RUSNANO
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) was established in 2007 by the Federal law № 139-FZ to enable Government policy in the field of Nanotechnology.

To accomplish this task, RUSNANO co-invests in nanotechnology industry projects that have high commercial potential or social benefit. Early-stage investment by RUSNANO lowers the risk of its investment partners from the private sector.

RUSNANO participates in building nanotechnology infrastructure, which includes the nanotechnology centers of excellence, business incubators and early stage investment funds. RUSNANO provides scientific and educational programs that are required for its investment projects to succeed, and also supports the popularization of nanoscience and nanotechnology. RUSNANO selects promising spheres for investment based on longer-term foresight created by the leading Russian and world experts.

To assist the Russian nanotechnology industry advance to the global market and strengthening of its international links RUSNANO develops partnerships with the leading nanotechnology centers in the world and organizes the annual Nanotechnology International Forum in Russia.

UBS
UBS has been present in Russia since 1996 and is home to advisors from our investment bank, global asset management and wealth management businesses. Whatever your initial request, our experts will work together to provide you with seamless, integrated solutions, fully customized to your requirements. UBS has long been a trusted partner for international wealth management services for our Russian clients, who value our strength in this sector. We have developed Wealth Management into a broad service to help you meet your challenges and achieve your goals. Our holistic approach means we take the time to understand your entire financial situation not just once, but on a continuing basis.

Today, we remain committed to Russia as demonstrated by our plans to expand our local presence and our service offering over the coming months to better cater for our clients needs.

The information on these web pages may refer to the international financial group UBS which has a head office in Switzerland (UBS AG), and representative office in Russia, as well as its affiliates which operate in their countries under their respective licenses. On the territory of Russia the services are provided only by the legal entities which are duly registered in the Russian Federation and operate under their respective licenses including:
”OOO UBS Bank”. Legal address: 11 floor, 2/2 Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow, 115054
Russian Central Bank banking license No.3463 dated 6 June 2006.
Licenses of the professional participant of the securities market, issued by Federal Financial Market Service (FFMS of Russia):
- for depository activity - No 177-12414-000100, issued 30 July 2009
- for broker activity - No 177-12405-100000, issued 30 July 2009
- for dealer activity - No 177-12408-010000, issued 30 July 2009
- for trust management activity - No 177-12411-001000, issued 30 July 2009
“UBS Securities” CJSC. Legal address: 2/2 Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow, 115054
Licenses of the professional participant of the securities market, issued by Federal Financial Market Service (FFMS of Russia):
- for broker activity - No. 077-07006-100000, issued 21 October, 2003
- for dealer activity - No. 077-07018-010000, issued 21 October 2003

The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship
Since 2002, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) has developed a reputation for quality programming, innovative training and concrete results. Starting with a mission to accelerate entrepreneurship in Russia, CFE has:
- Trained hundreds of entrepreneurs who have created thousands of jobs
- Created proprietary learning materials, conducted innovative networking events, and directed practical peer-to-peer exchanges
- Helped launch and worked with a wide range of business and entrepreneurship organizations that have advanced economic reform efforts in the country
- Started a nationwide professional academic association to create new curricula and enhance entrepreneurship education in universities
- Partnered with international organizations and companies to provide recognition programs for Russian entrepreneurs, including sponsoring and supporting Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
- Conducted policy forums to improve the climate for innovation by highlighting the factors that improve and inhibit a culture of entrepreneurship
- Provided matching funding for new initiatives that allow CFE to work with new partners and expand the breadth and reach of our entrepreneurship development activities
- Facilitated the work of many other important Russian and international organizations such as: Junior Achievement Russia; OPORA; the Russian Microfinance Center Foundation; the Entrepreneurs’ Organization; the US Russia Business Council; the Financial Services Volunteer Corps; the Civilian Research and Development Foundation; Harvard Business School; the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research; the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund; the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia; and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

As a result, CFE has become a credible, respected and internationally recognized force for economic development, the advancement of opportunity, and community well-being through entrepreneurship.

CFE is an initiative of the U.S. Russia Investment Fund. Initially capitalized by USAID, the U.S. Russia Investment Fund, over the course of many years, was a leading private equity fund dedicated to developing and financing growth companies in Russia.

