Founded in 1989, Alfa Group Consortium is one of Russia’s largest privately owned investment groups. Alfa Group’s headquarters are in Moscow and the Group operates across Russia, the CIS as well as having extensive reach in many other markets worldwide. The Group’s strategic business objectives are focused on value-oriented, longer-term opportunities across a wide selection of industries. Alfa Group has commercial interests in the financial services, oil and gas, retail, telecommunications, media and utilities. Alfa Group’s portfolio of companies includes Alfa-Bank, VimpelCom, X5 Retail Group, A1 Group, Alfa Capital Management, AlfaStrakhovanie Group, Rosvodokanal and several investment funds. Through its extensive corporate responsibility programs, Alfa Group addresses its commitment to the environment and the local societies in which the Group operates its businesses. The Group also has a history of involvement in charitable activities and the patronage of Russia’s historical, cultural and spiritual heritage.