Veronika V. Dolenko

Soyuz Bank OJSC is a universal commercial bank, founded in 1993. The company's main businesses are retail, corporate and investment banking, and services for wealthy private customers. SOYUZ Bank has been registered for obligatory insurance of retail deposits. It was among the first banks authorized by the State Corporation 'Deposit Insurance Agency' to effect payments to depositors of bankrupt banks. Accreditation by the Agency confirms the Bank's reliability. Its regional network includes 36 points of sale and covers the main industrial and cultural centers of Russia such as St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Sochi, Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tomsk, and Tumen. Moscow has 11 operating offices. The Bank has proved its worth in the market of corporate, trade and factoring financing. The largest corporate customers include Hyundai Com Trans Rus LLC, Luding LLC, Korea Motor, RUSAL Group, OJSC Agency, Rospechat, OJSC, Agricultural Union Kuban OJSC, Aviakor - aircraft plant, IJSC 'Ingosstrakh', OJSC 'Russian Machines', OJSC 'Irkutskenergo', OJSC 'Krasnoyarsk Hydro-Power Station', OJSC 'Sochi International Airport'. It has become traditional to see rapid development of the investment business. SOYUZ Bank has an established credit record in the public financial market. SOYUZ Bank is a leading arranger and underwriter in the market of corporate and municipal ruble bonds.

Part of Joint-Stock Commercial Bank of Saving & Credit CJSC, Convers Group is a holding Luxembourger company with interests in banks. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Conversbank ZAO provides banking services. It offers payment cards, accounting, programs for accumulation, keeping of funds, and documentary operations (import/export letters of credit, collections, guarantees, and checks). The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia

Mian Group provides real estate services.

MDM Bank OAO provides banking services. Its areas of business include corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking and financial markets, private banking and asset management. The company was founded in June, 1993 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Arthur Andersen ZAO is a Russian company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation. Arthur Andersen was acquired by Ernst & Young (CIS) Ltd. from Arthur Andersen LLP on May 27, 2002.