Avenir Group
Avenir is comprised of five companies that could address virtually any issue related to operation of a business venture in Russia:
1. Avenir Accounting offers full accounting outsourcing that includes credit control, invoicing, monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting, tax reports, pay-roll and other services necessary for business operations of any size.
2. Specialists of Avenir Audit Alliance conduct various types of audit in IFRS and US GAAP formats, provide internal operations control and assist with set up and operation of Revision Committee.
3. Adapt-to-Change is a consulting company that offers Recruitment and HR Management Services to international clients operating in Russia.
4. Avenir Management offers outsourced business management, including the services of nominal General Director, as well as assistance with corporate and individual work permits and visas.
5. Hellevig Klein & Usov - provides litigation services and practical legal solutions to corporate and individual clients in all major areas of law.

Hellevig, Klein & Usov
Hellevig, Klein & Usov is a law firm that serves international clients who invest and conduct business operations in Russia. Our company is an integral part of Avenir Group and offers practical solutions to foreign companies as well as individual entrepreneurs in the following legal areas:
* Taxation
* Labor & Immigration
* Intellectual Property
* Real Estate
* Private Equity
* Corporate secretary outsourcing
* Corporate Law
* Incorporations
* Corporate Governance
* Joint Ventures
* Mergers & Acquisitions
* Restructuring
* Litigation & Arbitration

Since its inception our Russian practice has experienced solid growth and currently we have offices in 4 Russian cities: Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Tver and Yekaterinburg.

History:
The history our company dates back to 1998 when the firm was founded. In 2002, Artem Usov become a patner of the law-firm, bringing in deep understanding of Russian taxation and labor practices. Hellevig, Klein & Usov was formed in 2005 when a strategic decision of combining the efforts of legal practices of Jon Hellevig and Daniel Klein was made. The new joint venture provided the possibility to diversify the existing services and to work with wider range of companies from various market sectors. Due to rapidly growing Russian economy, quality legal advice has become greatly demanded. The background in accounting, taxation and labor law contributed by the partner’s expertise in real estate, finance, corporate, contract and IP matters proved to be in the right place for international companies who were entering Russian market at this time. During the recent years the company has steadily expanded and opened new offices in major economic areas of the country.

Goals:
Activities of HKU are marked by determination to provide thorough, results-oriented legal solutions that add value to any business venture. From very outset Hellevig Klein & Usov positioned itself as a company helping foreign investors to adopt their business goals to legal principles specific to Russian practice. With the help of accounting, audit and management specialists from Avenir group we put our legal analysis in perspective. As a result our clients receive truly comprehensive and cost-effective advice that enhances shareholder value.

OJSC Innovation Management Company (IMC) “FiBr”
Since 2006 “FiBr” has been working on development of a system of venture investment in high-tech business projects. In addition, the company exercises administration over the private fund and invests internal funds and funds of private investors in the innovation projects it selected, the projects which are based on breakthrough high technologies and products in the areas of water treatment, advanced materials, biotechnology and IT.

Suleiman Palace Hotel
The modern comfortable “Suleiman Palace Hotel”, built in 2006, is located on Petergurgskaya str., 55 - in Kazan’s downtown. The hotel is attractively close to different Business Centers, The City Park “Millennium”, the Entertainment Centers “Tougan Avylym” and “Suvar Plaza” with the movie theatre “Grand Cinema”, Sport Centers “Basket Hall” and “Fitness Planet”.

“Suleiman Palace Hotel” is a 10- minute drive from the Railway station and the Port and 25 kilometers from the International Airport “Kazan”. Also it is 400 meters from the nearest Metro Station “Toukay Square”.

