in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, with approximately 30% of the total assets of the Russian banking system and about 240, 000 employees. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and the majority shareholder of Sberbank (over 60%
of the voting shares), with the rest of the shares dispersed among more than 260,000 individuals and legal entities. The Bank has the most widespread branch network in Russia: 17 Regional Head Offices, over 20,000 branches and banking outlets, as well as subsidiaries in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, branch in India and representation in Germany.
Sberbank holds the General License No. 1481, issued by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

Rosneft is a vertically integrated oil and gas company involved in oil and gas exploration, in the production, refining and sales of oil, gas and oil products, and in providing oil industry services.
The company is one of Russia’s three largest public companies and one of the ten biggest public oil companies in the world.  Furthermore, Rosneft ranks first in terms of reserves and the volume of proven oil reserves among the world’s largest public oil companies.
Rosneft comprises oil and gas production companies located in West Siberia, the Timan-Pechora petroleum region, in the Russian Far East and in Southern and Central Russia. Rosneft Oil Company has a unique portfolio of exploration projects in such strategic oil and gas areas as Eastern Siberia, the coastal shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk, the Pechora Sea and the Karsk Sea. In addition to its substantial exploration and production assets, the company owns oil export terminals, refineries and a chain of filling stations across Russia and in Abkhazia. Rosneft is also carries out several projects abroad – in Germany, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, China, Algeria and on the coastal shelf of Abkhazia. Rosneft’s main shareholder is the Russian government.

Open Joint-Stock Company Gazprom is a global energy company. Its core businesses include geological exploration, recovery, transportation, storage, processing and sale of gas, gas condensate and oil, as well as generation and marketing of thermal and electric power.
Gazprom views its mission in reliable, efficient and balanced supply of natural gas, other types of energy resources and their derivatives to consumers.
Gazprom holds the world’s richest natural gas reserves with 18 per cent worldwide and 70 per cent domestically. The Company accounts for 15 per cent of the global gas output and 78 per cent of that in Russia. Gazprom is currently active in implementing large-scale projects for developing gas resources of the Yamal Peninsula, the Arctic shelf, Eastern Siberia and the Far East, as well as around the globe.
Gazprom is a reliable supplier of gas to both Russian and foreign consumers. The Company owns the world’s largest gas transmission network – the Unified Gas Supply System of Russia stretching for 161.7 thousand kilometers. Gazprom delivers over a half of the extracted gas to the domestic market. Gas is exported to 30 countries worldwide by pipeline.
In order to make gas delivery more reliable and flexible, Gazprom is executing strategic projects to construct the Nord Stream and South Stream gas pipelines, expanding its presence on the LNG market, thus broadening the geographic scope of its product sales.
The strategic goal of Gazprom is to establish itself as a leader among global energy companies by entering new markets, diversifying its activities and ensuring reliable supplies.

Federal Grid is incorporated in accordance with the restructuring program designed for the Russian Federation power industry as organization performing the Unified national (All-Russia) electric grid (UNEG) management with intent of its maintenance and development.
General guidelines for the company:

• management for the Unified national (All-Russia) electric grid;
• providing services for electric energy transmission and connection to the electric grid.

The Company is a key element in infrastructure of the created Russian energy market, a natural monopoly as well.
The Company operates power grid equipment in 73 regions of the Russia, which have total land of 13.6 million sq. km and ensures the proper functioning of 118 045 km of electricity transmission lines and 758 sub-stations with a total installed transformer capacity of more than 286,000 MVA, with voltage ranging from 35-1150 kV.

VimpelCom is one of the world’s largest groups of integrated telecommunications services operators offering a wide range of wireless, fixed, and broadband services in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Central African Republic, Italy and has an indirect equity shareholding in Globalive Wireless Canada (“Wind Mobile”). VimpelCom’s operations around the globe cover a territory with a total population of approximately 843 million people. The Company provides services under the "Beeline", "Kyivstar", "djuice", “Wind”, "Infostrada" “Mobilink”, “Leo”, “Banglalink”, “Telecel”, and “Djezzy” brands. VimpelCom Ltd. is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and listed as an ADS on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VIP".

