BrainsToVentures (b-to-v) – the leading Angel Group in German-speaking Europe – arranges and conducts private equity investments in high-growth companies with EUR 0.5m to 10m funding requirements. b-to-v acts as 'vibrant network of investment intelligence' and aims to realize superior returns through joint investments in a “community on a give and take basis“ that has been built-up by and comprises the best angel investors in German-speaking Europe. Nonetheless, past deal activities have gone beyond German-speaking markets (e.g. USA, Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Canada and China) and shall now also expand to Russia and the Ukraine.

Eight investment professionals support a group of fifty highly committed private investors by providing a lean and standardized investment process which enables investors to concentrate on value-creating activities in their portfolio companies while b-to-v professionals provide backoffice services. b-to-v Investors have deep expertise in a number of different industries (high-tech, internet, semiconductor, software, telecommunications, life science, retail) and were involved in over 1’000 transactions, realised >100 IPOs and have so far invested >10bn EUR altogether.

www.b-to-v.com

Russian Venture Company is a Russian federal state fund of venture funds. It provides low-cost financing to early stage innovative companies. Russan Venture Company invests its money in the innovative sector via private venture funds, providing to each fund 49% of investable assets.  At present Russian Venture Company has 15 billion rubles (US $ 560 million), of which 5 billion are earmarked for investing in venture funds in 1H 2007.

www.rusventure.ru

Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz is an international partnership of attorneys, tax advisors and auditors. More than 430 professionals advise companies, financial institutions, wealthy individuals and public sector entities in all areas of commercial law.

Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz has five offices in Germany (Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Munich) and seven in Central and Eastern Europe (Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, Warsaw). Professionals in its representative office in New York liaise with clients, law firms and investment banks in the United States.

www.noerr.com

Key service offerings include: legal support for foreign direct investment projects in Russia, tax, corporate/ M&A, commercial, litigation and arbitration, land, real estate and construction/ natural resources,  IP, customs and exchange regulations, criminal defence for business. 

www.pgplaw.ru

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 130,000 people in 148 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

www.pwc.com

RUSSIAN LAND AG is a land banking company established in 2007 in Austria by private equity investors with a share capital of EUR 5 million. 

www.russianland-ag.com

The Hideaways Club is a new and exciting concept that brings together the benefits and enjoyment of joining an exclusive property investment club with access to luxury properties in both Europe and the Mediterranean. Members gain access to a portfolio of one million pound plus properties and benefit from the potential upside of participation in the fast growing international property market.

www.thehideawaysclub.com

ALTIUM is one of the leading European investment banking groups with a worldwide network of own and associated offices.

The services of Altium include the whole line of investment banking such as fund raising, M&A, and advisory services.

With a focus of a transaction volume of more than EUR 20m. Altium is preferred partner of the b-to-v Angel Group for the guidance of exits.

www.altium.ch

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 130,000 people in 148 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

www.pwc.com

Wenger & Vieli – is a well established Swiss law firm with over 40 lawyers in Zurich, Zug and Beijing, China. The particular strength of our full service law firm is in its expertise in corporate law, financial services, litigation, arbitration, mergers & acquisitions and IT/IP law.

Our domestic and international clients benefit from our global experience which is underlined by our membership in Meritas, a strong international network of close to 200 independent law firms worldwide. We follow the entrepreneurial needs of our clients and try to contribute to their successful business development.

www.wengerlaw.ch

KONTORA’s team of loyal and independent financial experts provides services to high net worth clients. KONTORA’s goal is to minimize the administrative burden for its clients. Supported by a highly effective monitoring and reporting process, even complex capital structures become transparent and manageable. Based on this insight, KONTORA advises clients regarding the allocation their capital. By request, KONTORA will coordinate all external consultants, select portfolio managers according to an elaborate and systematic approach and, hence, optimize the capital allocation on behalf of the client. By deliberately creating competition amongst service providers and using advantages of scale, KONTORA achieves cost reductions and ensures access to exclusive investment opportunities for its clients.

www.kontora-advisory.com