ANCOR
ANCOR Holding is the largest professional search and staffing services company in Russia and the other CIS countries. ANCOR has been operating in the field of recruitment and staff leasing services since 1990 and has acquired a deserved reputation as a leader of the business niche. Our network includes over 40 offices: in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan. ANCOR Holding is a private Russian joint-stock company. Today ANCOR renders a wide range of staffing services for companies, which operate in all business spheres. Our services are: professional search and selection, business support personnel search, cross-country search, mass recruitment, outstaffing, temporary staffing, staff leasing, shift-staffing. In partnership with the other companies – Unistaff Payroll Solutions and CASE – ANCOR supports clients in all the stages of HR management cycle. Unistaff Payroll Solutions specializes in payroll and HR administration services. Business activities provided by CASE are as follows: assessment, personnel training, salary and benefit surveys, labor market research, reward system, HR policy audit, HR system development, outplacement, labor law consulting. ANCOR’s client list includes over 1,600 international and local companies. We placed over 1560 candidates (permanent employment) in the second quarter of 2010. The revenue of the holding in the second quarter of 2010 exceeded the figure for the similar period of the previous year on 25,4%.

RVCA
Objectives and goals of RVCA activities:
*Creation a positive political and entrepreneurial environment for investment activities.
*Representing the RVCA members interests at the government level, in press, in financial and industrial markets within the country and abroad.
*Information support and communicative grounds establishment for the Russian venture market participants.
*Building a cluster of highly qualified professionals for the venture business companies.

TheAngelInvestor
The Magazine for alternative business investments across Russia. «The AngelInvestor» is the magazine for inside information on what is happening in the angel investment and venture capital worlds. «The AngelInvestor» is Russia's Number 1 source of industry news, resources and Entrepreneur business investment proposals.
«The AngelInvestor» is published monthly and is sent out to over 20,000 accredited high-net-worth business angel investors and potential business angel investors. The magazine covers various topics including; industry news, successful business angel interviews, industry profiles, start-up spotlights, resources, lifestyle features, events, and an entire section of entrepreneur Investment Proposals.
Corporate Publishing Limited is a boutique publishing house catering to niche affluent business angels', venture capital and lifestyle markets. We are a team of highly skilled professionals working to provide direct marketing opportunities through «The AngelInvestor» magazine, one of Russia's most exclusive publications.
«The AngelInvestor» publication is a Russian only magazine which exclusively targets the Angel Investment and Venture Capital community. «The AngelInvestor» is quite simply the fastest and most direct route to achieve your objectives, whether providing a product or service to wealthy High-Net-Worth individuals or, if you are looking to raise investment capital for your start-up or existing business.

Institute for the Development of Financial Markets
The Institute's main activities include:
*Organizing and holding public events, such as: conferences, seminars, round tables, forums, and presentations;
*Training students to successfully pass qualifications exams, upgrading qualifications of working securities market experts, and conducting professional seminars;
*Organizing corporate courses and consultation seminars both in Moscow and in Russia's regions.

Utilizing highly skilled tutors - who are actively engaged in financial markets - in the training process facilitates effective qualitative training of market participants.

Institute employees are a stable and experienced team - having successfully carried out more than a dozen large-scale projects, as well as having organized and held a large number of professional conferences, congresses and forums. The Institute's conferences have always been well attended by a large, varied and professional audience; these conferences have also received extensive coverage from leading Russian and foreign mass media. The Institute's organized events, which include both Russian participants and foreign partners, including: investors, leading representations from major exchanges, state officials, and journalists, have made it possible to create a convenient meeting ground where representatives of Russian business and their foreign counterparts can get together for mutual cooperation.

The Institute for the Development of Financial Markets (IRFR) is currently engaged in a number of exciting projects focused on advising a wide range of Russian companies on appropriate mechanisms and best-practice techniques for attracting investment. Among the long-term and multi-stage targets are:
*Upgrading regional economic and investment policy;
*Creating favorable, long-term conditions for investment into the Russian economy as a whole;
*Actively using financial market mechanisms to attract investment;
*Organizing effective inter-regional economic cooperation.

Business Incubator Higher School of Economics
Business Incubator was founded in 2006 by students and professors of State University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and has quickly become a catalyst for student entrepreneurial activities far beyond its HSE walls.

The Incubator concurrently hosts up to six startup teams. Startups get a fully equipped office space, administrative and consulting support. They also enjoy free participation at HSE and industry events, and take full advantage of networking opportunities provided by the Incubator’s team.