LUKOIL is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated oil & gas companies. Exploration and production of oil & gas, production and marketing of petroleum products, petrochemicals and electric power are the core business activities of the Company.
LUKOIL is the second largest private oil Company worldwide by proven hydrocarbon reserves and sixth largest company in the world by hydrocarbon production.
Russia is LUKOIL’s largest production area. At the same time LUKOIL consistently expands its presence and is implementing exploration and production projects in Caspian Region, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America.
LUKOIL owns modern refining capacities and assets for production of petrochemicals in Russia, CIS countries, Eastern and Western Europe.
LUKOIL’s retail network covers 46 regions of the Russian Federation, 25 countries in Europe, Baltic Region and CIS, as well as the USA.
The Company plays a key role on the Russian energy market with 18% of total domestic oil production and refining.

VTB Capital, the Investment Business of VTB Group, is one of the three strategic business arms of VTB Group, along with the corporate and retail businesses.
Since its foundation in 2008, VTB Capital has taken part in more than 140 ECM and DCM deals, which were instrumental in attracting more than USD 73bn worth of investments into Russia.
VTB Capital has become a national leader in global investment banking. 2010 league tables show VTB Capital as #1 Eurobond bookrunner in Russia (Dealogic, Cbonds), #1 local bonds bookrunner by Bloomberg and Cbonds. In 2010, VTB Capital ranked #1 ECM bookrunner in Russia and the CIS (Dealogic). In 2010, VTB Capital became #1 M&A Adviser in Russia by mergermarket.
In 2010, VTB Capital pre-tax profit amounted to RUB 25,5bn demonstrating a 55,5% growth year-on-year.
VTB Capital operates in Moscow, London, Singapore and Dubai, with headquarters in Moscow.

The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM incorporates more than 250 enterprises and scientific institutions, including all civil nuclear companies of Russia, nuclear weapons complex’s facilities, research organizations and the world’s only nuclear-propelled fleet. ROSATOM is the largest utility in Russia which produces more than 40 % of electricity in the country’s European part. ROSATOM holds leading positions in the world market of nuclear technologies being the 1-st in the world simultaneous nuclear build abroad; 2-nd in uranium reserves and 5-th in uranium mining; 4-th in nuclear electricity generation, while providing 40% of the world uranium enrichment services and 17% of the world nuclear fuel market.
ROSATOM is also tasked to fulfill Russia's international obligations in the field of the peaceful uses of atomic energy and nuclear nonproliferation regime.

Open joint-stock company RUSNANO and Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs were established in March 2011 through reorganization of state corporation Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. RUSNANO's mission is to develop the Russian nanotechnology industry through co-investment in nanotechnology projects with substantial economic potential. Work to establish nanotechnology infrastructure and training for nanotechnology specialists has been entrusted to the Fund. The Fund fosters advances in the nanoindustry by creating infrastructure, educational programs, and standards, and encourage development in markets for nano-enabled products. The Fund will invest up to 19.6 billion rubles to establish 19 nanocenters between 2010 and 2015. By May 2011 six proposals had been approved. The educational programs of the Fund are focused on raising professional qualifications and retraining, foremost, employees of the project companies in which RUSNANO has invested.

The Joint Stock Company Russian Railways is one of the world’s biggest railway companies, with a colossal scale of freight and passenger transport. The company has high financial ratings, qualified specialists in all fields of rail transport, major scientific and technical resources, planning and construction capacities, as well as considerable experience in international cooperation.
The company’s mission is to meet the market demand for transport services, to increase the efficiency of its operations and the quality of its services, and to achieve a high level of integration with the Eurasian transport system.
The main aims of the company’s activity are to meet the requirements of the state and legal and physical persons for rail transport, work and services provided by rail transport, and also to make a profit.
Russian Railways is one of the biggest transport systems in the world, operating a total of 85,200 km of lines.
The JSC «RZD» carries about 1.2 billion tonnes of freight and 1.3 billion passengers per year.
The Russian Federation is the sole shareholder in the JSC «RZD».

