James H. Smilikis

RTP Global (RTP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Leonid Boguslavsky. The firm is headquartered in Moscow, Russia with additional offices in Newyork, London, Bangalore, Paris and Dubai.

Preferred Sands, Inc. provides sand-based proppant solutions. It operates through the sand and coated technology segments. The sand segment focuses on mining, processing, and distributing frac sand sold under supply agreements to oil and natural gas customers in connection with hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas wells. The company was founded by Michael O’Neill in 1992 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Preferred Proppants LLC engages in the provision of innovative solutions to the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by Michael O'Neill in 1992 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Brunswick Rail Ltd. engages in shipping of various cargos. Its principal activities include purchase, sale, financing and leasing of railcars. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia Federation.

Brunswick Rail Management Ltd. provides freight railcar leasing. The company provides railcars to its clients under operating lease contracts. Its services includes operating lease, operating leaseback, fleet management and freight forwarding. Brunswick Rail Management was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Acumatica, Inc. develops cloud accounting software and enterprise resource planning solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Its product includes acumatica cloud ERP, extension catalog, and acumatica xRP. The firm offers services to retail and ecommerce, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, and software and technology. The company was founded by Mikhail Chtchelkonogov, Serguei Beloussov, and John S. Howell, Jr. in 2008 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides project financing for the financial sector from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. The company also provides loan and equity finance, guarantees, leasing facilities and trade finance. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Acronis AG engages in the acquisition, holding, management, and disposal of participating interests in firms, particularly in the data protection and cybersecurity sectors. It also provides management and financing services to its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Serguei Beloussov, Max Tsypliaev, Yakov Zubarev and Stanislav Protassov and is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Internet Solutions LLC operates an online retail store. It offers books, audio & video products, computer software, games, electronic and digital goods, clothes, pet supplies, food, and other products. The company was founded by Aleksandr Yegorov on February 9, 1998 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Commercial Bank Universalnye Financy CJSC engages in the provision of banking services. Its services include short-term crediting of legal persons, cash management services businesses and individuals, issuable securities, and short-term interbank lending. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

U.S.-Russia Business Council operates as a trade association. It provides business development, dispute resolution, government relations, and market intelligence services to its American and Russian member companies. The company represents the interests of 300 member companies operating in the Russian market. U.S.-Russia Business Council was founded in 2000 and is located in Washington, DC.

Deutsche Bank Ltd. provides commercial banking services. It provides deposit, investment trust, government bonds, pension insurance, housing and car loans, card lock, housing loan advisory, credit card, private banking, and foreign exchange services to individual clients. The company was founded in May 1998 and is located in Moscow, Russia.

PGI Group Ltd. provides tropical agriculture produce such as tea, roses, macadamia nuts, and fresh vegetables. It has two business streams, a food group operating in Southern Africa and a property management division operating in Russia. The food group operates in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The major products are tea, cut roses, fresh vegetables and nuts. The property management division of Jensen is based in St. Petersburg. It manages funds that are invested in property and property development in that area. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

UFG Private Equity (UFG-PE) is a private equity subsidiary of UFG Asset Management founded in 2004 by Charles Emmitt Ryan. The firm is headquartered in Russia.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

UFG Asset Management (UFG AM) is an independent Russian asset management firm which was founded in 1996 by Boris Fedorov and Charles Ryan, the founding partners of Russian investment bank United Financial Group. In 2003, UFG separated UFG AM from UFG's investment banking activities.^ Based in Moscow, the firm provides asset management and investment advisory services for institutional and private investors wishing to invest in the capital markets of the Russian Federation and the CIS. Clients include national pension funds, banks, insurance companies and non-governmental pension funds.^ UFG AM has a strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank to develop their Russian onshore mutual fund business under the Deutsche UFG Capital Management brand.

Almaz Capital Management Ltd. (Almaz Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Alexander Galitsky and Peter Loukianoff. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.