In just 3 years since its inception, the Incubator became a starting ground for a number of well-known student companies: SmartKniga, Skillopedia.ru, Native Speakers Club, Roomix, PensiaMarket, TimePad, and others.
Business Project Competition

Business project competitions serve an important purpose of popularizing entrepreneurship among students, searching for talented young entrepreneurs and “Next Big Thing” ideas.

HSE {10K} was initiated in 2006 as an analog for the MIT(100K) competition. It is a contest of students’ business projects – be it an idea or a young company.

Startup of the Year is another popular contest that attracts ambitious young entrepreneurs. They not only have to defend their business model, but present the audience with a short video about their startup. Winners of HSE {10K} and Startup of the Year receive cash prizes and a two-year residency at the Incubator.

The Incubator also runs less formal contests and business games:

* Iron Entrepreneur started as a team-building tool for HSE{10K} and spread virally throughout the country.
* Flip-Chat is very popular among technology students, as it allows to generate and present business ideas without an emphasis on presentation skills.

The Incubator partners up with other organizations to run regular business and networking events for startups and young entrepreneurs: BIT contest, Startup Weekend, Startup Point, Harvest (Greenfield.ru project) and many others.

The Incubator capitalizes on the leading role of HSE as a provider of entrepreneurial knowledge. It runs courses in entrepreneurship as well as stand-alone seminars provided by real entrepreneurs. Over 60% of participants come from other schools (mostly technology-oriented), and almost all of them participate in other events organized by the Incubator. Currently, the Incubator offers the following courses in entrepreneurship:

* How to Start a Successful Business, or Entrepreneurship 101,
* Business Laboratory,
* Creative Thinking in Business.


HSE{sun} is a yearly summer conference for Russian entrepreneurial support organizations. The Incubator invites participants from other schools, technology parks, venture firms, private businesses and multinational corporations to discuss common challenges in fostering entrepreneurship, and collaborate on designing a more effective support infrastructure for innovative businesses.

HeadHunter
Currently hh.ru is the national leader among the job-websites. Our business model is based on selling information from its CV data base.

hh.ru is a part of HeadHunter Group. The Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukrane, Belarus, Baltic States and Israel.

Internet-project Corporate management
Group of companies "Alt-Invest" specializes on rendering of consulting services and creation of decisions in strategic financial and investment planning area of business.
The company is the publisher of Internet-project «Corporate management» (www.cfin.ru) and Marketing encyclopedia (www.marketing.spb.ru)which contain more than 50,000 pages of references and methodical information, fragments and complete texts of the books, selected publications of leading journals in the market and experts views.
Edition is more focused on analysts and financial experts of an average and the top level of management. It has a weekly audience of 100,000 people, Opt-in e-mails — more than 15,000 subscribers. Access to professional publications is provided on free basis.

Ingria Business Incubator
Ingria Business Incubator was founded by the Government of St. Petersburg. It is part of St. Petersburg high-tech Technopark and a site for launching small businesses utilizing new knowledge, technologies and solutions.
Mission: To utilize society’s human resources, to foster entrepreneurial activity by providing access to required financial resources, business contacts and professional management support.

ALTHAUS Consulting
ALTHAUS Consulting, division of ALTHAUS Group, is an independent consulting company offering full range of consulting services for existing companies as well as for new investment projects.

Our major service lines are:
• M&A transactions support
• Express and full-scope due diligence (finance, tax and legal)
• Business and assets valuation
• Business recovery and restructuring, including refinance issues
• Preparation of IFRS financial statements, management accounting and budget planning setup
• Tax advisory
• Legal advisory.

The company was founded by professionals from the “Big four” and international investment companies with the extensive practical experience gained on projects for Russian and international companies.

Russian Science, Technology and Education Consortia of RUSTEC
RUSTEC promotes collaboration between Arizona State University and ASU partners (universities, companies and non-profit organizations) with Russian companies, research centers, and Universities in innovations, science and education.

The technical focus areas of join projects between ASU and its partners and Russian institutions includes but not limited to commercialization, research and education in nano electronics, photonics, renewable energy and energy efficiency, bio and information technology.

OmniGrade
The OmniGrade Rating Monitoring Agency:

*A Professional Company
Our employees are all top class professionals in the sphere of factoring, commodity markets, information technologies and financial analysis. We know what is essential to be able to fully assess any customer; objectively, impartially and in depth.