Volga-Dnepr Group is an international company with key competence in global air cargo operations. Volga-Dnepr Group owns and operates Russia’s two biggest cargo airlines: Volga Dnepr Airlines specializing in air cargo charter transportation of outsize and super heavy cargo utilizing the unique capability of AN-124-100 and IL-76 and AirBridgeCargo Airlines operating scheduled cargo flights on Boeing 747 freighters. The Group has also established Volga-Dnepr Technics. One of Volga-Dnepr Technics’ projects is the creation of a modern MRO infrastructure at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny International Airport within the framework of the Special Port Economic Zone development project. Volga-Dnepr Group also continues to implement a number of strategic projects. The primary goal is to ensure production of the unique АN-124 and IL-76 ramp freighters. Other important objectives are the development of a modern cargo hub network in Russia and the introduction of advanced technologies (e.g. IATA e-freight).

INTER RAO UES is a dynamically developing electric power company with headquarters in Moscow, managing assets in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Finland. Among the company’s main lines of business are the production and sales of electrical and thermal energy, international power trading, engineering, design and construction of generating facilities. The company is a leader in the area of electricity export and import operations in Russia. INTER RAO UES manages 24 thermal, 1 nuclear, and 2 hydraulic power plants with a total installed capacity of more than 28 GW.
The strategy pursued by INTER RAO UES aims to create a highly efficient diversified international energy holding represented in key competitive segments of the electric power market. Implementation of this strategy will enable INTER RAO UES by 2020 to become one of the world’s ten top power companies in terms of the total installed capacity and the scope of business.

RU-COM Group - is one of Russia’s leading diversified business group. RU-COM invests into companies’ development, puts into practice state-of-the-art technologies, which enable to fully implement the natural competitive advantages and to create industry-leading companies. The companies managed by RU-COM employ 60,000 people. RU-COM ensures efficient management of its companies in:

• road & infrastructure construction
• industrial & power sector construction
• power generation
• agriculture
• housing & public utilities
• in the sphere of energy efficiency, possessing all necessary competencies, and developing the market of energy efficiency services (including construction of energy-efficient  "Eco-Offices" at the innovation center Skolkovo)
• RU-COM has created on a base of a new technology center Digital October an incubator Bricolage and the start-up fund to develop high-tech projects in the area:

1. Biotechnology and Medicine
2. New Energy
3. IT

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) is the leading telecommunications group in Russia and CIS countries. Including its subsidiaries the Group services over 103 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. MTS has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. In 2011 for the fourth time in a row, MTS brand was recognized as the most valuable Russian brand in BRANDZ™ Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, a ranking published by the Financial Times and Millward Brown, a leading global market research and consulting firm.

Company website: www.mtsgsm.com

Company website: www.nornik.ru/en

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 141,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.
Ernst & Young expands its services and resources in accordance with clients’ needs throughout the CIS. 3,500 professionals work at 18 offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Togliatti, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Baku, Kyiv, Donetsk, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Yerevan, and Minsk.
Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.

TNK-BP is a leading Russian oil company and is among the top ten privately-owned oil companies in the world in terms of crude oil production.
TNK-BP is a vertically integrated oil company with a diversified upstream and downstream portfolio in Russia and Ukraine. The company’s upstream operations are located primarily in West Siberia (Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Districts, Tyumen Region), East Siberia (Irkutsk Region), and Volga-Urals (Orenburg Region).
TNK-BP’s refining assets are located in Ryazan(near Moscow), Saratov (Volga-Urals),Nizhnevartovsk (West Siberia) and Lisichansk in Ukraine.
TNK-BP operates a retail network of close to 1,400 filling stations in Russia and Ukraine working under the BP and TNK brands. The company is a key supplier of quality fuels to the major markets in Russia and Ukraine, including the new-generation fuel BP Ultimate.

Company website: www.tnk-bp.ru/en

RUSAL is the world’s largest producer of aluminium. The company accounts for almost 10% of entire global output of primary aluminium and 10% of the world’s alumina production. RUSAL operates in 19 countries on 5 continents and employs about 72,000 people across its international operations and offices. RUSAL's assets include bauxite and nepheline ore mines, alumina refineries, aluminium smelters, casthouse business for production of alloys, foil mills and production of packaging materials as well as power-generating assets
RUSAL owns an Engineering and technology centre  responsible for new technologies development as well as technical and environmental upgrade of the existing production facilities. RUSAL’s own technologies of aluminium production are ranking among the top three in the world.  
RUSAL takes the view that investment into the social sphere is a critical element of sustainable development and of our responsibility as an industry leader. Our social programmes cover educational grants, volunteering, partnerships, local community support projects, and charity work.