*An Innovative Company
We offer a new business model intended to meet the challenge of the current economic situation and to help protect economic entities. And we will continuously improve our business model, impartially and actively, based on our assessment of ongoing developments in the business environment.

*A Multinational Company
We consider all regions, countries and continents to be our operational area.
Our Mission

To create conditions for stable, reliable, confident and mutually beneficial relationships between businesses at any time and in any economic circumstances.

Business Incubator Higher School of Economics
Business Incubator was founded in 2006 by students and professors of State University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and has quickly become a catalyst for student entrepreneurial activities far beyond its HSE walls.

The Incubator concurrently hosts up to six startup teams. Startups get a fully equipped office space, administrative and consulting support. They also enjoy free participation at HSE and industry events, and take full advantage of networking opportunities provided by the Incubator’s team.

In just 3 years since its inception, the Incubator became a starting ground for a number of well-known student companies: SmartKniga, Skillopedia.ru, Native Speakers Club, Roomix, PensiaMarket, TimePad, and others.
Business Project Competition

Business project competitions serve an important purpose of popularizing entrepreneurship among students, searching for talented young entrepreneurs and “Next Big Thing” ideas.

HSE {10K} was initiated in 2006 as an analog for the MIT(100K) competition. It is a contest of students’ business projects – be it an idea or a young company.

Startup of the Year is another popular contest that attracts ambitious young entrepreneurs. They not only have to defend their business model, but present the audience with a short video about their startup. Winners of HSE {10K} and Startup of the Year receive cash prizes and a two-year residency at the Incubator.

The Incubator also runs less formal contests and business games:

* Iron Entrepreneur started as a team-building tool for HSE{10K} and spread virally throughout the country.
* Flip-Chat is very popular among technology students, as it allows to generate and present business ideas without an emphasis on presentation skills.

The Incubator partners up with other organizations to run regular business and networking events for startups and young entrepreneurs: BIT contest, Startup Weekend, Startup Point, Harvest (Greenfield.ru project) and many others.

The Incubator capitalizes on the leading role of HSE as a provider of entrepreneurial knowledge. It runs courses in entrepreneurship as well as stand-alone seminars provided by real entrepreneurs. Over 60% of participants come from other schools (mostly technology-oriented), and almost all of them participate in other events organized by the Incubator. Currently, the Incubator offers the following courses in entrepreneurship:

* How to Start a Successful Business, or Entrepreneurship 101,
* Business Laboratory,
* Creative Thinking in Business.


HSE{sun} is a yearly summer conference for Russian entrepreneurial support organizations. The Incubator invites participants from other schools, technology parks, venture firms, private businesses and multinational corporations to discuss common challenges in fostering entrepreneurship, and collaborate on designing a more effective support infrastructure for innovative businesses.

PREQVECA
PREQVECA.ru is an information and analytical website devoted to the private equity industry and venture financing in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. The website is a part of Cbonds Group.

The website offers the following information:
*Databases on:
o Private Equity funds
o Asset management companies
o Deals
o Portfolio companies
*News, information, comments and reviews on PE&VC industry
*Reference materials and glossary of PE&VC terms
*PE&VC events and conferences.

The youngest industry of the global financial system and the leading model of fundraising and creating equity value in a new economy is taking first steps in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. We aim to promote and support the Private Equity/ venture capital industry by meeting the need for information of all participants of the investment process, such as asset managers and funds, institutional investors, intermediary services providers, investment banks and companies seeking financing.
We see our role in providing information and strengthening ties within the PE&VC professional community in Russia and the CIS. We are certain that Russia and the CIS countries present great investment opportunities and we believe that entrepreneurial activity and the resulting economic growth will need support and investments from an energetic and efficient Private Equity/ venture capital industry.
We are looking to cooperate with all participants of the private equity/ venture capital industry and we offer you an opportunity to bring some relevant information home to the professional community, express your opinion and standpoint and share your experience.
We welcome any initiatives and suggestions in the field of private equity and venture financing. You are welcome to contact us if you have any ideas or questions.