Company website: www.rusal.ru/en/default.aspx

En+ Group  is Russia-based diversified mining, metals and energy group. The core base of En+'s businesses is located in Eastern Siberia - close to fast growing Asian markets.
En+ Group holds a 47.41% stake in the world's largest alumina and aluminium producer UC RUSAL, 100% stake in EuroSibEnergo PLC (one of the world's largest hydro generation companies and largest Russian independent power producer) and 100% in SMR (the largest ferromolybdenum producer in Russia).
En+ Group ‘s companies project pipeline includes R&D on small-scale nuclear power, a JV with China Yangtze Power to explore potential for sustainable new hydro power in Siberia, and projects in coal, uranium, iron ore, gold mining as well as aluminium downstream.
En+ Group employs over 100,000 people. En+ Group revenues in 2010 exceeded US$13,7bln.

Company website: www.enplus.ru/en

The Group of Companies EFESk is a highly professional multilevel holding, stably operating in the sphere of construction of large-scale power and industrial facilities within any climatic and landscape zones of the Russian Federation and abroad.
The history of incorporation of the Group of Companies EFESk began in 1998 with the establishment of the Energy Company «EFESk» JSC in Leningrad Region. During the past decades the pace of modernization in this sphere was advancing and the structure of the company EFESk was developing together with it: there were emerging design institutes, raw materials base, equipment and highly qualified staff. Since 1998 through the present day, the companies of our Holding have implemented more than 10 000 projects, participating in the erection of power facilities, the geography whereof spread from the south to the Arctic Circle. A Partnership Agreement between all constituent companies of the Group of Companies EFESk was concluded in December 2009. Since that time, all operations are carried out under the common brand – «GC EFESk» Ltd. CJSC “EnergoProekt” also is a member of Group of Companies EFESk since 2009. The Company maintains complex design of the objects of any complexity and plays important role in the development of the energy branch of Russia.
 

Company website: www.gkefesk.ru/en

• business and assets valuation
• investment and financial consulting
• structuring of investment projects and progress monitoring
• strategic and management consulting
• legal advice and consulting
• bank transaction advisory services and enhancing banks’ investment appeal

SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device, SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. We do this by extending the availability of software across on-premise installations, on-demand deployments, and mobile devices.
We believe that the power of our people, products, and partners unleashes growth and creates significant new value for our customers, SAP, and, ultimately, entire industries and the economy at large.
Our mission is to help companies of all sizes and industries to run better. Our vision is to help the world run better.
Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software. Founded in 1972, SAP (which stands for "Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing") has a rich history of innovation and growth as a true industry leader. SAP applications and services enable more than 109,000 customers worldwide to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. With revenue (IFRS) of €12.4 billion for the year 2010, SAP has more than 53,000 employees and sales and development locations in more than 75 countries worldwide.
SAP is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP."

Russian Agricultural Bank is the only 100% state-owned bank providing financial services to agribusiness and rural population of the Russian Federation. Established in 2000, today the Bank has become the universal commercial bank providing all kinds of banking products and services, and the main pillar of support for the national agribusiness.
Russian Agricultural Bank is number four among the largest Russian banks in terms of assets and is among the Top-3 most reliable banks of the Russian Federation. The Bank’s network is the second largest regional branch network in the country with over 1600 points of sales. The Bank has four representative offices in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. Russian Agricultural Bank’s ratings are quasi-sovereign and are of investment grade.

The acknowledged leader of the Russian video soultions market, Telemarker has been a technological partner of the Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum for three years.
In 2011 the company introduced an integrated IT solution which aids the attendees to orientate themselves throughout the Forum's schedule and toponomy; provides shooting, recording and live broadcast of the Forum's sessions; offers journalists an opportunity to promtly respond to the ongoing events.
In hall no. 8.2, built by Telemarker, a 25-meter long video wall has been installed in order to open up new graphical and interactive possibilities for speakers. Besides that, Telemarker, together with Cisco, has provided a state-of-the-art FullHD telepresense solution.
The company was founded in 2008; during the three years of operation leading commercial and governmental companies became it valued clients. We are proud to be a technological partner of the Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum and encourage its participants to become our customers.
 

Company Website: www.telemarker.ru